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Zulu by AzulOpenJDK for Azure

surely a tongue-twister in any spoken language

Matt Schuetze, Director of Product Management Azul Systems

A presentation to Azure CEE – Open Source in the CloudNovember 27, 2013

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This Talk’s Purpose / Goals

This talk is focused on Java for Azure

This is not a “how to write a Java program” talk

This is a talk about how Java fits into the Azure landscape and why Zulu by Azul plays a big role.

Purpose: Once you understand where Java fits, you’ll know just enough to be dangerous...

The “Azul makes the world’s greatest JVMs” stuff will only come at the end, I promise...

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About Azul SystemsWe deal with Java performance issues on a daily basis

Our solutions focus on consistent response time under load

We enable practical, full use of hardware resources

As a result, we often help characterize problemsIn many/most cases, it’s not the database, app, or network - it’s the JVM, or the system under it…

GC Pauses, OS or Virtualization “hiccups”, swapping, etc.

We use and provide simple tools to help discover what’s going on in a JVM and the underlying platform

Focus on measuring JVM/Platform behavior with your app

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About AzulWe make scalable Virtual Machines

Have built “whatever it takes to get job done” since 2002

3 generations of custom SMP Multi-core HW (Vega)

Now Pure software for commodity x86 (Zing)

“Industry firsts” in Garbage collection, elastic memory, Java virtualization, memory scale

Vega

C4

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High level agendaJava history, evolution, and current picture of industry

Zoom into the Java Virtual Machine, the architectural heart of Java

Zoom out, seeing where the JVM fits in the greater application universe

Focus back in on Azure and pick apart why Java on Azure isn’t so weird as it initially sounds.

Introduce and describe Zulu, a new OpenJDK distribution offered by Azul Systems

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Azul’s Evolution in Java ContextYear Azul Java Milestone

1996 Sun ships Java 1.0. Codename “Oak”.

1999 Sun builds Java 1.2 w/ Swing and Browser plugin. First use of HotSpot as trade name of JVM. So huge Marketing names it “Java 2”, split as J2SE, J2EE, and J2ME

2002 Founded J2EE called best platform for web. J2SE 4.x solid for server apps, 1st 64-bit VM. BEA acquires Appeal, the JRockit VM creators.

2005 Vega J2 Version 5, Codename “Tiger”, is huge. BEA WebLogic 8.1 hot. “IBM J9” VM replaces “IBM Classic” VM under WebSphere 6.1

2007 Oracle acquires BEA. JRockit VM kept intact over Oracle VM.

2010 Zing VE Oracle acquires Sun. Java and Sparc kept intact. JRockit pushed for specialty workloads only.

2011 Zing LX Oracle ships JSE 7. OpenJDK becomes base codeline for JSE7.0. IBM ships WAS 8.0 on J9 JDK6. Zing 5 released.

2013 Zing PE IBM ships WAS 8.5 and it can be configured to use J9 JDK7. OpenJDK 7 is released. IcedTea 6 is released. JRockit revived.

2013 Zulu on Azure

OpenJDK 8 is nearing developer preview now with 2014 Q2 release target. Source will be foundation of Oracle’s JSE 8.

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Founded 2002

First hardware product (Vega): 2005

First virtualized software-only product (Zing): 2010

First fully native-mode software product (Zing 5): 2011

First bundled WebSphere solution (Zing PE): 2013

First free open source Zulu product for Windows Server: 2013

Azul’s Evolution Explained

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Six Dimension of Java

Java Virtual Machine

Platforms

LifeCycle

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Runtime Instance

Code Transformation

Java Virtual Machine

MachineAssembly01010110

*.java

*.class

Author Source

Compile toBytecode

Load LinkInitialize

JIT CompileExecuteMonitorReJIT

*.jar

Consume APIs

Code Transformation

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Simplified Java Life CycleBusiness

RequirementsAs Inputs

Dev

QA

Prod

IDEs: Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJPlatforms: Desktop, LaptopTools: JUnit, Ant, Maven,Profilers, Debuggers, Emulators

Tools: JUnit, JMeter, Grinder,Platforms: Servers, MobileVirtualization

Tools: Profilers, JMX monitors,DeployersPlatforms: Servers, Mobile, Clusters, Cloud, Grids, Virtualization

Business provides team with requirements. Developers author Java source code on laptops, pull in 3rd party frameworks or APIs. Commit code to repository where builds compiled, JAR/WAR, and data components integrated, and QA testers validate full server application. Upon passing all tests, Ops staff push JARs to final server and client targets.

Working ApplicationsAs Outputs

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Java Editions

Java Virtual Machine

Standard Edition

Micro Edition

EnterpriseEdition

JVM, JDK, APILanguage StandardRuntime Standard

Same LanguageCutdown APITailored JVM RuntimeTiny Footprint

Includes JSEStandard Services:JMS, JDBC, EJB,

Servlet, JNDI

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Java VM Platforms

Java Virtual Machine

Platforms

Bytecode Ensures Architecture NeutralityChip Architectures

Intel x86Intel/AMD x64IBM PowerHP PA-RISCARMSparcItanium

Operating SystemsLinuxWindowsSolarisHPUXAIXzOSMac OS/XAndroid

Plus more… Plus more…

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Active Java/JVM Vendors

Java Virtual Machine

Key Vendorsand their JVMs

+8 others on

Azul Systems, IBM, Red HatOracle

Arm Ltd., EclipseFoundation, HP,

Intel, Nokia, SAP,Software AG

JCP ExecutiveCommittee

Perm JCP EC member.Retains Brand, Trademarks andmany Copyrights

Oracle HotspotOracle JRockit

Azul ZingAzul ZuluIBM J9

Red Hat IcedTea

Google Dalvik

EC and JCK Licensees

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Types of JVMs

Java Virtual Machine

JRockitAzul Zing

HotspotIBM J9

OpenJDKAzul ZuluIcedTea

Free, Open Source, GPL Semi-Free,

Closed Source,Restrictions

Commercial, ClosedSource,

Licensed

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What to do with a Java workload when you are a Microsoft cloud worker?

Simple: Deploy Zulu on Azure

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Zulu Deployment Targets*

Bare OSWindowsserver

VirtualizationVMWareHyperV

CloudAzure

Choice of Java 6, 7, and 8, each JSE compatibleChoice of 64 and 32 bit JVMs on applicable OSChoice of Deployment Model:

* 32 bit and Java 8 next up on roadmap

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Zulu Release TimelineSun

JDK5Oracle JDK6

Open JDK 7

Iced Tea6

Oracle JDK7

Zulu 7

Open JDK 8

Oracle JDK 8

Open JDK6

Zulu 6 Zulu 8

Zulu 7.0Sept 2013

Zulu 7.1Oct 2013

Zulu 7.2Nov. 2013

Zulu 8Spring 2014

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Azure Eclipse Workbench

Eclipse IDE/ Workbench

tailored for Java on Azure

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Deploying Zulu

Create Azure VMDeploy a JDKSelect current Zulu

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Zulu Product ComparisonAzulZulu

OracleHotSpot

Red HatIced Tea

Full HotSpot compatibility 4 4 4

Support for Azure 4 4 0

Support for Windows servers & Hyper-V

4 2 0

Browser plugins 0 4 0

Dedicated JVM customer support 4 4 0

Out-of-release-cycle Bug Fix Delivery 4 2 0

Company 100% focused on Java 4 1 0

JVM certification program for ISVs 4 4 1

Upgrade path to additional features (trade-up option)

4 1 0

Community participation (JCP EC) 4 4 4

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Homework AssignmentDeploy a Windows Server VM on Azure. Select 2012.

Configure Azul Zulu as choice of JDK. Select 1.7u40.

Download DaCapo Benchmark Suite (jar file) into VM.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/dacapobench/files/

Run DaCapo test:java.exe -jar -Xmx1024m ./dacapo-9.12-bach.jar --iterations 20 --no-pre-iteration-gc tradebeans

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ConclusionZulu gives Azure deployers a solid, dependable Java runtime.

Zulu gives Java developers a boost on Windows, leveraging OpenJDK, expanding alternatives.

Through Zulu and Zing, Azul gives application developers worldwide flexible, robust, and trusted Java server capability.

Consider Azul as defactor provider of server JVMs.

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Q & AZulu by Azul: http://www.azulsystems.com/products/zulu

Microsoft OpenTech:http://msopentech.com search “zulu”

jHiccup:

http://www.azulsystems.com/downloads/jhiccup

For any follow-up, contact Matt:mschuetze@azulsystems.com