The ThreadMXBean API provides a way to detect deadlocks in the JVM. We could add a timer to the nodes, drivers or clients that would perform regular checks and send out an alert when a deadlock is found. In fact, we could include more detailed diagnostics (state of the heap and non-heap memory, CPU usage when available, etc...). In fact, we could add new JMX MBeans to the nodes and drivers for this purpose, and add the corresponding functionality in the administration and monitoring console.