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Jun 15, 2009 at 04:26 PM

Full Thread Dump - what caution should be used ?

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Dear All,

Whe had a crash on our system recently and one of the answer we received so far from SAP, was that this crash was caused by a Full Thread Dump (FTD)

I don't want to go in full detail of what were the consequences that this FTD caused, but to put it simple - the whole FTD was taking more than 13 min to conclude... and then the whole system colapsed.

SAP recommends to issue the FTD with caution.

But the question is - what type of caution ?

As an administrator, and if the system seems unstable, I need to be quick triggering FTD to be able to "see" what is wrong with the system, what is consuming resources, etc...

Thus a FTD is vital in this type of situations.

WIthout it we are blind.

So my questions are:

1) What impact does a Full Thread Dump has on the system ?

2) And if it has high impact u2013 what alternatives do we have to access the

necessary logs to help us troubleshooting admin issues ?

3) Does SAP has any recommendation regarding triggering full thread-dumps ?

4) And last, but not least, is it normal for a full thread-dump to last 13

minutes ?

Kindest Regards

/Ricardo Quintas