Issue Description

VMP installation failed with error message "trying to allocate 1145 pages for VMLINUZ"

Error/Warning Information

Handling Process

1. Refer from the following links, just simply install the operating system into legacy mode then the operating system should be able to boot up. (Note: VMP was based on RHEL operating system)

https://thelinuxcluster.com/2020/05/17/trying-to-allocate-1005-pages-for-vmlinuz-error-when-booting-with-rhel-or-centos-6-5-disks/

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/red-hat-enterprise-linux-6-rhel6-native-extensible-firmware-interface-efi-install-not-supported-greater-512-gb-memory-ibm-system-x-and-bladecenter

Root Cause

VMP was installed in UEFI mode.

Solution

Install VMP in traditional legacy mode.