How do I capture a vmcore from a KVM or RHEV guest?
Issue
- How do I capture a vmcore from a KVM guest?
- How do I capture a vmcore from a RHEV guest?
- Is there any special panic dump facility for KVM and RHEV guests?
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Can I use the guests vmcore to diagnose issues like:
- vm was hung state
- KVM host and guest servers are down
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization all versions
- Red Hat Virtualization all versions
- Red Hat Openstack all versions
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