Description of problem: Failed to start kdump on a RHEL5 Xen Domain-0, which has less than 4G RAM: # uname -r 2.6.18-348.el5xen # service kdump start No kdump kernel image found.[WARNING] Tried to locate /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-348.el5PAE Starting kdump:[FAILED] Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-xen-2.6.18-348.el5 (i386) kexec-tools-1.102pre-161.el5 (i386) How reproducible: always Actual results: Asking for PAE kernel Expected results: For <$G system, kdump kernel should be non-PAE. And starting kdump with OK. Additional info:
(In reply to comment #0) > Expected results: > For <$G system, kdump kernel should be non-PAE. And starting kdump with OK. ^^^ typo, want to say "<4G system"
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Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1321.html