[ PCA / OVM ] Attempting to create a file or a folder on a Windows VM guest fails with "Error 0x8007045D: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error"

(Doc ID 2360489.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Applies to:

Private Cloud Appliance - Version 1.0.1 and later
Oracle VM - Version 3.0.1 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

On Oracle Private Cloud Appliance and Oracle VM, when attempting to perform any kind of file or folder creation on a Windows Virtual Machine, the operation fails with the following kind of error :

An unexpected error is keeping you from creating the folder. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem.

Error 0x8007045D: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device.

e.g. :

 

Cause

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