This option causes a dump file to be generated and allows you to specify the relative size of that file (that is, small, medium, or large).
Usage:
-XXdumpsize:<size>
<size> | Description
—— | ——none
| Does not generate a dump file.small
| On Windows, a small dump file is generated (on Linux a full core dump is generated). A small dump only include the thread stacks including their traces and very little else. This was the default in the JRockit JVM 8.1 with service packs 1 and 2, as well as 7.0 with service pack 3 and higher).normal
| Causes a normal dump to be generated on all platforms. This dump file includes all memory except the java heap. This is the default value for the JRockit JVM 1.4.2 and later.large
| Includes everything that is in memory, including the Java heap. This option makes -XXdumpSize
equivalent to -XXdumpFullState
.