SMEDump.txt is not generated on Veritas System Recovery 22 or later

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Description

Error Message

The code execution cannot proceed because VXCRYPTO_7.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.

Resolution

To generate SMEDump.txt, perform below operations.

1. Create C:\smedump folder.

2. Copy "C:\Program Files\Veritas\Veritas System Recovery\Shared\vxcrypto_7.dll" to "C:\Program Files\Veritas\Veritas System Recovery\Utility".

3. Launch Command Prompt, and move to "C:\Program Files\Veritas\Veritas System Recovery\Utility", run the below command.

  SMEDump.ext -out C:\smedump\smedump.txt

Or run Support Gather Utility or VQA Utility.

4. If the SMEdump.txt is generated using the above command then it is located at C:\smedump folder.

If the SMEdump.txt is generated by the Support Gather Utility or VQA Utility, SMEdump.txt is included in the log files 

Issue/Introduction

SMEDump.txt is not generated in Support Gather log files or VQA log files on Veritas System Recovery 22 or later. When running SMEDump.exe, it reports an error.