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Enabling verbose garbage collection (verboseGC) in WebSphere Application Server

Troubleshooting


Problem

Enabling verboseGC output is often required when diagnosing issues with WebSphere Application Server. Because verboseGC data is critical to troubleshooting memory and performance problems and the overhead is generally very low, you may want to consider proactively enabling it in your environment. The following describes how to enable verboseGC output within WebSphere Application Server.

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Modified date:
03 March 2025

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