This article provides steps to convert a snapshot file to a memory dump using vmss2core tool.
Developers can use this tool to debug guest operating systems and applications by converting a virtual machine checkpoint into a core dump file. The checkpoint can either be a snapshot or suspend file. You can select a variety of core dump formats that standard debuggers understand.
Symptoms:
- Cannot run the vmss2core tool.
- Running the vmss2core tool fails.
- In the command line, you see the error:
Failed to locate memory. Memory block and no separate .vmem file supplied