How to generate thread dump of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ 5 engine process when JMX is not enabled

If JMX is enabled, Java VisualVM can be used to take thread dumps of local and remote TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ 5 (BW) engine processes. But JMX is usually not enabled in Production environments. This article lists a few other options for various Operating Systems.

Red Hat Linux, Solaris, Windows

If JDK is installed on the machine where BW application is running, ‘jstack’ utility may be used to generate thread dump on Red Hat Linux, Solaris or Windows.

Steps:

1. Go to JDK_HOME/bin (JDK_HOME is the directory where JDK is installed)

2. Run the following command

jstack -l pid_of_bwengine > threaddump.txt

Red Hat Linux, Solaris, HP-Ux

If the BW application is running on Red Hat Linux, Solaris or HP-Ux, ‘kill’ command may be used to generate thread dump.

Steps:

1. Go to TIBCO_HOME/tra/domain/<domain_name>/application/<application_name>

2. Run the following command from the command line. This is to start the application redirecting standard output to file.

<application_name>.sh > bwapplication.out 2>&1

3. Run the following command to generate thread dump

kill -3 pid_of_bwengine

The thread dump will be written to the file bwapplication.out

Windows

On WIndows, a thread dump can be generated by pressing Ctrl+Break.

Steps:

1. Go to TIBCO_HOME/tra/domain/<domain_name>/application/<application_name>

2. Run the following command from the command prompt. This is to start the application redirecting standard output to file.

<application_name>.cmd > bwapplication.out 2>&1

3. Press Ctrl+Break to generate thread dump

The thread dump will be written to the file bwapplication.out

AIX

On AIX, run the following command to generate thread dump. The thread dump (along with some additional information) will be written to a file named javacore*.txt under TIBCO_HOME/bw/5.x/bin.

kill -3 pid_of_bwengine

Solaris

On Solaris platform, a thread dump can be generated using the ‘kill’ command or by pressing Ctrl+\.

Steps:

1. Go to TIBCO_HOME/tra/domain/<domain_name>/application/<application_name>

2. Run the following command from the command line. This is to start the application redirecting standard output to file.

<application_name>.sh > bwapplication.out 2>&1

3. Run the following command or press Ctrl+\ to generate thread dump

kill -QUIT pid_of_bwengine

The thread dump will be written to the file bwapplication.out