Description: You can manually dump the current contents of the global buffer to a recording file. This can be useful for analyzing recent problems when you happen to have a recording running.

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# Dumping a Running Flight Recording

You can manually dump the current contents of the global buffer to a recording file. This can be useful for analyzing recent problems when you happen to have a recording running.

To dump a running flight recording:

1. Expand the necessary connection in the JVM Browser and then expand the Flight Recorder node.
2. Right-click the recording you are interested in and select Dump.
3. Select the path and file name for the recording by clicking the Browse button.
4. Select the time period for which you want to dump event data. The following options are available:

   - Whole recording: Creates a dump fo all the recorded events in the buffer.

   - Last part of recording: Creates a dump of events that happened in the specified time before the end of the recording.

   - Interval of recording: Creates a dump of events that happened in the specified time interval.

5. Select Use this time span when double-clicking to open a recording if you want the selected time period to be used for the Range Navigator when you view the recording file
6. Click Finish to create the recording dump file.

(Optional) Enter the result of the procedure here.

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