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JRun Server: TechNote Index for Thread Dump/Stack Trace Articles

This TechNote contains links to each of the Macromedia JRun articles which pertain to generating or interpreting JVM thread dumps (also known as "stack traces"). This index will be updated as required to reflect new platforms and new versions of the JDK.

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TechNote Index for Thread Dump/Stack Trace Articles
TechNote Number	Title	Publish Date
18359	JRun Server 3.x: Generating a Thread Dump on Linux	1/08/03
Description: This TechNote describes how to generate and capture a JVM thread dump with JRun 3.x running on the Linux operating system.
18358	JRun Server 4.x: Generating a Thread Dump on Linux	1/06/03
Description: This TechNote describes how to generate and capture a JVM thread dump with JRun 4.x running on the Linux operating system.
18349	JRun 4.0: Generating a Stack Track on Windows Platforms	12/10/02
Description: This TechNote provides instructions on how to generate a Stack Trace on Microsoft Windows platforms when JRun is either running as a service or started from the command line.
18250	JRun 4.0: Generating a Thread Dump on Windows 2000 or Windows NT	6/21/02
Description: This TechNote describes how to generate and capture a JVM thread dump into a JRun4 log file rather than to the console window.
18120	JRun Server 3.x: Generating a Thread Dump on Windows 2000 or Windows NT	1/09/02
Description: Generating a thread dump for a Macromedia JRun Server when it is installed as a Windows service on Windows 2000 or Windows NT can be challenging. This TechNote describes the necessary steps for accomplishing this task.
17500	JRun 2.3.x: Reading JRun-Specific Data in Stack Traces	2/14/00
Description: How do I read a stack trace generated by the Java Virtual Machine or by me when running JRun? What are all these threads? This TechNote provides valuable information on how to interpret JVM thread dumps.
17391	JRun: How to Generate and Capture Java Stack Traces	9/02/99
Description: Sometimes JRun locks up and will not work until I restart it. How do I cause JRun to generate a stack trace on command?
Additional Information (from java.sun.com)
An Introduction to Java Stack Traces	7/98
Description: This article shows you step by step how to recognize and collect the clues in a stack trace to solve your Java software problems.
Advanced Programming for the Java 2 Platform Chapter 7 Continued: Analyzing Stack Traces	11/99
Description: Stack traces have often been considered a mystery to developers. There is little or no documentation available, and when you get one or need to generate one, time is always at a premium. The next sections uncover the secrets to debugging stack traces, and by the end, you might consider a stack trace to be a helpful tool for analyzing other programs--not just broken ones!