Generating a manual memory dump in a Windows virtual machine

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article describes how to generate a manual memory dump in a Windows virtual machine.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
VMware ESX Server 2.5.x
VMware ESX Server 2.1.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware ESX Server 1.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
VMware ESX Server 2.0.x
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded
VMware ESX 4.1.x
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded
VMware ESX Server 3.0.x
VMware ESX 4.0.x
VMware ESX Server 1.5.x
VMware ESX Server 3.5.x

Resolution

To generate a memory dump, press Scroll Lock + Scroll Lock while pressing and holding right-CTRL. For more information, see the Microsoft knowledge base article 244139. If using the Keyboard Dump process does not work properly, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 927069 for workaround.

Note: You must press right-CTRL for the memory dump to occur. Pressing left-CTRL does not work.

To configure a Windows virtual machine to allow manual memory dumps, see the Microsoft Developer Network article Forcing a System Crash from the Keyboard.

For more information about generating memory dumps on specific Windows versions, consult Microsoft documentation.

Note: The preceding links were correct as of February 10, 2014. If you find a link is broken, provide feedback and a VMware employee will update the link.

Additional Information

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