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How to Capture a Memory Dump of a BizTalk Process

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Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to capture a memory dump of a process running on a BizTalk Server to perform an in depth analysis of the process. Situations that may require analysis of a memory dump include the following:

  • When a process is unresponsive.

  • When a process is crashing.

  • When a process leaks memory.

    This section includes the steps that should be followed to capture the appropriate type of memory dump.

Installation of the IIS Diagnostics Toolkit

For each topic in this section, to capture a memory dump, you have to use the Debug Diagnostics Tool in the IIS Diagnostics Toolkit. To install this tool, follow these steps:

  1. Download the Internet Information Services (IIS) Diagnostics Toolkit (iisdiag.msi).

  2. Double-select the iisdiag.msi package to start the IIS Diagnostics Toolkit setup program. Choose the Custom setup type.

  3. In the Custom Setup dialog, ensure that the option for the Debug Diagnostics Tool 1.0 is enabled and complete the steps in the setup program.

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