I couldn't find the asadmin process ID in ps -A, but here is what I got when hitting Ctrl+Alt+\. Does that help?
2009-07-31 14:21:54
Full thread dump Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (14.0-b16 mixed mode):
"domain1-StderrDrainer" daemon prio=10 tid=0x09d9c400 nid=0x1ef0 runnable [0x7fcfe000]
java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
at java.io.FileInputStream.readBytes(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.read(FileInputStream.java:199)
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:218)
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:258)
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:317)
- locked <0xb15da7e0> (a java.io.BufferedInputStream)
at java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:90)
at com.sun.enterprise.universal.process.ProcessStreamDrainerWorker.run(ProcessStreamDrainerWorker.java:69)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
"domain1-StdoutDrainer" daemon prio=10 tid=0x09cf2400 nid=0x1eef runnable [0x7ff72000]
java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
at java.io.FileInputStream.readBytes(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.read(FileInputStream.java:199)
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:256)
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:317)
- locked <0xb14981c0> (a java.io.BufferedInputStream)
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:218)
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:258)
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:317)
- locked <0xb15d82f8> (a java.io.BufferedInputStream)
at java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:90)
at com.sun.enterprise.universal.process.ProcessStreamDrainerWorker.run(ProcessStreamDrainerWorker.java:69)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
"process reaper" daemon prio=10 tid=0x09d9bc00 nid=0x1eec runnable [0x7ffc3000]
java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
at java.lang.UNIXProcess.waitForProcessExit(Native Method)
at java.lang.UNIXProcess.access$900(UNIXProcess.java:20)
at java.lang.UNIXProcess$1$1.run(UNIXProcess.java:132)
"Low Memory Detector" daemon prio=10 tid=0x80f02800 nid=0x1eea runnable [0x00000000]
java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
"CompilerThread1" daemon prio=10 tid=0x80f00800 nid=0x1ee9 waiting on condition [0x00000000]
java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
"CompilerThread0" daemon prio=10 tid=0x09ad4800 nid=0x1ee8 waiting on condition [0x00000000]
java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
"Signal Dispatcher" daemon prio=10 tid=0x09ad3000 nid=0x1ee7 waiting on condition [0x00000000]
java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
"Finalizer" daemon prio=10 tid=0x09ac2c00 nid=0x1ee6 in Object.wait() [0x811a1000]
java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (on object monitor)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x858c3db8> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue.java:118)
- locked <0x858c3db8> (a java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue$Lock)
at java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove(ReferenceQueue.java:134)
at java.lang.ref.Finalizer$FinalizerThread.run(Finalizer.java:159)
"Reference Handler" daemon prio=10 tid=0x09abe000 nid=0x1ee5 in Object.wait() [0x811f2000]
java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (on object monitor)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x8585f380> (a java.lang.ref.Reference$Lock)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:485)
at java.lang.ref.Reference$ReferenceHandler.run(Reference.java:116)
- locked <0x8585f380> (a java.lang.ref.Reference$Lock)
"main" prio=10 tid=0x09a3dc00 nid=0x1ee1 waiting on condition [0xb71dd000]
java.lang.Thread.State: TIMED_WAITING (sleeping)
at java.lang.Thread.sleep(Native Method)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.commands.StartDomainCommand.waitForDAS(StartDomainCommand.java:297)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.commands.StartDomainCommand.runCommandNotEmbedded(StartDomainCommand.java:173)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.commands.StartDomainCommand.executeCommand(StartDomainCommand.java:114)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.CLICommand.execute(CLICommand.java:288)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.AsadminMain.executeCommand(AsadminMain.java:181)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.AsadminMain.main(AsadminMain.java:89)
"VM Thread" prio=10 tid=0x09aba000 nid=0x1ee4 runnable
"GC task thread#0 (ParallelGC)" prio=10 tid=0x09a44c00 nid=0x1ee2 runnable
"GC task thread#1 (ParallelGC)" prio=10 tid=0x09a45c00 nid=0x1ee3 runnable
"VM Periodic Task Thread" prio=10 tid=0x80f04800 nid=0x1eeb waiting on condition
JNI global references: 972
Heap
PSYoungGen total 64512K, used 48621K [0xaeda0000, 0xb4040000, 0xb4040000)
eden space 63424K, 76% used [0xaeda0000,0xb1cf5de0,0xb2b90000)
from space 1088K, 13% used [0xb2b90000,0xb2bb5950,0xb2ca0000)
to space 1152K, 0% used [0xb3f20000,0xb3f20000,0xb4040000)
PSOldGen total 42304K, used 1145K [0x85840000, 0x88190000, 0xaeda0000)
object space 42304K, 2% used [0x85840000,0x8595e560,0x88190000)
PSPermGen total 16384K, used 6319K [0x81840000, 0x82840000, 0x85840000)
object space 16384K, 38% used [0x81840000,0x81e6bce0,0x82840000)
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