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I would like to use dtrace from a Java application on machine running Solaris Sparc. I have seen examples of the DTrace Java API in a few places including here:

https://blogs.oracle.com/sundararajan/entry/using_dtrace_java_api

and here:

ftp://ida.esac.esa.int/.SUNWnative/usr/share/lib/java/javadoc/dtrace/html/fast.html

But what I cannot figure out is whether the dtrace Java API is available only on some variant of Solaris (like OpenSolaris).

Can I use the dtrace Java API on Oracle Solaris running on Sun Sparc hardware?

Vadim Kotov
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Per this document, the DTrace Java toolkit is located at /usr/share/lib/java.

The Java Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) API is an interface to the native DTrace library. This interface provides support to develop visualization tools written in Java. The Java DTrace API comes installed in /usr/share/lib/java/dtrace.jar. This API allows multiple consumers of DTrace data to run simultaneously within a single Virtual Machine for the Java platform (JVMTM machine). Each consumer of the Java DTrace API listens for probe data and enables you to request consistent snapshots of aggregation data at any time.

For more information, see the JavadocTM API at /usr/share/lib/java/javadoc/dtrace/api/index.html.

On my install of Solaris 11.2, the files are exactly where the document says they will be.

Andrew Henle
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