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Horcrux7
Horcrux7

Reputation: 24447

How to create a compatible heap dump with OpenJ9 via API?

I try to create a heap dump with a OpenJ9 Java VM via API that is compatible with a heap dump from a Hotspot Java VM and can be use with the same analyzer tools.

I use the follow code:

Class<PlatformManagedObject> clazz = (Class)Class.forName( "openj9.lang.management.OpenJ9DiagnosticsMXBean", null );
PlatformManagedObject openj9MBean = ManagementFactory.newPlatformMXBeanProxy( server, "openj9.lang.management:type=OpenJ9Diagnostics", clazz );
Method triggerDumpToFile = clazz.getMethod( "triggerDumpToFile", String.class, String.class );
triggerDumpToFile.invoke( openj9MBean, dumpAgent, file.getAbsolutePath() );

I try all 4 values for dumpAgent (java, snap, system and heap) but the output format is not in the *.hprof file format.

Are there other options?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 409

Answers (2)

Horcrux7
Horcrux7

Reputation: 24447

If you use the dumpAgent heap then it create a *.phd file (portable heap dump). If you want analyze it with Eclipse MAT then you need to install the IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools plugin.

The update site ist: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/websphere/runtimes/tools/dtfj/

For Details: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/02/23/how-to-analyse-a-phd-heap-dump-from-an-ibm-jvm/

Upvotes: 0

Gireesh Punathil
Gireesh Punathil

Reputation: 1374

reference: https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/issues/6593

tldr - 2 options:

Upvotes: 1

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