kdump fails to start if fence_kdump_nodes contains IP addresses

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • kdump.service fails to start with the following message.

    kdumpctl: Option fence_kdump_nodes cannot contain 192.168.0.1

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • kexec-tools
  • fence_kdump_nodes option contains IP addresses.

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