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# Create Heap and Thread Dumps
Learn how to create heap and thread dumps.
## Context
You can create heap and thread dumps either by:
- Creating a diagnostic task. Open *Diagnostics* through the *Quick Links* card in the Operations Cockpit and create a *Heap* or *Thread Dump* task.
For more information, see [Diagnostics](diagnostics-80f3050.md).
- Using the `jcmd` tool. To do so, perform the following procedure:
## Procedure
1. To identify the pod for which you want to trigger a dump, use `kubectl get pods -n edge-icell`.
2. To connect to a worker pod, use `kubectl exec -it <pod name> -n edge-icell -- bash`.
3. To create a thread dump, use `jcmd org.apache.karaf.main.Main Thread.print > <path/file name>`.
4. To create a heap dump, use `jcmd org.apache.karaf.main.Main GC.heap_dump <path/file name>`.
> ### Note:
> If external storage is enabled, the shared file system is mounted on `/var/lib/worker/data` on worker pods.
You can copy files using `kubectl -n edge-icell cp <pod name>:<path>/<file name> <dest file name>`.
