[RHEL7.5/UEFI] Executing efibootmgr results in a system reset / Anaconda resets the system when setting the boot loader

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Issue

  • When running RHEL7.5 kernel kernel-3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64, executing efibootmgr results in a system reset

  • When installing a system using the RHEL7.5 DVD, a system reset occurs when anaconda tries to set up the boot loader

    <TIME> localhost packaging: ==== end rpm scriptlet logs ====
<TIME> localhost anaconda: Installing boot loader
<TIME> localhost anaconda: boot loader stage1 target device is sda1
<TIME> localhost anaconda: boot loader stage2 target device is sda2
<TIME> localhost program: Running... xfs_freeze -f /boot
<TIME> localhost program: Running... xfs_freeze -u /boot
<TIME> localhost program: Running... efibootmgr

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5
  • kernel-3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64
  • efibootmgr

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