How to capture a vmcore of hung Red Hat Enterprise Linux VMware guest system using vmss2core tool?
Issue
- RHEL server running on VMware hung or rebooted, need root cause analysis (RCA)
- VM is hanging and unresponsive on vCenter console, how to troubleshoot?
- How to capture a vmcore from RHEL VMware® guest system?
- RHEL OS on VMWare has a high load or is not responding, how to capture core file for analysis
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- VMware® Workstation 7.1
- VMware® ESX/ESXi
- VMware® "vmss2core" tool
- vmcore
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