How do I collect ProcDump?

How do I use ProcDump to gather a process dump?

  1. Click on Download ProcDump and save Procdump.zip to a folder.
  2. Extract contents of Procdump.
  3. Open a CMD window as an administrator and input the below command:
  4. Hit the Enter key.
  5. Enter the following command:
  6. Hit the Enter key.
  7. Click Agree on the ProcDump License Agreement.

What is ProcDump used for?

Introduction. ProcDump is a command-line utility whose primary purpose is monitoring an application for CPU spikes and generating crash dumps during a spike that an administrator or developer can use to determine the cause of the spike.

How do I read ProcDump logs?

Open a command prompt window and navigate to the directory where you extracted procdump and type the following command:

  1. procdump –ma ProcessID MemoryDumpName.
  2. If the capture of the memory dump was successful, you should see a file called w3wpmemorydump.dmp created in the folder where you have the procdump executable.

How do I run a ProcDump command?

Hit the Enter key. Enter the following command: procdump atmgr.exe (Webex process name). Make sure the process is running….Hit the Enter key.

  1. You can add attribute ‘-e’ and ‘-h’ while collecting the dump.
  2. -e: Write a dump when the process encounters an unhandled exception.

How do I stop ProcDump from running?

Automated Termination: Setting an event with the name “procdump-” is the same as typing Ctrl+C to gracefully terminate ProcDump.

How do I read a .dump file?

Analyzing Dump Files

  1. Click Search in the Taskbar and type WinDbg,
  2. Right-click WinDbg and select Run as administrator.
  3. Click the File menu.
  4. Click Start debugging.
  5. Click Open Dump file.
  6. Select the Dump file from the folder location – for example, %SystemRoot%\Minidump.
  7. Click Open.

How do I analyze a DMP file?

Follow these steps to open and analyze a Dump file in Windows 10:

  1. Click Search in the Taskbar and type WinDbg,
  2. Right-click WinDbg and select Run as administrator.
  3. Click the File menu.
  4. Click Start debugging.
  5. Click Open Dump file.
  6. Select the Dump file from the folder location – for example, %SystemRoot%\Minidump.

What does a memory dump do?

A complete memory dump records all the contents of system memory when your computer stops unexpectedly. A complete memory dump may contain data from processes that were running when the memory dump was collected.

How do I get rid of ProcDump as default debugger?

For more information on managing security related to folders, see Security During Postmortem Debugging. To uninstall ProcDump as the postmortem debugger, and restore the previous settings, use the -u (Uninstall) option.

How do I analyze a Windows dump file?

What is WinDbg used for?

The Windows Debugger (WinDbg) can be used to debug kernel-mode and user-mode code, analyze crash dumps, and examine the CPU registers while the code executes. To get started with Windows debugging, see Getting Started with Windows Debugging.

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