Purpose
This section describes how to use JVMMON to trigger a heap dump.
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Overview
Run jvmmon
From the command line, navigate to /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/jvm/<OS>/sapjvm_6.1*/sapjvm_6 and run jvmmon. 
Step 1
Enter the Pid of your server node.
Step 2
Enter 'dump heap' at the $ prompt.
Verifiy heap dump is located on the file system
Navigate to /usr/sap/<SID>/<Instance>/j2ee/cluster/<server> and find the heap dump file.
Related Documents
Related Notes
SAP Note 1004255 -'How to create a full HPROF heap dump of J2EE Engine 6.40/7.0'