# \#memory-dump

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## [Dynatrace OneAgent is creating a lot of dumps. What can we do to stop it?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dynatrace-oneagent-is-creating-a-lot-of-dumps-what-can-we-do-to-stop-it/39718)

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**Author:** [@nadeem\_m](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/nadeem_m)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dynatrace-oneagent-is-creating-a-lot-of-dumps-what-can-we-do-to-stop-it/39718 "2026-09-02T21:45:43Z")

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While it might be true that a lot of dumps are being created, it might not be happening because of OneAgent. In fact, OneAgent does not create any memory dumps but the underlying kernel/operating system does. Whenever a…

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## [Memory dump of a dotnet app hosted in Kubernetes](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/memory-dump-of-a-dotnet-app-hosted-in-kubernetes/41044)

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**Author:** [@aszymanski](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/aszymanski)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/memory-dump-of-a-dotnet-app-hosted-in-kubernetes/41044 "2026-07-22T09:41:04Z")

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We triggerd memory dump file of dotnet application hosted in kubernetes. The container is linux based. As a result we have dotnet.core file which can’t be opened via Visual Studio or PerfView. Visual Studio throws “Th…

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## [Memory dump download for Kubernetes installations](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/memory-dump-download-for-kubernetes-installations/36912)

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**Author:** [@hari-m94](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/hari-m94)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/memory-dump-download-for-kubernetes-installations/36912 "2026-02-26T17:05:26Z")

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Hi , We run all our workloads in AKS Clusters and we have Dynatrace integrated via the Kubernetes Classic full-stack injection or Cloud-native full-stack injection. With my current setup, I am able to trigger memory dum…

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## [I taught Copilot to analyze Windows Crash Dumps - it's amazing.](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/i-taught-copilot-to-analyze-windows-crash-dumps-its-amazing/54861)

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**Author:** [@CTull](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/CTull)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/i-taught-copilot-to-analyze-windows-crash-dumps-its-amazing/54861 "2026-02-08T19:53:33Z")

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A Model Context Protocol Server to connect WinDBG with AI Repository: svnscha/mcp-windbg License: MIT Ever felt like crash dump analysis is stuck in the past? While the rest of software development has embraced mod…

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## [Process Restarted Dashboard](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/process-restarted-dashboard/45185)

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**Author:** [@MarwanC](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/MarwanC)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/process-restarted-dashboard/45185 "2026-01-12T23:06:25Z")

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Dear Gurus, I need to build dashboards for critical process in certain sub-system that has been restarted for any reason Is there a way to do this using a DQL or traditional queries. These dashboard will build a good …

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## [How to Restore Full Memory Dump Capability for .NET Applications in Dynatrace?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-restore-full-memory-dump-capability-for-net-applications-in-dynatrace/54464)

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**Author:** [@Jet](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Jet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-restore-full-memory-dump-capability-for-net-applications-in-dynatrace/54464 "2025-12-23T11:57:35Z")

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We can only generate mini memory dumps from the Dynatrace UI for our .NET application from Dynatrace UI. Previously, we believe, we’e able to generate full memory dumps. How can we restore the capability for full memor…

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## [Disable memory dumps for OneAgent](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/disable-memory-dumps-for-oneagent/53372)

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**Author:** [@michiel\_otten](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/michiel_otten)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/disable-memory-dumps-for-oneagent/53372 "2025-09-16T20:17:09Z")

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Hi community, I’ve got a question around memory dumps and the Dynatrace OneAgent. As we know, we can trigger memory dumps from the platform. Disabling this module on the ActiveGate removes the possibility for downloadin…

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## [Capture memory dumps on First Chance Exception using DebugDiag](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/capture-memory-dumps-on-first-chance-exception-using-debugdiag/46560)

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**Author:** [@bhushangholap](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/bhushangholap)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/capture-memory-dumps-on-first-chance-exception-using-debugdiag/46560 "2024-07-12T06:16:30Z")

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We often need to capture memory dumps to investigate issues. I am sharing below guide to collect memory dumps using DebugDiag : Pre-requisites : Download DebugDiag (download) Windows 2008 and higher There are 2 ways …

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## [Heap dump analysis of .heapsnapshot file](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/heap-dump-analysis-of-heapsnapshot-file/44029)

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**Author:** [@surajkumar](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/surajkumar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/heap-dump-analysis-of-heapsnapshot-file/44029 "2024-02-08T16:31:11Z")

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unable to analyze .heapsnapshot heap dump file generated by dynatrace

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## [Memory dumps download on ActiveGate from an AWS Fargate OneAgent in standalone](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/memory-dumps-download-on-activegate-from-an-aws-fargate-oneagent-in-standalone/39760)

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**Author:** [@SchilloMatt](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/SchilloMatt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/memory-dumps-download-on-activegate-from-an-aws-fargate-oneagent-in-standalone/39760 "2023-06-15T15:50:35Z")

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How do I download memory dumps to an ActiveGate? We have an AWS Fargate OneAgent installed but we get an error that says the OneAgent is in standalone mode. The Memory dumps are only created on the Local OneAgent direct…

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## [Troubleshooting Memory Leak from OneAgent installed on the server](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/troubleshooting-memory-leak-from-oneagent-installed-on-the-server/38917)

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**Author:** [@Ardhi](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Ardhi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/troubleshooting-memory-leak-from-oneagent-installed-on-the-server/38917 "2023-03-22T09:03:02Z")

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Hi, We’re currently troubleshooting memory leak (gradually increased over days) everytime OneAgent is installed in our Java server. We have narrowed down the issue by updating to the latest OneAgent version, downloadin…

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## [API to trigger Memory dump](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/api-to-trigger-memory-dump/38552)

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**Author:** [@ct\_27](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/ct_27)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/api-to-trigger-memory-dump/38552 "2023-02-24T14:42:24Z")

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This was asked back in 2020 but now that we’re 2 to 3 years out I figured I’d ask again. Also, with Dynatrace’s push for API first I thought it might be relevant to ask again. We have a need to trigger this when a spec…

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## [Cross-environment oneagent feature issue](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/cross-environment-oneagent-feature-issue/36917)

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**Author:** [@mizso74](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/mizso74)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/cross-environment-oneagent-feature-issue/36917 "2022-10-17T13:13:02Z")

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Hi Folks, Some weeks ago I tested the cross environment oneagent feature. When I turned on I received unexpected low load problems at some services, screenshot is attached. Simply the services traffic were not collected…

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## [DownLoad memory dump](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/download-memory-dump/36899)

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**Author:** [@gfragoso\_babel](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/gfragoso_babel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/download-memory-dump/36899 "2022-10-14T15:33:53Z")

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The download of this memory dump is not possible because the rest interface of the ActiveGate is disabled. How can enable the the rest interface to download the memory dump? Thanks

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## [Disable the oneagent core dump](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/disable-the-oneagent-core-dump/33067)

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**Author:** [@vjrk83](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/vjrk83)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/disable-the-oneagent-core-dump/33067 "2021-10-28T06:34:29Z")

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Hello Dyntrace Team Is there a better way to disable the oneagent dumproc at the time of installation ? I dont see any option listed as --set-orignal-coredump under oneagenctl --help . Also is it advisable to disable …

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## [Is it possible to download the Memory dumps from Dynatrace UI?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/is-it-possible-to-download-the-memory-dumps-from-dynatrace-ui/21781)

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**Author:** [@mallempati\_sree](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/mallempati_sree)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/is-it-possible-to-download-the-memory-dumps-from-dynatrace-ui/21781 "2020-03-08T00:42:18Z")

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hi Team, After triggering new dump , is it possible to download the dump from the UI itself if the user has required permissions. Thanks, Sree

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## [oldgen slowly filling up](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/oldgen-slowly-filling-up/20919)

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**Author:** [@henk\_stobbe](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/henk_stobbe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/oldgen-slowly-filling-up/20919 "2019-06-11T15:00:03Z")

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Hello, Is there a best practice if you notice a memory leak that is visible by at the minor increase of the old-gen? From Dynatrace perspective, you can set a threashold and dump the heap. Are there more tip and tricks…

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## [How much RAM is needed to analyze memory dump?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-much-ram-is-needed-to-analyze-memory-dump/8543)

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**Author:** [@GabrielPrioli](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/GabrielPrioli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-much-ram-is-needed-to-analyze-memory-dump/8543 "2017-11-08T14:30:56Z")

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AppMon’s Memory Analysis Server process must have 25% more RAM than the heap size that would be analyzed. How does Dynatrace deal with that? --- “Before starting the AppMon Memory Analysis Server, adjust the memory se…
