kdump hangs with "Out of memory" error during vmcore collection

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When the system panics kdump starts, but kdump hangs and does not output a vmcore. I see following error messages on the console:
Kernel panic - not syncing: Out of memory and no killable processes...

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Kdump

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