Create XFS Filesystem In VM Guest On OVM 3.4.X Leads to Oracle VM Server Fencing (Doc ID 2308984.1)

Last updated on MAY 26, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle VM - Version 3.4.1 to 3.4.4 [Release OVM34]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Under rare circumstances creating an XFS filesystem in a VM running on OVM 3.4 will lead to a fence of the Oracle VM Server

After running mkfs.xfs on a Virtual Disk in the Guest the OVM server reports path lost:

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Symptoms

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