'/sbin/mkdumprd' fails to build kdump ramdisk with "The ifcfg-vnet0 or ifcfg-xxx which contains DEVICE=vnet0 field doesn't exist" message on RHEV hypervisor host
Issue
/sbin/mkdumprd run by service kdump start fails to build KDump RAM-disk with the following message on RHEV hypervisor host when KDump target is configured to be network target in /etc/kdump.conf:
# service kdump start
No kdump initial ramdisk found. [WARNING]
Rebuilding /boot/initrd-2.6.32-504.23.4.el6.x86_64kdump.img
The ifcfg-vnet0 or ifcfg-xxx which contains DEVICE=vnet0 field doesn't exist.
Failed to run mkdumprd
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Host or RHEL running virtual machines.
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