Setting the "hugepages" kernel parameter causes the kdump kernel to hang

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Setting the hugepages kernel parameter in the boot/grub/grub.conf file (as displayed in the proc/cmdline file - post reboot) can cause the kdump kernel to hang during capture.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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