+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1122917 +++

Description of problem:

By default in /etc/kdump.conf kdump target is set to /var/crash. But this default doesn't work in Node and when you try to start kdump service, following error appears:

  # service kdump start
  No kdump initial ramdisk found.[WARNING]
  Rebuilding /boot-kdump/initrd-2.6.32-431.20.3.el6.x86_64kdump.img
  mount: /dev/mapper/live-rw already mounted or /tmp/tmp.WCE4ysGYog busy
  mount: according to mtab, /dev/mapper/live-rw is mounted on /
  /etc/kdump.conf: Bad mount point UUID=ae24299b-205f-4434-89ad-c1e5f2a222e6
  Failed to run mkdumprd

This behavior breaks compatibility with kdump behavior on Fedora/RHEL/Centos, where local crashdump is set correctly by default. It also forces sysadmin:

  1. Select NFS as kdump target using kdump_nfs kernel command line parameter or

  2. Login to host and use UI to configure kdump target.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

ovirt-node-iso-3.5.0.ovirt35.20140707.el6

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install node with default boot parameters (without kdump_nfs)
2. Login as root and try to start kdump service


Actual results:

Kdump service cannot be started due to error mentioned above

Expected results:

Kdump service can be started with default target after installation

Additional info:

There are several options how to solve this:

1. Provide /etc/kdump.conf with working local kdump target by default (this is the best idea IMO)

2. Provide kernel boot parameter to configure local kdump target on installation

--- Additional comment from Ryan Barry on 2014-07-24 14:25:17 EDT ---

Martin:

kdump_local=y should already work for autoinstalls.

We can ship a kdump config which matches the configuration set if you configure it through the TUI, though to be clear, it will not work during the install itself. Will that work?

--- Additional comment from Martin Perina on 2014-07-25 08:57:23 EDT ---

Thanks Ryan, I didn't know about kdump_local parameter, because the only documentation describing node specific kernel command line parameters I found was RHEVH 3.2 Hypervisor deployment guide :-( and there's only kdump_nfs param.

Anyway I just tested kdump_local parameter and it works fine. If this parameter was specified during installation, once installation finishes, host can be added to oVirt using host deploy without any manual intervention, so that's great.

Now, is it possible to make this parameter to be enabled by default? I mean when sysadmin prepares PXE setup, he wouldn't need to add this param manually.