A Hotspot Detection Activity is used to collect sampling data for a running application.

The New Activity Wizard will open.


To create a new launch configuration click the New... button. A dialog will appear to enter the new launch configuration properties.


In order to analyze Java programs, the program must be launched with specific options given to the JVM. If you selected a single JRE in the Session, and you chose to launch the application rather than attach above, Performance Advisor may be able to automatically supply these options when it launches your application. Otherwise, or if you do not select the option if it is available, you must pass these options to the JVM yourself, for example in the launch configuration or your application startup script.
The newly created Hotspot Detection Activity will appear in the Performance Explorer and begins its life in the new state. You are now ready to start a performance run.
