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Abstract
Systems with more than 16 TB of memory or more than 20 cores might not start completely. The system instead times out on a task and the system enters an emergency mode.
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IBM Systems Affected
All IBM POWER9, Power10, and Power11 systems that have memory size larger than 16 TB.
It is observed that systems with more than 16 TB of memory or more than 20 cores might not start completely and the system enters an emergency mode.
1. Edit the /boot/grub2/grubenv file.
2. Find the line that begins with kernelopts=.
3. At the end of the identified line, add udev.children-max=2048.
4. Restart your system.
If the issue persists, revert the modifications that are done in the step 1-4. Make the following
updates to the /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-udev-trigger.service file:
1. In the file, comment out the following line:
ExecStart=/usr/bin/udevadm trigger --type=devices --action=add
2. Add the following line after the line that is commented:
ExecStart=/usr/bin/udevadm trigger --type=devices --subsystem-nomatch=memory --action=add
3. Restart your system.
IBM is working with Red Hat to release a fix for this issue. The fix would come as part of a future Red
Hat maintenance release. If a test fix is needed before the next corresponding Red Hat maintenance release, open a support ticket with Red Hat.
Product Synonym
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x
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Modified date:
29 July 2025
UID
ibm16209253