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Kdump in Linux VM Guest

 
ymahesh81
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Kdump in Linux VM Guest

Hi ,

 

Need your help..I am stucked with  unable to create memory dump when the linux vm crashes. After completion of kdump configuation with the key combination     Alt+PrintScreen+m  vmcore is not generating.When I tryed manually with the command echo 'c' > /proc/sysrq-trigger able to generate vmcore.Waiting for your reply..

 Thanks

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Reiner  Rottmann
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Re: Kdump in Linux VM Guest

"If running via an RDP session, in order to allow the unusual SysRq key to be forwarded, the RDP session must be set to allow it. When starting the session with mstsc.exe, set Apply Windows key combinations under the Local Resources tab to On the remote computer. "


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