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title:  System Member Performance
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You can modify some configuration parameters to improve system member performance.

Before doing so, you should understand [Basic Configuration and Programming](../../basic_config/book_intro.html).

-   **[Distributed System Member Properties](system_member_performance_distributed_system_member.html)**

    Several performance-related properties apply to a cache server or application that connects to the distributed system.

-   **[JVM Memory Settings and System Performance](system_member_performance_jvm_mem_settings.html)**

    You configure JVM memory settings for the Java application by adding parameters to the java invocation. For the cache server, you add them to the command-line parameters for the gfsh `start server` command.

-   **[Garbage Collection and System Performance](system_member_performance_garbage.html)**

    If your application exhibits unacceptably high latencies, you might improve performance by modifying your JVM’s garbage collection behavior.

-   **[Connection Thread Settings and Performance](system_member_performance_connection_thread_settings.html)**

    When many peer processes are started concurrently, you can improve the distributed system connect time can by setting the p2p.HANDSHAKE\_POOL\_SIZE system property value to the expected number of members.


