https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/oldgen-slowly-filling-up/m-p/119434#M12445 Henk, Another approach is to take a dump before it grows, then another dump after it has grown and use a tool that can compare dumps. A variety of java memory dump tools in the market provide comparison capability. This approach can help determine the offending object that's consuming old-gen.<BR /> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:00:03 GMT Joe_Hoffman 2019-06-11T15:00:03Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/oldgen-slowly-filling-up/m-p/119433#M12444 <P>Hello,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Is there a best practice if you notice a memory leak that is visible by at the minor increase of the old-gen?</P> <P>From Dynatrace perspective, you can set a threashold and dump the heap. Are there more tip and tricks?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>KR Henk</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:56:59 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/oldgen-slowly-filling-up/m-p/119433#M12444 henk_stobbe 2021-12-14T12:56:59Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/oldgen-slowly-filling-up/m-p/119434#M12445 Henk, Another approach is to take a dump before it grows, then another dump after it has grown and use a tool that can compare dumps. A variety of java memory dump tools in the market provide comparison capability. This approach can help determine the offending object that's consuming old-gen.<BR /> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:00:03 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Open-Q-A/oldgen-slowly-filling-up/m-p/119434#M12445 Joe_Hoffman 2019-06-11T15:00:03Z