Instead of collecting heap dumps to analyze memory leaks, you can
import heap dumps collected outside of the Workbench.
Two heap dumps must be available for a process in one of the available
formats.
For a list of available formats, click , and then select Heap
Dump from the Import dialog box. Select a format in the list to
display additional information.
To import heap dumps:
- In the Profiling and Logging perspective, right-click in the Profiling
Monitor, and then click Import
- In the Import dialog box, select Heap dump,
then click Next.
- From the list of available formats, select the format of the heap
dumps that you are importing, then click Next.
- Browse to enter a directory in the From directory field
to set the location of the heap dumps, and then double-click a directory in
the list of Selected Directories to display a list
of heap dump files.
- In the list of Selected Heap Dump Files,
select the check boxes for the heap dump files that you want to import. The two heap dumps must be for the same process. For most heap dumps,
the process ID is included in the file name. For IBM® heap dumps, it is the third and final
group of digits, immediately before the file extension; for example, in the
file heapdump.20041201.124047.234.txt, 234 is the process ID. Note that in
the HProf heap dump format, a single file can contain multiple heap dumps.
- Indicate the destination project location and monitor name for
the imported resources, then click Finish. The
imported heap dumps appear in the Profiling Monitor as profiling resources.