Debugging a DotNetNuke Installation

In this series of tutorials we demonstrate advanced debugging and troubleshooting techniques for DotNetNuke. This is an expert-level series that explores profiling, stack tracing, packet tracing, reverse compiling and more. We will also demonstrate how to troubleshoot performance problems caused by third party modules.

We will cover the following topics and tools:

* Part 1 - Introduction to Profilers
* Part 2 - Using SQL Profiler to Analyze Database Activity
* Part 3 - Using DotTrace to Analyze .NET Activity
* Part 4 - Using Managed Stack Explorer to View Stack Traces
* Part 5 - Using WireShark to wire-tap a Broken Module


Video 1 - Introduction to Profilers

* Introduction
* What are Profilers?
* Two Kinds of Profilers
* How to use Profilers to find Problems
* Two common types of performance problems
* Common Profiler Tools

Time Length: 2min 40secs

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Video 2 - SQL Profiler

* How to get SQL Profiler
* Running SQL Profiler
* Connecting to a Database Server
* Recreating the Performance Problem
* Understanding SQL Profiler's Data

Time Length: 4min 08secs
Video 3 - DotTrace

* How to get DotTrace
* Running DotTrace
* Profiling IIS
* A word of Warning
* Collecting Performance Data
* Understanding the Thread Tree and Call Tree
* Exploring the Call Tree
* Diagnosing the Performance Issue

Video 4 - Managed Stack Explorer

* Managed Stack Explorer vs DotTrace
* How to get Managed Stack Explorer
* Exploring Processes
* Exploring Threads
* Exploring Stack Traces
* Identifying the Problem

Video 5 - WireShark

* What is WireShark?
* How do you get a copy of it?
* Starting up WireShark
* The problem: A broken flash module
* Our first Wire-Tap
* Converting Packets to Streams
* Exploring the Flash Module's Stream
* Identifying the Flash Module's Problem
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