Chapter 4 Operations After Os Installation; Memory Dump/Paging File Setting; How To Obtain Memory Dump - Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX300 S4 User Manual

Chapter 4 Operations after OS Installation

4.1 Memory Dump/Paging File Setting

Before starting operating this server, configure the setting for obtaining memory
dump.
Memory dump
Debugging information, when memory dump has been set, will be automatically saved in case that a
STOP error (fatal system error) occurs in the system. Error causes may be apparent by analyzing the
saved memory dump.
When a large-capacity memory is installed, care shall be exercised to configure the settings of the
memory dump file. The settings for obtaining memory dump should be configured after installing the
files to be used for operations (OS, applications, etc.).

4.1.1 How to Obtain Memory Dump

Check the following settings before starting configuration to obtain memory dump.
Checking hard disk free space
To obtain memory dump, sufficient hard disk capacity is required for creating paging files and memory
dump files. The obtainable dump types and required hard disk capacity are as follows:
Complete memory (full) dump (recommended)
When the system unexpectedly stops, contents of the whole system memory are recorded. The file is
stored in the directory displayed in the [Dump file] box.
• Paging file: Installed physical memory + 11MB (Recommended: Installed physical memory × 1.5)
• Memory dump file: Equivalent to installed physical memory
When collecting a complete memory dump on a computer where there is 2GB or more of memory
installed, use the registry editor to set the registry as follows.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControlCrash-
DumpEnabled = 1 (complete memory dump)
For details, refer to Microsoft information (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274598/).
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