HVM Guest Oracle Linux Bootup Failed with extra = 'single' in vm.cfg (Doc ID 2293460.1)

Last updated on JUNE 09, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle VM - Version 3.2.1 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

HVM guest Oracle Linux cannot be brought up successfully with extra = 'single' in vm.cfg

This is not a support method to bring the HVM guest into single user mode.

Run "xm create vm.cfg" command will be failed with error:

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