reinstalled all the software. same issue
here is the startup, jmeter.log file and .jmx file for reference
STARTAGENT
./startAgent.sh --tcp-port 4450 --udp-port 0 --loglevel DEBUG
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:26:47.978 [kg.apc.p] (): Start accepting
connections
INFO 2012-01-06 14:26:48.010 [kg.apc.p] (): Binding TCP to 4450
INFO 2012-01-06 14:27:04.478 [kg.apc.p] (): Accepting new TCP
connection
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.480 [kg.apc.p] (): Creating new metric
getter
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.484 [kg.apc.p] (): Read:
java.nio.DirectByteBuffer[pos=0 lim=5 cap=1024]
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.484 [kg.apc.p] (): Command line is: test
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.484 [kg.apc.p] (): Got command line: test
INFO 2012-01-06 14:27:04.485 [kg.apc.p] (): Yep, we received the
'test' command
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.485 [kg.apc.p] (): Done executing command
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.485 [kg.apc.p] (): Command line is:
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.508 [kg.apc.p] (): Read:
java.nio.DirectByteBuffer[pos=0 lim=14 cap=1024]
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.509 [kg.apc.p] (): Command line is:
metrics:cpu:
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.509 [kg.apc.p] (): Got command line:
metrics:cpu:
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.513 [kg.apc.p] (): Creating metric: cpu
with params:
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.516 [kg.apc.p] (): Have metric object:
kg.apc.perfmon.metrics.CPUTotalMetric@59c9b9ca
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.517 [kg.apc.p] (): Done executing command
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.517 [kg.apc.p] (): Command line is:
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.987 [kg.apc.p] (): Read:
java.nio.DirectByteBuffer[pos=0 lim=5 cap=1024]
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.987 [kg.apc.p] (): Command line is: exit
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.988 [kg.apc.p] (): Got command line: exit
INFO 2012-01-06 14:27:04.988 [kg.apc.p] (): Client disconnected
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.988 [kg.apc.p] (): Done executing command
DEBUG 2012-01-06 14:27:04.988 [kg.apc.p] (): Command line is:
JMETER LOG FILE
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine:
Running the test!
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - kg.apc.perfmon.client.TransportFactory:
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.gui.util.JMeterMenuBar:
setRunning(true,*local*)
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine:
Starting 1 threads for group Thread Group. Ramp up = 1.
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Thread
will continue on error
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: All
threads have been started
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.threads.JMeterThread: Thread
started: Thread Group 1-1
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.threads.JMeterThread: Thread
finished: Thread Group 1-1
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Ending
thread Thread Group 1-1
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine:
Stopping test
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine:
Notifying test listeners of end of test
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.gui.util.JMeterMenuBar:
setRunning(false,*local*)
2012/01/06 13:27:04 INFO - jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine: Test
has ended
JMX FILE
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jmeterTestPlan version="1.2" properties="2.1">
<hashTree>
<TestPlan guiclass="TestPlanGui" testclass="TestPlan"
testname="Test Plan" enabled="true">
<stringProp name="TestPlan.comments"></stringProp>
<boolProp name="TestPlan.functional_mode">false</boolProp>
<boolProp name="TestPlan.serialize_threadgroups">false</
boolProp>
<elementProp name="TestPlan.user_defined_variables"
elementType="Arguments" guiclass="ArgumentsPanel"
testclass="Arguments" testname="User Defined Variables"
enabled="true">
<collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments"/>
</elementProp>
<stringProp name="TestPlan.user_define_classpath"></stringProp>
</TestPlan>
<hashTree>
<ThreadGroup guiclass="ThreadGroupGui" testclass="ThreadGroup"
testname="Thread Group" enabled="true">
<elementProp name="ThreadGroup.main_controller"
elementType="LoopController" guiclass="LoopControlPanel"
testclass="LoopController" testname="Loop Controller" enabled="true">
<boolProp name="LoopController.continue_forever">false</
boolProp>
<stringProp name="LoopController.loops">1</stringProp>
</elementProp>
<stringProp name="ThreadGroup.num_threads">1</stringProp>
<stringProp name="ThreadGroup.ramp_time">1</stringProp>
<longProp name="ThreadGroup.start_time">1325877864000</
longProp>
<longProp name="ThreadGroup.end_time">1325877864000</longProp>
<boolProp name="ThreadGroup.scheduler">false</boolProp>
<stringProp name="ThreadGroup.on_sample_error">continue</
stringProp>
<stringProp name="ThreadGroup.duration"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="ThreadGroup.delay"></stringProp>
</ThreadGroup>
<hashTree>
<ConfigTestElement guiclass="HttpDefaultsGui"
testclass="ConfigTestElement" testname="HTTP Request Defaults"
enabled="true">
<elementProp name="HTTPsampler.Arguments"
elementType="Arguments" guiclass="HTTPArgumentsPanel"
testclass="Arguments" testname="User Defined Variables"
enabled="true">
<collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments"/>
</elementProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.domain">[IPADDRESS]</
stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.port"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.connect_timeout"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.response_timeout"></
stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.protocol"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.contentEncoding"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.path"></stringProp>
</ConfigTestElement>
<hashTree/>
<HTTPSampler guiclass="HttpTestSampleGui"
testclass="HTTPSampler" testname="HTTP Request" enabled="true">
<elementProp name="HTTPsampler.Arguments"
elementType="Arguments" guiclass="HTTPArgumentsPanel"
testclass="Arguments" testname="User Defined Variables"
enabled="true">
<collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments"/>
</elementProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.domain"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.port"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.connect_timeout"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.response_timeout"></
stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.protocol"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.contentEncoding"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.path">/</stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.method">GET</stringProp>
<boolProp name="HTTPSampler.follow_redirects">false</
boolProp>
<boolProp name="HTTPSampler.auto_redirects">true</boolProp>
<boolProp name="HTTPSampler.use_keepalive">true</boolProp>
<boolProp name="HTTPSampler.DO_MULTIPART_POST">false</
boolProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.FILE_NAME"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.FILE_FIELD"></stringProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.mimetype"></stringProp>
<boolProp name="HTTPSampler.monitor">false</boolProp>
<stringProp name="HTTPSampler.embedded_url_re"></stringProp>
</HTTPSampler>
<hashTree/>
<ResultCollector guiclass="StatVisualizer"
testclass="ResultCollector" testname="Aggregate Report"
enabled="true">
<boolProp name="ResultCollector.error_logging">false</
boolProp>
<objProp>
<name>saveConfig</name>
<value class="SampleSaveConfiguration">
<time>true</time>
<latency>true</latency>
<timestamp>true</timestamp>
<success>true</success>
<label>true</label>
<code>true</code>
<message>true</message>
<threadName>true</threadName>
<dataType>true</dataType>
<encoding>false</encoding>
<assertions>true</assertions>
<subresults>true</subresults>
<responseData>false</responseData>
<samplerData>false</samplerData>
<xml>true</xml>
<fieldNames>false</fieldNames>
<responseHeaders>false</responseHeaders>
<requestHeaders>false</requestHeaders>
<responseDataOnError>false</responseDataOnError>
<saveAssertionResultsFailureMessage>false</
saveAssertionResultsFailureMessage>
<assertionsResultsToSave>0</assertionsResultsToSave>
<bytes>true</bytes>
</value>
</objProp>
<stringProp name="filename"></stringProp>
</ResultCollector>
<hashTree/>
<kg.apc.jmeter.perfmon.PerfMonCollector
guiclass="kg.apc.jmeter.vizualizers.PerfMonGui"
testclass="kg.apc.jmeter.perfmon.PerfMonCollector" testname="jp@gc -
PerfMon Metrics Collector" enabled="true">
<boolProp name="ResultCollector.error_logging">false</
boolProp>
<objProp>
<name>saveConfig</name>
<value class="SampleSaveConfiguration">
<time>true</time>
<latency>true</latency>
<timestamp>true</timestamp>
<success>true</success>
<label>true</label>
<code>true</code>
<message>true</message>
<threadName>true</threadName>
<dataType>true</dataType>
<encoding>false</encoding>
<assertions>true</assertions>
<subresults>true</subresults>
<responseData>false</responseData>
<samplerData>false</samplerData>
<xml>true</xml>
<fieldNames>false</fieldNames>
<responseHeaders>false</responseHeaders>
<requestHeaders>false</requestHeaders>
<responseDataOnError>false</responseDataOnError>
<saveAssertionResultsFailureMessage>false</
saveAssertionResultsFailureMessage>
<assertionsResultsToSave>0</assertionsResultsToSave>
<bytes>true</bytes>
</value>
</objProp>
<stringProp name="filename"></stringProp>
<longProp name="interval_grouping">1000</longProp>
<boolProp name="graph_aggregated">false</boolProp>
<collectionProp name="metricConnections">
<collectionProp name="-1792713120">
<stringProp name="-1168106392">[IPADDRESS]</stringProp>
<stringProp name="1600795">4450</stringProp>
<stringProp name="66952">CPU</stringProp>
<stringProp name="0"></stringProp>
</collectionProp>
</collectionProp>
</kg.apc.jmeter.perfmon.PerfMonCollector>
<hashTree/>
</hashTree>
</hashTree>
</hashTree>
</jmeterTestPlan>