
For those who needs to look at some huge log files (usually generated by Java servers such as weblogic, tomcat or jboss…) or needs to check thread dumps (stuck thread sucks) here goes a great tool: TDA (Thread Dump Analyzer).
In a JEE architecture we have a daily work with multi-thread environments. All applications (or most of them) needs to run in cluster and share the load between many machines, domains, work managers or threads. In such scenarios, it’s important to identify which class made a thread stuck ? What’s going on in the JVM in the moment the application stops working and freeze. In such situations, you can take a look at the thread dump. But what is a thread dump ? In few words: a textual dump of all active threads and monitors of Java apps running in a Virtual Machine.
Of course there are much more to say about thread dumps, but today I’m just posting about a tool that can helps working thread dumps and some server side logs… TDA! (not a sound)
Here are the new features listed from TDA home: