Memory Heap Analysis

In the following sections, we are going to do some analysis of the JVM’s heap dump.

First, we’ll need to capture a heap dump:

• Capturing a Heap Dump

We will then go through three common tools in which we can do some analysis of a heap dump. All of which are free. 😃

• JOverflow Analysis
• Eclipse MAT
• VisualVM

We will then tie all our knowledge together and attempt to solve a quick challenge:

• Memory Challenge