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May 7th, 2014 03:00

Troubleshooting Java on Linux

Many useful Linux commands and tips are available which every developer must learn to effectively diagnose a problem quickly. In this Knowledge Sharing article—awarded Best of Troubleshooting in the 2014 Knowledge Sharing Competition—Sumit Nigam focuses exclusively on Java applications deployed on Linux.

What are the effective means to troubleshoot a Java application on Linux? What lessons can be shared with developers to make them effective troubleshooters?

Commands and tips which can help developers appreciate the science behind troubleshooting are discussed at length. While developers may have surface-level knowledge of many of these commands, that is not enough to use them effectively.

Knowing a command output is one thing. However, the ability to correlate the output to pinpoint the problem in code is another. Leveraging knowledge of these correlation mechanisms, the article presents interesting examples and use command outputs to indicate how root cause analysis could have been done immediately.

No troubleshooting is adequate if it cannot indicate methods to address the problem and ways to effectively monitor for such occurrences in the future. Sumit concludes the article with discussions about good remedial measures to address the problems and good application monitoring strategies to help troubleshoot better and faster.

Read the full article.

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