Historically, this test has been problematic and has been re-worked at least once to make it more reliable.

It is still failing intermittently (but very rarely) in JPRT and in local test runs. The sample is sample output from a failure. Note that the machine is unload load at the time of the failure, this may or may not be factor here.

#Test Results (version 2)
#Sun Jun 16 00:12:58 IST 2013
#checksum:6c08ff2dc28fdd52
#-----testdescription-----
$file=/u/alanb/ws/tl/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/startstop/JMXStartStopTest.sh
$root=/u/alanb/ws/tl/jdk/test
keywords=bug7110104 shell
run=USER_SPECIFIED build JMXStartStopTest JMXStartStopDoSomething\nUSER_SPECIFIED shell JMXStartStopTest.sh --jtreg --no-compile\n
source=JMXStartStopTest.sh
title=No word Failed expected in the test output

#-----environment-----

#-----testresult-----
description=file\:/u/alanb/ws/tl/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/startstop/JMXStartStopTest.sh
elapsed=15993 0\:00\:15.993
end=Sun Jun 16 00\:12\:58 IST 2013
environment=regtest
execStatus=Failed. Execution failed\: exit code 2
hostname=ashtown.ie.oracle.com
javatestOS=Linux 3.2.0-23-generic (amd64)
javatestVersion=4.4
jtregVersion=jtreg 4.1 dev b00
script=com.sun.javatest.regtest.RegressionScript
sections=script_messages build compile shell
start=Sun Jun 16 00\:12\:42 IST 2013
test=sun/management/jmxremote/startstop/JMXStartStopTest.sh
user.name=albatem
work=/u/alanb/testing/jtreg/JTwork/sun/management/jmxremote/startstop

#section:script_messages
----------messages:(5/271)----------
JDK under test: (/u/alanb/ws/tl/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image)
java version "1.8.0-internal"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-internal-albatem_2013_06_08_08_40-b00)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.0-b34, mixed mode)


#section:build
----------messages:(3/169)----------
command: build JMXStartStopTest JMXStartStopDoSomething
reason: User specified action: run build JMXStartStopTest JMXStartStopDoSomething
elapsed time (seconds): 0.101
result: Passed. Build successful

#section:compile
----------messages:(3/293)----------
command: compile -XDignore.symbol.file=true /u/alanb/ws/tl/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/startstop/JMXStartStopTest.java /u/alanb/ws/tl/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/startstop/JMXStartStopDoSomething.java
reason: .class file out of date or does not exist
elapsed time (seconds): 0.101
----------direct:(2/175)----------
Note: /u/alanb/ws/tl/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/startstop/JMXStartStopTest.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
result: Passed. Compilation successful

#section:shell
----------messages:(3/173)----------
command: shell JMXStartStopTest.sh [--jtreg, --no-compile]
reason: User specified action: run shell JMXStartStopTest.sh --jtreg --no-compile
elapsed time (seconds): 15.892
----------System.out:(3/115)----------
**** Test one ****
Waiting JMXStartStopDoSomething to start: 0
Failed r1(OK):OK_CONN r2(NO):NO_CONN r3(OK):NO_CONN
----------System.err:(1/110)----------
/u/alanb/ws/tl/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/startstop/JMXStartStopTest.sh: 109: exit: Illegal number: -1
result: Failed. Execution failed: exit code 2


test result: Failed. Execution failed: exit code 2