Is "kdump" Pre-configured By Default On Oracle Exalytics Server

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Update Date:	2014-04-06
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Solution 1639784.1 : Is "kdump" Pre-configured By Default On Oracle Exalytics Server

Applies to:

Oracle Exalytics Software - Version 1.0.0.1.0 and later
Exalytics In-Memory Machine X2-4 - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Is "kdump" pre-configured (by default) on Oracle Exalytics Systems?

Solution

The "kdump" utility is not enabled, by default in Exalytics systems. You can verify kdump state on your server by logging in as root and running the command:

# system-config-kdump

By default, you will see:

kdump

If you wish to enable kdump, please refer to <Note 452067.1> - How to Configure "kdump" on Oracle Linux 5.

NOTE: <Note 452067.1> recommends installing kexec-tools if not already installed. Typically kexec-tools is installed on an Exalytics server and your version may be kexec-tools-1.102pre-96.1.1.el5_5.2 (or higher). You may confirm that the tools are installed by running the following command as "root" user:

[root@eyorl02cn01 ~]# rpm -qa | grep kexec-tools
kexec-tools-1.102pre-96.1.1.el5_5.2

This is applicable only for bare metal installation. If you are using Virtual Machine (VM), Please refer the below notes:

<Note 1351399.1> - How to Configure 'kdump' for Oracle VM 3.0
<Note 1520837.1> How to Configure 'kdump' for Oracle VM 3.2.1.

References

<NOTE:1520837.1> - How to Configure 'kdump' for Oracle VM 3.2.1
<NOTE:1351399.1> - How to Configure 'kdump' for Oracle VM 3.0

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