List of running JVMs on the localhost

Question

How to get in Java 6+ the list of running JVMs on the localhost and their specs (i.e. Java version, running threads, etc.)?

Does the Java API provide such features?

Answer 1

jps in the \jdk\bin directory prints a list of running Java processes but not their specs. Some running conditions are available:

C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_23\bin>jps -mlv
4660  -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5 -Xms40m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m
6996 sun.tools.jps.Jps -mlv -Dapplication.home=C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_23 -Xms8m