Disabling kdump

Steps to disable kdump in IBM Storage Fusion.

About this task

If you want to disable kdump after a Global data platform upgrade, follow this procedure.

For any node drain issues, see Issues related to IBM Storage Fusion HCI System node drains.

1. Create a MachineConfig YAML file, "disable-kdump-worker.yaml" with the following information that configures and disable kdump.

   
   apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
   kind: MachineConfig
   metadata:
     labels:
       machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: worker
     name: 99-custom-disable-kdump-worker
   spec:
     config:
       ignition:
         version: 3.2.0
       systemd:
         units:
         - enabled: false
           mask: true
           name: kdump.service

2. Create a MachineConfig YAML file, "disable-kdump-master.yaml" with the following information that configures and disable kdump.

   
   apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
   kind: MachineConfig
   metadata:
     labels:
       machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: master
     name: 99-custom-disable-kdump-master
   spec:
     config:
       ignition:
         version: 3.2.0
       systemd:
         units:
         - enabled: false
           mask: true
           name: kdump.service

3. Run the OC commands to disable kdump.

   
   oc apply -f disable-kdump-master.yaml
   oc apply -f disable-kdump-worker.yaml