Memory Acquisition Pattern Catalogue

Software: the parts of a computer that can be dumped.

In addition to existing pattern catalogues such as for memory analysis we introduce patterns of memory acquisition as general platform and product independent reusable solutions to commonly occurring memory acquisition problems applicable in specific contexts. Here's the current list with their classification:

Structural Space Patterns

•    General

✓ State Summary Dump

✓ Region Memory Dump

•    Volatile

✓ Process Memory Dump

✓ Kernel memory Dump

✓ Physical Memory Dump

✓ Hyper Memory Dump

✓ Fiber Bundle Dump

•    Persistent

✓ File Memory Dump

✓ Storage Memory Dump

Acquisition Strategy Patterns

✓ External Dump

✓ Self-Dump

✓ Conditional Dump

✓ Dump Sequence