When analyzing gcore dump from a running JVM process, it is very important to know which Java binary used by gcore to generate the core dump. This is because gcore may not use the Java binary on user's path. If they are different, the user will not be able to attach to the core file to the Java tool in the path. Knowing this will save you hours of frantic head scratching. More information can be found on this discussion about using gcore with jmap.
Another issue is the core file size. A 32-bit Java tool will have problem attaching to a core dump greater than 2GB in size. A workaround is to generate the gcore on a 64-bit JVM and then use the 64-bit Java tool to load the core file.
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