Diagnosing Blue Screens & Re-boots

May 7, 2008

Hi Folks;

I have an old Compaq DL380 G2 server that I'm using as my firewall. All it

has on it is

Windows 2000 Advanced Server & ISA Server 2004.

It's worked well for years - never an issue. I manage it remotely via

Terminal Services.

Recently the server has been re-starting itself about once a week or so.

This is done by the server management software (auto recovery). It checks

the machine to ensure it's responding and if it doesn't get a reply for 5

minutes it forces a re-start of the system.

Because this is a rack mount server I'm never in front of it to see it

happen.

In anticipation of it occurring again (it seems to happen once a week) -

what would/should I do to determine what the cause is?

Thanks!

Dave

May 7, 2008

Re: Diagnosing Blue Screens & Re-boots

Anything showing in the Event Log? Is the server configured to create a

minidump file?

John

Dave Onex wrote:

> Hi Folks;

>

> I have an old Compaq DL380 G2 server that I'm using as my firewall. All it

> has on it is

> Windows 2000 Advanced Server & ISA Server 2004.

>

> It's worked well for years - never an issue. I manage it remotely via

> Terminal Services.

>

> Recently the server has been re-starting itself about once a week or so.

> This is done by the server management software (auto recovery). It checks

> the machine to ensure it's responding and if it doesn't get a reply for 5

> minutes it forces a re-start of the system.

>

> Because this is a rack mount server I'm never in front of it to see it

> happen.

>

> In anticipation of it occurring again (it seems to happen once a week) -

> what would/should I do to determine what the cause is?

>

> Thanks!

> Dave

>

May 7, 2008

Re: Diagnosing Blue Screens & Re-boots

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

news:%23V492IFsIHA.4544@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Anything showing in the Event Log? Is the server configured to create a

> minidump file?

Hi John;

Thanks for helping! I changed the configuration a while back so that it

saves a mini-dump (as opposed to 3 gigs in a file) and I believe I was

seeing an error entry in the event viewer. I've since cleared the log and

re-started the server clean.

So basically, I'm waiting for it to happen again.

I did take a look at the mini.dmp files but they are hard to understand.

Looks like a binary file in a text editor :-)

Is it wait and see time or do the mini.dmp files help?

Best;

Dave

>

> John

>

> Dave Onex wrote:

>

> > Hi Folks;

> >

> > I have an old Compaq DL380 G2 server that I'm using as my firewall. All

it

> > has on it is

> > Windows 2000 Advanced Server & ISA Server 2004.

> >

> > It's worked well for years - never an issue. I manage it remotely via

> > Terminal Services.

> >

> > Recently the server has been re-starting itself about once a week or so.

> > This is done by the server management software (auto recovery). It

checks

> > the machine to ensure it's responding and if it doesn't get a reply for

5

> > minutes it forces a re-start of the system.

> >

> > Because this is a rack mount server I'm never in front of it to see it

> > happen.

> >

> > In anticipation of it occurring again (it seems to happen once a week) -

> > what would/should I do to determine what the cause is?

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Dave

> >

May 7, 2008

Re: Diagnosing Blue Screens & Re-boots

You can wait and see if anything records in the Event Log the next time

the problem occurs, for the event to be recorded the Startup and

Recovery option has to be configured to write the event to the system

log. If you want to read the minidump file you can use Dumpchk.exe.

How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for debugging

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263

John

Dave Onex wrote:

> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> news:%23V492IFsIHA.4544@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>

>>Anything showing in the Event Log? Is the server configured to create a

>>minidump file?

>

> Hi John;

>

> Thanks for helping! I changed the configuration a while back so that it

> saves a mini-dump (as opposed to 3 gigs in a file) and I believe I was

> seeing an error entry in the event viewer. I've since cleared the log and

> re-started the server clean.

>

> So basically, I'm waiting for it to happen again.

>

> I did take a look at the mini.dmp files but they are hard to understand.

> Looks like a binary file in a text editor :-)

>

> Is it wait and see time or do the mini.dmp files help?

>

> Best;

> Dave

>

>>John

>>

>>Dave Onex wrote:

>>

>>>Hi Folks;

>>>

>>>I have an old Compaq DL380 G2 server that I'm using as my firewall. All

>

> it

>

>>>has on it is

>>>Windows 2000 Advanced Server & ISA Server 2004.

>>>

>>>It's worked well for years - never an issue. I manage it remotely via

>>>Terminal Services.

>>>

>>>Recently the server has been re-starting itself about once a week or so.

>>>This is done by the server management software (auto recovery). It

>

> checks

>

>>>the machine to ensure it's responding and if it doesn't get a reply for

>

> 5

>

>>>minutes it forces a re-start of the system.

>>>

>>>Because this is a rack mount server I'm never in front of it to see it

>>>happen.

>>>

>>>In anticipation of it occurring again (it seems to happen once a week) -

>>>what would/should I do to determine what the cause is?

>>>

>>>Thanks!

>>>Dave

>>>

>

May 7, 2008

Re: Diagnosing Blue Screens & Re-boots

Hi John - it just did it!

Here's what the event log said;

The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x000000d1

(0xf6036000, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xf6036000). Microsoft Windows 2000

[v15.2195]. A dump was saved in: C:\WINNT\Minidump\Mini050708-01.dmp.

Any idea what that actually means?

Much thanks;

Dave

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

news:%23N2isqGsIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> You can wait and see if anything records in the Event Log the next time

> the problem occurs, for the event to be recorded the Startup and

> Recovery option has to be configured to write the event to the system

> log. If you want to read the minidump file you can use Dumpchk.exe.

>

> How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for debugging

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263

>

> John

>

> Dave Onex wrote:

>

> > "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> > news:%23V492IFsIHA.4544@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >

> >>Anything showing in the Event Log? Is the server configured to create a

> >>minidump file?

> >

> > Hi John;

> >

> > Thanks for helping! I changed the configuration a while back so that it

> > saves a mini-dump (as opposed to 3 gigs in a file) and I believe I was

> > seeing an error entry in the event viewer. I've since cleared the log

and

> > re-started the server clean.

> >

> > So basically, I'm waiting for it to happen again.

> >

> > I did take a look at the mini.dmp files but they are hard to understand.

> > Looks like a binary file in a text editor :-)

> >

> > Is it wait and see time or do the mini.dmp files help?

> >

> > Best;

> > Dave

> >

> >>John

> >>

> >>Dave Onex wrote:

> >>

> >>>Hi Folks;

> >>>

> >>>I have an old Compaq DL380 G2 server that I'm using as my firewall. All

> >

> > it

> >

> >>>has on it is

> >>>Windows 2000 Advanced Server & ISA Server 2004.

> >>>

> >>>It's worked well for years - never an issue. I manage it remotely via

> >>>Terminal Services.

> >>>

> >>>Recently the server has been re-starting itself about once a week or

so.

> >>>This is done by the server management software (auto recovery). It

> >

> > checks

> >

> >>>the machine to ensure it's responding and if it doesn't get a reply for

> >

> > 5

> >

> >>>minutes it forces a re-start of the system.

> >>>

> >>>Because this is a rack mount server I'm never in front of it to see it

> >>>happen.

> >>>

> >>>In anticipation of it occurring again (it seems to happen once a

week) -

> >>>what would/should I do to determine what the cause is?

> >>>

> >>>Thanks!

> >>>Dave

> >>>

> >

May 8, 2008

Re: Diagnosing Blue Screens & Re-boots

I think I might have figured it out....

I got to see the remote machine while it was actually blue screening and the

screen showed two lines with the same file name - famfd.sys

After looking a little deeper I found that the file belongs to an

application called Winbackup Open File Manager.

Now it makes sense - I recently changed the logging options on the firewall

for that machine such that it now makes really large log files. I'll bet

that what's happening is that the open file manager application can't handle

those files when they grow (hence the several day delay before the issue

occurs).

At any rate - I've removed the application and I'm quite sure that will be

that :-)

Best;

Dave

"Dave Onex" <dave@onex.com> wrote in message

news:OQ41QxJsIHA.1952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Hi John - it just did it!

>

> Here's what the event log said;

>

> The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x000000d1

> (0xf6036000, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xf6036000). Microsoft Windows 2000

> [v15.2195]. A dump was saved in: C:\WINNT\Minidump\Mini050708-01.dmp.

>

> Any idea what that actually means?

>

> Much thanks;

> Dave

>

> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> news:%23N2isqGsIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > You can wait and see if anything records in the Event Log the next time

> > the problem occurs, for the event to be recorded the Startup and

> > Recovery option has to be configured to write the event to the system

> > log. If you want to read the minidump file you can use Dumpchk.exe.

> >

> > How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for

debugging

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263

> >

> > John

> >

> > Dave Onex wrote:

> >

> > > "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> > > news:%23V492IFsIHA.4544@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> > >

> > >>Anything showing in the Event Log? Is the server configured to create

a

> > >>minidump file?

> > >

> > > Hi John;

> > >

> > > Thanks for helping! I changed the configuration a while back so that

it

> > > saves a mini-dump (as opposed to 3 gigs in a file) and I believe I was

> > > seeing an error entry in the event viewer. I've since cleared the log

> and

> > > re-started the server clean.

> > >

> > > So basically, I'm waiting for it to happen again.

> > >

> > > I did take a look at the mini.dmp files but they are hard to

understand.

> > > Looks like a binary file in a text editor :-)

> > >

> > > Is it wait and see time or do the mini.dmp files help?

> > >

> > > Best;

> > > Dave

> > >

> > >>John

> > >>

> > >>Dave Onex wrote:

> > >>

> > >>>Hi Folks;

> > >>>

> > >>>I have an old Compaq DL380 G2 server that I'm using as my firewall.

All

> > >

> > > it

> > >

> > >>>has on it is

> > >>>Windows 2000 Advanced Server & ISA Server 2004.

> > >>>

> > >>>It's worked well for years - never an issue. I manage it remotely via

> > >>>Terminal Services.

> > >>>

> > >>>Recently the server has been re-starting itself about once a week or

> so.

> > >>>This is done by the server management software (auto recovery). It

> > >

> > > checks

> > >

> > >>>the machine to ensure it's responding and if it doesn't get a reply

for

> > >

> > > 5

> > >

> > >>>minutes it forces a re-start of the system.

> > >>>

> > >>>Because this is a rack mount server I'm never in front of it to see

it

> > >>>happen.

> > >>>

> > >>>In anticipation of it occurring again (it seems to happen once a

> week) -

> > >>>what would/should I do to determine what the cause is?

> > >>>

> > >>>Thanks!

> > >>>Dave

> > >>>

> > >

>

May 8, 2008

Re: Diagnosing Blue Screens & Re-boots

0xd1 stop errors are usually caused by faulty drivers, when the driver

is identified in the bugcheck error message it makes the troubleshooting

much easier.

John

Dave Onex wrote:

> I think I might have figured it out....

>

> I got to see the remote machine while it was actually blue screening and the

> screen showed two lines with the same file name - famfd.sys

>

> After looking a little deeper I found that the file belongs to an

> application called Winbackup Open File Manager.

>

> Now it makes sense - I recently changed the logging options on the firewall

> for that machine such that it now makes really large log files. I'll bet

> that what's happening is that the open file manager application can't handle

> those files when they grow (hence the several day delay before the issue

> occurs).

>

> At any rate - I've removed the application and I'm quite sure that will be

> that :-)

>

> Best;

> Dave

>

> "Dave Onex" <dave@onex.com> wrote in message

> news:OQ41QxJsIHA.1952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>>Hi John - it just did it!

>>

>>Here's what the event log said;

>>

>>The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x000000d1

>>(0xf6036000, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xf6036000). Microsoft Windows 2000

>>[v15.2195]. A dump was saved in: C:\WINNT\Minidump\Mini050708-01.dmp.

>>

>>Any idea what that actually means?

>>

>>Much thanks;

>>Dave

>>

>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

>>news:%23N2isqGsIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>>>You can wait and see if anything records in the Event Log the next time

>>>the problem occurs, for the event to be recorded the Startup and

>>>Recovery option has to be configured to write the event to the system

>>>log. If you want to read the minidump file you can use Dumpchk.exe.

>>>

>>>How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for

>

> debugging

>

>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263

>>>

>>>John

>>>

>>>Dave Onex wrote:

>>>

>>>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

>>>>news:%23V492IFsIHA.4544@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>

>>>>>Anything showing in the Event Log? Is the server configured to create

>

> a

>

>>>>>minidump file?

>>>>

>>>>Hi John;

>>>>

>>>>Thanks for helping! I changed the configuration a while back so that

>

> it

>

>>>>saves a mini-dump (as opposed to 3 gigs in a file) and I believe I was

>>>>seeing an error entry in the event viewer. I've since cleared the log

>>

>>and

>>

>>>>re-started the server clean.

>>>>

>>>>So basically, I'm waiting for it to happen again.

>>>>

>>>>I did take a look at the mini.dmp files but they are hard to

>

> understand.

>

>>>>Looks like a binary file in a text editor :-)

>>>>

>>>>Is it wait and see time or do the mini.dmp files help?

>>>>

>>>>Best;

>>>>Dave

>>>>

>>>>>John

>>>>>

>>>>>Dave Onex wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>>Hi Folks;

>>>>>>

>>>>>>I have an old Compaq DL380 G2 server that I'm using as my firewall.

>

> All

>

>>>>it

>>>>

>>>>>>has on it is

>>>>>>Windows 2000 Advanced Server & ISA Server 2004.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>It's worked well for years - never an issue. I manage it remotely via

>>>>>>Terminal Services.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Recently the server has been re-starting itself about once a week or

>>

>>so.

>>

>>>>>>This is done by the server management software (auto recovery). It

>>>>

>>>>checks

>>>>

>>>>>>the machine to ensure it's responding and if it doesn't get a reply

>

> for

>

>>>>5

>>>>

>>>>>>minutes it forces a re-start of the system.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Because this is a rack mount server I'm never in front of it to see

>

> it

>

>>>>>>happen.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>In anticipation of it occurring again (it seems to happen once a

>>

>>week) -

>>

>>>>>>what would/should I do to determine what the cause is?

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Thanks!

>>>>>>Dave

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>

>

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