vmpanic - Specify CP command to run after a kernel panic

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 z/VM guest

Use the vmpanic= kernel parameter to specify a command to be issued to CP after a kernel panic.

This command applies only to Linux® on z/VM.

Note: Ensure that the dumpconf service is disabled when you use this kernel parameter. Otherwise, dumpconf will override the setting.

Format

vmpanic syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramvmpanic= <COMMAND>

Examples

This example specifies that a VMDUMP is to follow a kernel panic: 
      vmpanic="VMDUMP"
Note: The command must be entered in uppercase.