Exadata: No kdump initial ramdisk found. [WARNING] - no record for 'dm-0' in database

Asset ID:	1-72-1585910.1
Update Date:	2014-08-27
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Solution 1585910.1 : Exadata: No kdump initial ramdisk found. [WARNING] - no record for 'dm-0' in database

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.9 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [2.6.32] and later
Exadata Database Machine X2-2 Hardware - Version All Versions and later
Exadata Database Machine X2-8 - Version All Versions and later
Exadata X3-2 Hardware - Version All Versions and later
Exadata X3-8 Hardware - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

No kdump initial ramdisk found. [WARNING]
Rebuilding /boot/initrd-2.6.32-400.21.1.el5uekkdump.img
no record for 'dm-0' in database

Changes

Setting up kdump

Cause

Unpublished Bug 16789676 : MKDUMPRD FROM KEXEC-TOOLS-1.102PRE-161.EL5.X86_64 FAILS WITH EXT3.KO SEARCH

Solution

Download a different kexec:

kexec-tools-2.0.3-3.0.4.el5.x86_64.rpm (available at https://oss.oracle.com/el5/SRPMS-updates/)

You have to remove the current kexec tools using

rpm -e --nodeps kexec-tools

Then install new one with

rpm -i <path_to_kexec-tools.rpm>

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