RHEL6: Speeding up kernel crash / hang analysis with the kernel log

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Introduction

One of the most severe errors which may happen in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system is a kernel crash or hang. When this occurs, often a very large file is produced containing a memory dump of the entire system. This file is called a vmcore, and may be very large (many gigabytes). Analysis of the kernel crash or hang often requires this large file be uploaded to Red Ha...

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