diff --git a/image/templates/files/dumpadm.conf b/image/templates/files/dumpadm.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8d829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image/templates/files/dumpadm.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#
+# dumpadm.conf
+#
+# Configuration parameters for system crash dump.
+# Do NOT edit this file by hand -- use dumpadm(8) instead.
+#
+DUMPADM_CONTENT=curproc
+DUMPADM_ENABLE=no
+DUMPADM_CSAVE=on
diff --git a/image/templates/gimlet/ramdisk-02-trim.json b/image/templates/gimlet/ramdisk-02-trim.json
index 32772e6..a44a3eb 100644
--- a/image/templates/gimlet/ramdisk-02-trim.json
+++ b/image/templates/gimlet/ramdisk-02-trim.json
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
             "file": "/etc/motd",
             "src": "motd",
             "owner": "root", "group": "sys", "mode": "0644" },
+        { "t": "ensure_file",
+            "file": "/etc/dumpadm.conf",
+            "src": "dumpadm.conf",
+            "owner": "root", "group": "other", "mode": "0644" },
 
         { "t": "ensure_dir", "with": "omicron1",
             "dir": "/usr/lib/brand/omicron1/baseline",