The PlatformServicesContainer also provides three (right-click) actions, as shown in Figure 120.
These actions are described as follows:
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Send Thread Dump to Console
Causes that host’s platform daemon to have the station send a VM thread dump to its standard output (console), equivalent to the “Dump Threads” command in the Application Director. Typically used only during troubleshooting.
Apart from Application Director (platform access) to view station output, you can also view a “snapshot” of station output
in a browser. Do this via the “stdout” link in the spy utility, at URLhttp://<hostIP>/ord?spy:/stdout -
Request Garbage Collection
Causes the JVM running the station to perform garbage collection. This results in a “best effort” towards releasing unused objects and making more memory available on the “heap”. Note that current heap and memory statistics for any running station are available on the ResourceManager view of the station component.
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Restart Station
Produces a popup confirmation dialog. Applies directly to a station running in a Windows-based platform, where it is equivalent to issuing a “Restart” command from the Application Director (station is saved on its host, then restarted). If issued to a station running on a QNX-based platform, this results in a host reboot (station restart not available unless host is rebooted).
Also, most child services under the PlatformServicesContainer have an available “Poll” action, which refreshes their property values. See Platform service types for a listing of possible child services.