Oracle Cloud Instance Boot Log Reports "Device ethX does not seem to be present, delaying initialization" Error (Doc ID 2359360.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 16, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

The boot log of an Oracle Cloud instance shows the below messages

Determining IP information for eth0... done.

[ OK ]

Bringing up interface eth1: Device "eth1" does not exist.

Device eth1 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization.

[FAILED]

Bringing up interface eth2: Device "eth2" does not exist.

Device eth2 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization.

[FAILED]

Also, the MAC address of the interfaces are observed to change every time an instance is stopped/started.

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