[RHEL5] Panic after update kernel in guest Hyper-V using LIC

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Issue

System panics after updating a RHEL5 guest under Hyper-V:

Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 and the latest
  • Microsoft Windows 2008
  • Hyper-V hypervisor

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