Summary
Features
The vmss2core tool can produce core dump files for the Windows debugger (WinDbg), Red Hat crash compatible core files, a physical memory view suitable for the Gnu debugger gdb, Solaris MDB (XXX), and Mac OS X formats. Debugging Virtual Machines with the Checkpoint to Core Tool provides the usage information for the vmss2core tool. Note: This last update has improved support for Win 8.1/Win2012 R2 vmss files.Requirements
VMware Fusion Support Center FAQs and VMware Workstation 9 System Requirements provide the system requirements.
In addition, Windows hosts also need to have Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 runtime installed. Please see http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26368 for instructions on getting the runtime.
Workstation Host System Requirements:
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/ws80-getting-started.pdf
Fusion Host System Requirements:
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/fusion_getting_started_40.pdf
Instructions
For instructions on how to use vmss2core see Debugging Virtual Machines with the
Checkpoint to Core Tool
Changelog
Version 1.0.1
- Fixed running out of memory issues
- Added support for more versions of Windows 10/Windows 2016
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