Why does Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 panic on VMware Paravirtual hardware?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Issue

  • Why does Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 panic on VMware Paravirtual hardware?
  • Server rebooted automatically while using VMware Paravirtual device.

Resolution

  • To use VMware paravirtual hardware the pvscsi module is required which is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Installing VMware-tools usually provides this modules. Open a case with VMware for a definitive answer.

Note: The pvscsi module is available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, see : https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=553062

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