Why kdump fails to get generated when v7 hardware certification tool is run?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • kdump fails to get generated when v7 hardware certification tool is run.
  • Below is snip when test is run :
Test Parameters: OUTPUTFILE=/var/log/v7/runs/1/kdump/output.log DEVICE=local TESTSERVER=10.61.0.3 RUNMODE=auto DEBUG=off UDI= INCOMPLETE=1
<output name="initialize">
Checking required packages:
kexec-tools-2.0.0-209.el6.x86_64
crash-5.1.8-1.el6.x86_64
kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86_64
Checking kdump configuration
Found crashkernel=130M@0M boot parameter
Kernel panic reboot timeout is 0
Setting to 1 sec.
core_collector currently set to "makedumpfile -d 31"
removing net setting for local disk dump
link_delay set to 60
restarting kdump with new configuration...
Stopping kdump:[  OK  ]
Detected change(s) the following file(s):

  /etc/kdump.conf
Rebuilding /boot/initrd-2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64kdump.img
Starting kdump:[  OK  ]
Checking kdump service
kdump is running

  • The test will now cause a kernel panic to exercise kdump
Syncing disks
Test Parameters: OUTPUTFILE=/var/log/v7/runs/1/kdump/output.log DEVICE=local TESTSERVER=10.61.0.3 RUNMODE=auto DEBUG=off UDI= INCOMPLETE=1
<output name="verify">
reboot took 00:03:00
method: panic
kernel: 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64
Mar  6 09:51:34 SABRE-REDHAT64-25 kernel: Linux version 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64 (<a class="make_room_for_kcs" href="mailto:mockbuild@x86-004.build.bos.redhat.com">mockbuild@x86-004.build.bos.redhat.com</a>) (gcc version 4.4.5 20110214 (Red Hat 4.4.5-6) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Wed Nov 9 08:03:13 EST 2011
reboot verified
Looking for vmcore image directories under /var/crash
127.0.0.1-2012-03-06-09:49:54 took 0:01:00
Found kdump image: /var/crash/127.0.0.1-2012-03-06-09:49:54/vmcore
crash: /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64/vmlinux: No such file or directory

Usage:

  crash [OPTION]... NAMELIST MEMORY-IMAGE  (dumpfile form)
  crash [OPTION]... [NAMELIST]             (live system form)

Enter "crash -h" for details.
Error: could not verify kdump image /var/crash/127.0.0.1-2012-03-06-09:49:54/vmcore
"echo "sys
q" | crash -s /var/crash/127.0.0.1-2012-03-06-09:49:54/vmcore /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux" returned 1

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2

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