This test has been failing since it re-worked via JDK-8004926. Below is a sample failure. Note that the agent is running in agentvm mode with concurrency, this means that each agent VM gets its own work directory (which might explain why TestApplication cannot be found)

#Test Results (version 2)
#Sat Oct 26 00:00:47 IST 2013
#checksum:62f403376fcea318
#-----testdescription-----
$file=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/LocalManagementTest.java
$root=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test
keywords=bug5016507 bug6173612 bug6319776 bug6342019 bug6484550 bug8004926
library=../../../../lib/testlibrary
maxTimeout=300
run=USER_SPECIFIED build TestManager TestApplication\nUSER_SPECIFIED main/timeout\=300 LocalManagementTest\n
source=LocalManagementTest.java
title=Start a managed VM and test that a management tool can connect without connection or username/password details.

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

#-----testresult-----
description=file\:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/LocalManagementTest.java
elapsed=21071 0\:00\:21.071
end=Sat Oct 26 00\:00\:47 IST 2013
environment=regtest
execStatus=Failed. Execution failed\: `main' threw exception\: java.lang.Error\: Test failed
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 build compile main
start=Sat Oct 26 00\:00\:26 IST 2013
test=sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/LocalManagementTest.java
user.name=jenkins
work=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap

#section:script_messages
----------messages:(5/312)----------
JDK under test: (/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/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-jenkins_2013_10_25_23_11-b00)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.0-b54, mixed mode)


#section:build
----------messages:(3/143)----------
command: build TestManager TestApplication
reason: User specified action: run build TestManager TestApplication
elapsed time (seconds): 0.069
result: Passed. Build successful

#section:compile
----------messages:(3/386)----------
command: compile -XDignore.symbol.file=true /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/TestManager.java /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/TestApplication.java
reason: .class file out of date or does not exist
elapsed time (seconds): 0.069
----------rerun:(21/2784)*----------
HOME=/var/lib/jenkins \\
LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 \\
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin \\
    /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image/bin/javac \\
        -J-ea \\
        -J-esa \\
        -J-Xmx256m \\
        -J-XX:-UseLargePages \\
        -J-DCompatibilityTest.disableNetwork=true \\
        -J-Dtest.vm.opts='-ea -esa -Xmx256m -XX:-UseLargePages -DCompatibilityTest.disableNetwork=true' \\
        -J-Dtest.class.path.prefix=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -J-Dtest.jdk=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image \\
        -J-Dtest.src.path=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary \\
        -J-Dtest.compiler.opts= \\
        -J-Dcompile.jdk=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image \\
        -J-Dtest.classes=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -J-Dtest.class.path=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/lib/testlibrary \\
        -J-Dtest.java.opts= \\
        -J-Dtest.src=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -J-Dtest.tool.vm.opts='-J-ea -J-esa -J-Xmx256m -J-XX:-UseLargePages -J-DCompatibilityTest.disableNetwork=true' \\
        -d /data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap -classpath /data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image/lib/tools.jar -sourcepath /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary -XDignore.symbol.file=true /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/TestManager.java /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/TestApplication.java
----------direct:(2/221)----------
Note: /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/StreamPumper.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
result: Passed. Compilation successful

#section:build
----------messages:(3/104)----------
command: build LocalManagementTest
reason: Named class compiled on demand
elapsed time (seconds): 0.031
result: Passed. Build successful

#section:compile
----------messages:(3/261)----------
command: compile -XDignore.symbol.file=true /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/LocalManagementTest.java
reason: .class file out of date or does not exist
elapsed time (seconds): 0.031
----------rerun:(21/2659)*----------
HOME=/var/lib/jenkins \\
LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 \\
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin \\
    /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image/bin/javac \\
        -J-ea \\
        -J-esa \\
        -J-Xmx256m \\
        -J-XX:-UseLargePages \\
        -J-DCompatibilityTest.disableNetwork=true \\
        -J-Dtest.vm.opts='-ea -esa -Xmx256m -XX:-UseLargePages -DCompatibilityTest.disableNetwork=true' \\
        -J-Dtest.class.path.prefix=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -J-Dtest.jdk=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image \\
        -J-Dtest.src.path=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary \\
        -J-Dtest.compiler.opts= \\
        -J-Dcompile.jdk=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image \\
        -J-Dtest.classes=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -J-Dtest.class.path=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/lib/testlibrary \\
        -J-Dtest.java.opts= \\
        -J-Dtest.src=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -J-Dtest.tool.vm.opts='-J-ea -J-esa -J-Xmx256m -J-XX:-UseLargePages -J-DCompatibilityTest.disableNetwork=true' \\
        -d /data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap -classpath /data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image/lib/tools.jar -sourcepath /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary -XDignore.symbol.file=true /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/LocalManagementTest.java
result: Passed. Compilation successful

#section:main
----------messages:(3/138)----------
command: main LocalManagementTest
reason: User specified action: run main/timeout=300 LocalManagementTest
elapsed time (seconds): 20.971
----------rerun:(17/2052)*----------
HOME=/var/lib/jenkins \\
LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 \\
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin \\
    /data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image/bin/java \\
        -Dtest.vm.opts='-ea -esa -Xmx256m -XX:-UseLargePages -DCompatibilityTest.disableNetwork=true' \\
        -Dtest.class.path.prefix=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -Dtest.jdk=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image \\
        -Dtest.src.path=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/lib/testlibrary \\
        -Dtest.compiler.opts= \\
        -Dcompile.jdk=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image \\
        -Dtest.classes=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -Dtest.class.path=/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/lib/testlibrary \\
        -Dtest.java.opts= \\
        -Dtest.src=/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap \\
        -Dtest.tool.vm.opts='-J-ea -J-esa -J-Xmx256m -J-XX:-UseLargePages -J-DCompatibilityTest.disableNetwork=true' \\
        -classpath /data/jenkins/workspace/jdk8-tl-test/JTwork/classes/1/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/builds/2013-10-25_23-03-39/archive/jdk/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap:/data/jenkins/jobs/jdk8-tl-build/lastSuccessful/archive/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image/lib/tools.jar \\
        LocalManagementTest
----------System.out:(10/85)----------
test5
==========
test1
==========
test4
==========
test2
==========
test3
==========
----------System.err:(90/5494)----------
[TestApplication] Error: Could not find or load main class TestApplication
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at LocalManagementTest.main(LocalManagementTest.java:63)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at com.sun.javatest.regtest.MainAction$SameVMRunnable.run(MainAction.java:746)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
at java.util.concurrent.Phaser.awaitAdvanceInterruptibly(Phaser.java:800)
at jdk.testlibrary.ProcessTools.startProcess(ProcessTools.java:134)
at LocalManagementTest.doTest(LocalManagementTest.java:176)
at LocalManagementTest.test5(LocalManagementTest.java:137)
... 11 more
[TestApplication] Error: Could not find or load main class TestApplication
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at LocalManagementTest.main(LocalManagementTest.java:63)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at com.sun.javatest.regtest.MainAction$SameVMRunnable.run(MainAction.java:746)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
at java.util.concurrent.Phaser.awaitAdvanceInterruptibly(Phaser.java:800)
at jdk.testlibrary.ProcessTools.startProcess(ProcessTools.java:134)
at LocalManagementTest.doTest(LocalManagementTest.java:176)
at LocalManagementTest.test1(LocalManagementTest.java:80)
... 11 more
[TestApplication] Error: Could not find or load main class TestApplication
test4 failed
[TestApplication] Error: Could not find or load main class TestApplication
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at LocalManagementTest.main(LocalManagementTest.java:63)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at com.sun.javatest.regtest.MainAction$SameVMRunnable.run(MainAction.java:746)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
at java.util.concurrent.Phaser.awaitAdvanceInterruptibly(Phaser.java:800)
at jdk.testlibrary.ProcessTools.startProcess(ProcessTools.java:134)
at LocalManagementTest.doTest(LocalManagementTest.java:176)
at LocalManagementTest.test2(LocalManagementTest.java:87)
... 11 more
[TestApplication] Error: Could not find or load main class TestApplication
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at LocalManagementTest.main(LocalManagementTest.java:63)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at com.sun.javatest.regtest.MainAction$SameVMRunnable.run(MainAction.java:746)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
at java.util.concurrent.Phaser.awaitAdvanceInterruptibly(Phaser.java:800)
at jdk.testlibrary.ProcessTools.startProcess(ProcessTools.java:134)
at LocalManagementTest.doTest(LocalManagementTest.java:176)
at LocalManagementTest.test3(LocalManagementTest.java:97)
... 11 more
java.lang.Error: Test failed
at LocalManagementTest.main(LocalManagementTest.java:75)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at com.sun.javatest.regtest.MainAction$SameVMRunnable.run(MainAction.java:746)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)

JavaTest Message: Test threw exception: java.lang.Error
JavaTest Message: shutting down test

result: Failed. Execution failed: `main' threw exception: java.lang.Error: Test failed


test result: Failed. Execution failed: `main' threw exception: java.lang.Error: Test failed