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Oracle Linux 6 Server Requires a Long Time to Boot with High Number of LUNs (Doc ID 2057549.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 and later
Oracle VM - Version 3.2.1 to 3.2.9 [Release OVM32]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Release : Oracle Linux 6.4
Related RPM:   udev-147-2.46.0.1.el6.x86_64 , device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-64.0.1.el6.x86_64

Kernel: kernel-uek-2.6.39-400.17.1.el6uek.x86_64

Number of LUN's presented from SAN: 100 ( Each with 4 paths )

While booting it is observed that the server takes more than one hour and also it captures the below messages in the syslogs:

 

Cause

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