您需要知道存在"系统"转储(基本上是OS核心文件)和"堆"又称可移动堆转储(PHD).后者不太有用,因为它们不包含实际数据.它们默认启用.
在AIX或Linux上通常,您将设置-Xdump:system(short for -Xdump:system:events=gpf+user)以允许kill -3 <pid>触发堆转储.
顺便说一下,你可以使用默认选项kill -ABRT <pid>.但是,这将终止您的JVM.
运行java -Xdump:what以查看默认值,例如:
> /usr/java6/bin/java -Xdump:what -version
Registered dump agents
----------------------
-Xdump:system:
events=gpf+abort+traceassert,
label=/home/u0002824/core.%Y%m%d.%H%M%S.%pid.%seq.dmp,
range=1..0,
priority=999,
request=serial
----------------------
...
java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pap3260sr9fp2-20110627_03(SR9 FP2))
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打开系统转储:
> /usr/java6/bin/java -Xdump:system -Xdump:what -version
Registered dump agents
----------------------
-Xdump:system:
events=gpf+user+abort+traceassert,
label=/home/u0002824/core.%Y%m%d.%H%M%S.%pid.%seq.dmp,
range=1..0,
priority=999,
request=serial
----------------------
-Xdump:heap:
events=systhrow,
filter=java/lang/OutOfMemoryError,
label=/home/u0002824/heapdump.%Y%m%d.%H%M%S.%pid.%seq.phd,
range=1..4,
priority=500,
request=exclusive+compact+prepwalk,
opts=PHD
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-Xdump:java:
events=gpf+user+abort+traceassert,
label=/home/u0002824/javacore.%Y%m%d.%H%M%S.%pid.%seq.txt,
range=1..0,
priority=400,
request=exclusive+preempt
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-Xdump:java:
events=systhrow,
filter=java/lang/OutOfMemoryError,
label=/home/u0002824/javacore.%Y%m%d.%H%M%S.%pid.%seq.txt,
range=1..4,
priority=400,
request=exclusive+preempt
----------------------
-Xdump:snap:
events=gpf+abort+traceassert,
label=/home/u0002824/Snap.%Y%m%d.%H%M%S.%pid.%seq.trc,
range=1..0,
priority=300,
request=serial
----------------------
-Xdump:snap:
events=systhrow,
filter=java/lang/OutOfMemoryError,
label=/home/u0002824/Snap.%Y%m%d.%H%M%S.%pid.%seq.trc,
range=1..4,
priority=300,
request=serial
----------------------
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不要忘记jre/bin/jextract在核心上运行.*.dmp文件.