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Contents System Administration
Release Notes for Release 9.1 Service Pack 3 (9.1.30151.0) Page 3
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Contents
Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 3
About the Release Notes .............................................................................................................. 5
New Features and Enhancements ............................................................................................... 6
System Administration .............................................................................................................. 6
Course Quota Updates ....................................................................................................... 6
Course Delivery ......................................................................................................................... 6
Adaptive Release ............................................................................................................... 6
Announcements .................................................................................................................. 6
Early Warning System ........................................................................................................ 6
Assessments ...................................................................................................................... 7
Grade Center ...................................................................................................................... 7
Text Editor .......................................................................................................................... 7
Community Engagement........................................................................................................... 8
Modules .............................................................................................................................. 8
Partner Integration .................................................................................................................... 8
NOOKstudy e-Textbook Reader Building Block ................................................................. 8
Known and Resolved Issues ........................................................................................................ 9
Performance and Scalability ...................................................................................................... 10
Performance Issues and Improvements ................................................................................. 10
Course Content ................................................................................................................ 10
Content System ................................................................................................................ 10
Notifications ...................................................................................................................... 10
General System Performance .......................................................................................... 10
Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 11
Grade Center .................................................................................................................... 11
Recommended Deployment Approach ................................................................................... 11
64-Bit Deployments .......................................................................................................... 11
Database Availability Options ........................................................................................... 11
For More Information ........................................................................................................ 11
Recommended JVM Tuning Set ............................................................................................. 12
Understanding the Settings .............................................................................................. 12
Concurrent Mark Sweep Collector ................................................................................... 13
Local Allocation Buffer (TLAB) ......................................................................................... 13
Survivor Spaces ............................................................................................................... 13