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32.5.2. Check the memory dump

When the memory dump is finished and Red Hat Enterprise Linux is rebooted, you can check the memory dump with the crash command by opening the special device file.
The following example shows how to check the memory dump which is saved on /dev/sdb1.

Example 32.9. Checking Dump Integrity

crash /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/2.6.32-358.el6.x86_64/vmlinux /dev/sdb1