This blog was originally written by Abhijit Khande & Gobind Vijayakumar from DELL Windows Engineering Team.
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With the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Operating system Microsoft has introduced a new method of debugging known as KDNET which is used for debugging over network. In this blog we will discuss KDNET and how it can be configured and used on Dell Servers.
In previous editions of Microsoft® Windows Operating Systems, Kernel Debugging was performed through Serial Cable, USB and 1394 (Firewire). These methods introduced several challenges like serial connectivity being slow; USB requiring special hardware which may not be cost effective and 1394 port being rarely available on all the servers.
These challenges can be overcome by newer Kernel Debugging over network.
Kernel Debugging over network has many advantages over the debugging done via other methods
- Multiple times faster than Serial Cable
- Less Hassle in Setup
- More Flexible