Kdump hangs with the message like `Waiting on N sda-like device(s)` with hpsa driver installed.

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Issue

  • Kdump is not able to dump vmcore and is stuck flashing the message:
Waiting on 2 sda-like device(s)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
  • Smart Array G6 controllers
  • ProLiant DL580 G7
  • kmod-hpsa-3.4.2-4.rhel6u4.x86_64
  • hpsa/cciss module installed

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