Some one has no idea how the kdump brings up the devices during the 2nd kernel boots. The initramfs contains the copy of /etc/dasd.conf, and the kernel will bring up devices which specify in the /etc/dasd.conf. Signed-off-by: Minfei Huang <mhuang(a)redhat.com&gt; --- kexec-kdump-howto.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/kexec-kdump-howto.txt b/kexec-kdump-howto.txt index 5582e40..0fd2a41 100644 --- a/kexec-kdump-howto.txt +++ b/kexec-kdump-howto.txt @@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ the Blade Management Console. Select the corresponding blade for which you want to initate the dump and then click "Restart blade with NMI". This issues a system reset and invokes xmon debugger. +6) System-z specific methods: + +Specify the device option in the /etc/dasd.conf to bring up the device which +you want during the kernel boots. + Advanced Setups: -- 1.8.3.1