Elasticsearch Java Virtual Machine settings explainedToday, it finally happened. Java 6 ("Mustang"), which appeared early 2006 and is still in production at many places, has reached end of life. There is no longer a reason not to transition to Java 7 ("Dolphin") [1]. This occasion inspired me to write a blog post about the intriguing details about the subtleties of Java 6 and 7 Virtual Machine settings and Elasticsearch. Elasticsearch comes with som
