Install kdump on the command line

To enable kdump when it is not installed by default, such as in custom Kickstart installations, install the required packages and confirm the installation.

Before you begin

  • An active Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription.
  • A repository containing the kexec-tools, kdump-utils, and makedumpfile packages for your system CPU architecture.
  • Fulfilled requirements for kdump configurations and targets. For details, see Supported kdump configurations and targets.

Procedure

  1. Check if kdump is installed on your system:
    # rpm -q kexec-tools kdump-utils makedumpfile
  2. If the kdump is not installed, install required packages:
    # dnf install kexec-tools kdump-utils makedumpfile