Xen Error "(XEN) Failed To Bring Up CPU 6 (error -5)"

(Doc ID 2189987.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 12, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle VM - Version 2.1.1 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

System boots up with error message:

When checked /proc/cpuinfo, above CPU#3 and CPU#27 are missing. 

Cause

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