How should the crashkernel parameter be configured for using kdump on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

  • What is the recommended RAM size to reserve for kdump kernel for different different sizes of RAM?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kdump

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