Java Out of memory automatic heap dump file name

Question

I have several Java processes and I am trying to manage the heap dumps created when OOM error occur. When I say manage I mean

• name the heap dump differently, based

Answer 1

HeapDumpPath is a manageable VM option. This means you can set it to whatever you want in runtime using JMX.

    String pid = ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getName();
    pid = pid.substring(0, pid.indexOf('@'));
    String date = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss").format(new Date());
    String fileName = "/tmp/heap_" + pid + "_" + date + ".dump";

    HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean bean = ManagementFactory.newPlatformMXBeanProxy(
            ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer(),
            "com.sun.management:type=HotSpotDiagnostic",
            HotSpotDiagnosticMXBean.class);
    bean.setVMOption("HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError", "true");
    bean.setVMOption("HeapDumpPath", fileName);