Doesn't sound like it's actually crashing. It's rebooting for some as yet unknown reason. I would check hardware issues first (bad memory, disk issues, power supply. etc.....)
Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP Technical Support III Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: [email protected] Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From: Mike Leone <[email protected]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Date: 03/30/2011 08:38 AM Subject: Win2008 R2 not writing crash dump file I've got a Win2008 R2 server that has decided that it is a yo-yo, and is rebooting daily (at different times), sometimes twice within like 20 minutes. In Control Panel, I have "Kernel memory dump" chosen under "Write debugging information", with the value "%SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP (and checked off "Overwrite any existing file"). But I never get any dump file - there are no files *.DMP anywhere on the server. And I don't know why it's not writing one. I want to run one through the WinDbg debugger, hopefully yo have it point at the problem (bad device driver, I'm guessing). The event log only says the previous shutdown was unexpected - never lists any bugcheck values or anything. So I'm sort of flying blind at this point. What would cause the DMP file to never be written? How can I get a DMP to analyze? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
