Oracle DBMS_JAVA_DUMP
Version 26ai

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Oracle Database 26ai will be available on generic Linux platforms in January and soon on AIX and Windows
Purpose Allows a user to request various Java VM dumps from any active database session
AUTHID CURRENT_USER
Constants
Name Data Type Value
java_dump_db_interface_info PLS_INTEGER 1
java_dump_stack PLS_INTEGER 2
java_dump_memory_manager_state PLS_INTEGER 4
java_dump_heap PLS_INTEGER 8
java_dump_threads_and_monitors PLS_INTEGER 16
Dependencies
STANDARD (only)    
Documented No
First Available 10.1
Security Model Owned by SYS with no privileges granted
Source {ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/dbmsjdmp.sql
 
DUMP
Dump the Java Memory Manager State

It appears that entries are made every 5 minutes.
dbms_java_dump.dump(
request_flags  IN PLS_INTEGER,
session_id     IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT NULL,
session_serial IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT NULL);
exec dbms_java_dump.dump(dbms_java_dump.java_dump_memory_manager_state);

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

host

cd /u01/app/oracle/diagrdbms/asra23ai/ASRA23ai/trace

ls -lrt

vi ASRA23ai_dbrm_91583.trc

-- to find the dump file look in the {$ORACLE_HOME}, diag, trace directory
Trace file /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/asra23ai_qrd_iad/ASRA23ai/trace/ASRA23ai_dbrm_91583.trc
Oracle Database 23ai EE High Perf Release 23.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 23.4.0.24.05
Build label: RDBMS_23.0.0.0.0_LINUX.X64_240424
ORACLE_HOME: /u01/app/oracle/product/23.0.0.0/dbhome_1
System name: Linux
Node name: asra23c
Release: 5.4.17-2136.326.6.el8uek.x86_64
Version: #2 SMP Thu Nov 30 22:30:37 PST 2023
Machine: x86_64
VM name: KVM CPUID feature flags: 0x01003afb
CLID: O
Instance name: ASRA23ai
Instance number: 1
Redo thread mounted by this instance: 1
Oracle process number: 18
Unix process pid: 91583, NID: 4026531836, image: oracle@asra23c (DBRM)


*** 2024-07-17T13:24:33.353061+00:00 (CDB$ROOT(1))
*** SESSION ID:(309.55381) 2024-07-17T13:24:33.353074+00:00
*** CLIENT ID:() 2024-07-17T13:24:33.353080+00:00
*** SERVICE NAME:(SYS$BACKGROUND) 2024-07-17T13:24:33.353086+00:00
*** MODULE NAME:(sys$abs_timeout) 2024-07-17T13:24:33.353092+00:00
*** ACTION NAME:(DBRM Timeout Actions) 2024-07-17T13:24:33.353098+00:00
*** CLIENT DRIVER:(SERVER) 2024-07-17T13:24:33.353103+00:00
*** CONTAINER ID:(1) 2024-07-17T13:24:33.353109+00:00


*** TRACE FILE RECREATED AFTER BEING REMOVED ***

s: 7 232 0 0.00 0.00 0
r: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*** 2024-07-17T13:29:33.639176+00:00 (CDB$ROOT(1))
*** MODULE NAME:(sys$abs_timeout) 2024-07-17T13:29:33.639235+00:00
*** ACTION NAME:(DBRM Timeout Actions) 2024-07-17T13:29:33.639248+00:00

s: 1 218 0 0.00 0.00 0
r: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*** 2024-07-17T13:34:33.934580+00:00 (CDB$ROOT(1))
*** MODULE NAME:(sys$abs_timeout) 2024-07-17T13:34:33.934625+00:00
*** ACTION NAME:(DBRM Timeout Actions) 2024-07-17T13:34:33.934634+00:00

s: 1 191 0 0.00 0.00 0
r: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

... <cut>

*** 2024-07-17T22:00:01.376057+00:00 (CDB$ROOT(1))
*** MODULE NAME:(sys$abs_timeout) 2024-07-17T22:00:01.376097+00:00
*** ACTION NAME:(DBRM Timeout Actions) 2024-07-17T22:00:01.376117+00:00

high_threshold_delta=4
RM_CPU:kgskupdbasethresh(): [0] base=[8-12], dyn=[12-16]
START RESOURCE MANAGER PLAN/CONSUMER GROUP DUMP
CDB DEFAULT_MAINTENANCE_PLAN cpu_count=8.00 cpu_min=8.00 cpu_cnt_plan celladj=ON,0
PDB #1 ORA$AUTOTASK_PLAN dirtype=AUTO ulim=9000 shrs=8
PDB #1 ORA$ROOT_PLAN shrs=168
PDB #2 PDB$SEED dirtype=DEF shrs=80
PDB #3 ASRA23AI_PDB1 dirtype=DEF shrs=80
PDB #3 ASRA23AI_PDB1/DEFAULT_MAINTENANCE_PLAN cpu_min=8.00 celladj=OFF,0
CG ORA$AUTOTASK MGMT_P1=5 MAX_UTILIZATION_LIMIT=90
SHARES=5
CG OTHER_GROUPS MGMT_P1=20 SHARES=20
CG SYS_GROUP MGMT_P1=75 SHARES=75
END RESOURCE MANAGER PLAN/CONSUMER GROUP DUMP

... <truncated>


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