Java VisualVM hangs connecting to locally process launched from eclipse

Question

I\'m trying to connect jvisualvm installed with jdk1.7.0_04 to a locally running java process. When I do this, jvisualvm shows a progress bar in the bottom left saying its

Answer 1

add the follwing argument in eclipse runConfigurations augments tab

-XX:+StartAttachListener

this will allow visualVM to connect instantly and sample and profiling will work.