Accelerated .NET Memory Dump Analysis: Training Course Transcript and WinDbg Practice Exercises

The full transcript of Software Diagnostics Services training with 13 step-by-step exercises, notes, source code of specially created modeling applications and selected Q&A. Covers 22 .NET memory dump analysis patterns plus additional 11 unmanaged patterns. Learn how to analyze CLR 4 .NET application and service crashes and freezes, navigate through memory dump space (managed and unmanaged code) and diagnose corruption, leaks, CPU spikes, blocked threads, deadlocks, wait chains, resource contention, and much more. The training consists of practical step-by-step exercises using Microsoft WinDbg debugger to diagnose patterns in 64-bit and 32-bit process memory dumps. The training uses a unique and innovative pattern-oriented analysis approach to speed up the learning curve. The third edition was fully reworked to use the latest WinDbg version and Windows 10. It also includes 9 optional legacy exercises from the previous editions covering CLR 2 and 4, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Prerequisites: Basic .NET programming and debugging. Audience: Software technical support and escalation engineers, system administrators, DevOps, performance and reliability engineers, software developers and quality assurance engineers.