Exalogic: EM Agent Failing to Start on EMOC Control vServer With "java.net.UnknownHostException" Error

(Doc ID 2314549.1)

Last updated on MARCH 15, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software - Version 2.0.6.0.0 and later
Linux x86-64
Oracle Virtual Server x86-64

Symptoms

In Exalogic Virtual rack's, issue of EM Agent failing to start with "java.net.UnknownHostException" error is noticed.

Below are errors seen at the time of the issue.

"$agent_inst/bin/emctl start agent" command to start EM agent throws below error.

 

Cause

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