Description of problem: I was running a memory cert test on a system with 192GB of memory and started encountering the oom-killer. This appears to result in cert test failures. I noticed that the default swap space that I had used was less than the amount of memory in the box. I increased this swap space to about 1.5 - 2 times the amount of memory. I was able to successfullly run the memory cert test to completion with no failures. The RHEL 5 cert documentation should include advice for sizing of swap space when running the memory test. It would also be beneficial if there are other known configuration requirements for tests to succeed that they aslo be included in the documentation. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): hts-5.0-32 How reproducible: 1/1 Steps to Reproduce: 1. run memory cert test on system with less swap space than available memory 2. 3. Actual results: oom-killer results in failed test Expected results: no configuration-related failures Additional info:
The recommended swap space configuration for the memory test should would be that of a normal RHEL configuration, and should be covered by RHEL's documentation. It does seem appropriate to alert the tester to this issue in HTS docs, however.
Added note, R45
*** Bug 236932 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0736.html