Configuring kdump to capture a RHEL kernel crash
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kdump reserves memory ahead of time so a second, minimal kernel can boot after a panic and write out a vmcore for analysis. This methodology covers reserving that memory, enabling the service, and why deliberately testing it takes down the host — schedule the test accordingly.
Goal
Reserve crash-kernel memory and enable kdump so a kernel panic leaves a vmcore instead of just a reboot.
Prerequisites
Root access; enough free disk on the configured dump target to hold a full vmcore; a maintenance window if you intend to test it end to end.
Steps
- Check whether crash-kernel memory is already reserved:
cat /sys/kernel/kexec_crash_size
A 0 means the reservation isn't active yet.
2. Reserve it via the crashkernel boot parameter, sized for the installed RAM, and apply it through the bootloader:
grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="crashkernel=256M"
This is a kernel boot parameter, so it needs a reboot to take effect. On RHEL 9 and later, kdumpctl reset-crashkernel --kernel=ALL writes the distribution's recommended default instead of a hand-picked size.
3. After reboot, confirm the reservation:
cat /proc/iomem | grep -i crash
- Enable and start the service:
systemctl enable --now kdump.service
kdumpctl status
- Set the dump target and collector in
/etc/kdump.conf, then rebuild the kdump initramfs so the new settings take effect:
kdumpctl restart
Expected result
After a real or deliberately triggered crash, a vmcore file appears under the configured dump path (by default under /var/crash/) on the next successful boot.
Limits and test basis
The kernel's own kdump documentation frames the reservation as what lets a second, minimal kernel boot inside memory set aside ahead of time; sizing it too small causes that second kernel to fail to boot, which silently defeats capture with no error on the running system. The only way to validate the whole path end to end is to deliberately crash the kernel, which reboots the host immediately and loses any in-flight work — do this only in a scheduled maintenance window on a host carrying no live traffic, never to "just check" on a production system. Undo the reservation with grubby --update-kernel=ALL --remove-args="crashkernel" and systemctl disable --now kdump.service, then reboot.
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출처
- The Linux Kernel documentation: kdump — 아직 확인되지 않음
- kdump-utils source: crashkernel-howto.txt — 아직 확인되지 않음
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