Setting up kdump

SUSE Linux™ Enterprise Server 12 SP3 provides two ways of setting up kdump.

About this task

You can choose between the following methods of setting up kdump:

The kdump configuration utility in YaST: Graphical tool with kdump configuration options.
Manually, using the configuration file /etc/sysconfig/kdump. For a configuration example, see the chapter about kexec and kdump in the System Analysis and Tuning Guide, available at
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www.suse.com/documentation
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What to do next

You can check whether kdump is set up with the lsshut command. If the command lists kdump as a shutdown action, kdump is configured. For example:

# lsshut 
Trigger          Action
========================
Halt             stop
Power off        stop
Reboot           reipl
Restart          kdump,stop
Panic            kdump,stop

As a backup, you can set up a stand-alone dump tool in addition to kdump. See dumpconf - Configure panic or PSW restart action about how to run a backup tool automatically, if kdump fails.