Preventing kdump from using the HP SmartArray controller (cciss)

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • kdump to cciss devices fails.
  • How do I enable kdump on a system with a HP SmartArray controller using the cciss driver, if I'm unable to or don't want to dump to the cciss device?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6
  • kexec-tools-1.102pre-138 or newer

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