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Oracle VM: Error "kernel: EXT4-fs warning (device <dev>): ext4_end_bio:<id>: I/O error writing to inode" in Guest Domain (Doc ID 1506029.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 04, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle VM - Version 3.1.1 and later
Private Cloud Appliance - Version 2.1.1 to 2.1.1 [Release 2.0]
Linux x86
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

VM guest complains I/O error like:

Nov  6 12:58:56 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev xvde, sector 258560
Nov  6 12:58:56 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 32064
...
Nov  6 12:58:56 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 32074
Nov  6 12:58:56 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs warning (device dm-4): ext4_end_bio:258: I/O error writing to inode 655361 (offset 40853504 size 49152 starting block 32064)
Nov  6 12:58:56 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev xvde, sector 258648

Cause

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