Use this task to locate and analyze heap dumps.
Before you begin
Do not analyze heap dumps on the Application Server machine because analysis is very expensive. For analysis, transfer heap dumps to a dedicated problem determination machine.Why and when to perform this task
When a memory leak is detected and heap dumps are generated, you must analyze heap dumps on a problem determination machine and not on the application server because the analysis is very CPU and disk I/O intensive.Perform the following steps to locate the heap dump files:
Steps for this task
C:\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\myProfile
heapdump.<date>..<timestamp><pid>.phd
What to do next
When you have couple of heap dumps, use a number of memory leak problem determination tools to analyze your problem. For example, you can download a technology preview from WebSphere Serviceability.Related informationEnabling automated heap dump generation
Generating heap dumps manually