Memory Analyzer download

Memory Analyzer (MAT) is an extremely useful tool that analyzes Java Heap Dump files with hundreds of millions of objects, quickly calculate the retained sizes of objects, see who is preventing the Garbage Collector from collecting objects, run a report to automatically extract leak suspects.

Why do I need it?

OutOfMemoryError problems are quite complex and require proper analysis. The tool is a must for any Java EE production support person or developer who requires to investigate memory leak and / or to analyze their application memory footprint.

Where can I find tutorials and case studies?

You will find from this Blog several case studies and tutorial on how to use this tool to pinpoint Java Heap memory leaks. Find below a few examples:

http://javaeesupportpatterns.blogspot.com/2011/11/hprof-memory-leak-analysis-tutorial.html

http://javaeesupportpatterns.blogspot.com/2011/09/gc-overhead-limit-exceeded-java-heap.html
http://javaeesupportpatterns.blogspot.com/2011/02/ibm-sdk-heap-dump-httpsession-footprint.html

Where can I download it?

Memory Analyzer can be downloaded for free as a standalone software from the Eclipse site or integrated within the IBM Support Assistant tool.

## Eclipse MAT

http://www.eclipse.org/mat/

## MAT via IBM Support Assistant tool (select Memory Analyzer from the Tools add-ons)

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/isa/

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