In which versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are FIFREEZE/FITHAW available?
Issue
- In which versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) are FIFREEZE/FITHAW available?
- We have opened a case with VMware because a RHEL guest running on ESXi stayed frozen after missing the VMware snapshot operation.
- According to the VMware support, our problem is in the KB 2038606, which states that if we request to Red Hat supported the "FIFREEZE / FITHAW ioctl" feature.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (2.6.18-164.el5) and newer
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Subscriber exclusive content
A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.
