To manually create a dump file of the Web Player process for troubleshooting with Windows Debugger:
1) Install the standard Windows Debugger.
a) Go to https://msdn.microsoft.com/sv-SE/windows/desktop/bg162891 or search for "Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows" and click on "Install and download".
b) Run the Installer and select the "Debugging Tools for Windows" box. Clear all the other boxes.
The installed debuggers will be located here (or similar path): "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Debuggers\x64" or search for "cdb.exe".
2) To create the dump file, run a command like this example:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Debuggers\x64\cdb.exe" -c ".dump /mhtpFidcu /o <d:\myfolder\mydump.dmp>;qd" -p <pid>
Example:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64\cdb.exe" -c ".dump /mhtpFidcu C:\temp\spotfire\processdumpfile.dmp;qd" -p 84024
Ensure you change the path to the cdb.exe, <examplepath> ,and <pid> as needed (<pid> is the process ID for a Web Player process(Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Host.exe)).
Notes:
- Using this method to create a dump file is likely to make your Web Player become temporarily unresponsive.
- When the script is called, the dump file and some logging will be written to the log folder.
- This dump file (when generated with the /mhtpFidcu parameter) is typically around 0.5 GB in size.
- When sending to the TIBCO Support site, also provide the full Node Manager log folder (zipped) and its contents.