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Complete Memory Dump Windows Server 2012

Complete Memory Dump Windows Server 2012

Introduction: This article describes the process of capturing complete memory dump on windows server 2012 installed on Dell Latitude E6430 Laptop.  


Prerequisites to capture complete memory dump:

 Component Description
Operating System Windows Server 2012
Operating System Build Version 6.2(Build 9200)
RAM 8GB
PageFile 1.5 Time of RAM
Keyboard                        External USB Keyboard


Windows Registry Requirement

1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl\CrashDumpEnabled = 1

2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\kbdhid\Parameters ( this is specifically for USB keyboard )
    create REG_DWORD = CrashOnCtrlScroll
    value = 1



Testing:

Step 1: After the above settings are done, restart the server operating system

Step 2: Post restart , right ctrl + scroll lock + scroll lock

Step 3: You would see a blue screen with the dump getting generated

Step 4: navigate to %systemroot% to find memory.dmp


Exception:

I wasn't able to generate the memory dump using the inbuilt keyboard or using OSK.



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    on 10 May 2013 6:33 PM

    Interesting article. Its on my agenda to try with my 2012 VM tomorrow :)

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