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We are getting a lot of heapdump and javacore file from our Websphere 5.1 running on Windows XP. I am getting the files sent to me. I was going to use the Heap Analyzer from IBM and perhaps the H.A.T.(Heap Analyzer Tool from Sun). Any other suggestions of tools to use or ideas to troubleshoot?

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You should probally first look at why it is dumping an generating javacore files. Watch the entries of the GC to see the memory behavior od the environment, e.g. memory leak, heap size too small or not enough native memory.
Starting with analyzing the heapdump is most of the times not useful.
 
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Where can you see the entries of GC to see memory behavior? Does it log stuff like that out to the standard log?
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After enabling it in the adminconsole either by appending the -verbose:gc option or the checkbox in the jvm process execution tab, the entries will be written into the native_stderr.txt.
 
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You may also want to check

"IBM Pattern Modeling and Analysis Tool for Java Garbage Collector

A tool that parses verbose GC trace, analyzes Java heap usage, and recommends key configurations based on pattern modeling of Java heap usage."

at http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/pmat

I didn't use it myself yet but it is on my to do list...
 
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