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Oracle Linux: System Message Log (/var/log/messages, ILOM or console) Displays: "ata_id: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY failed for '/dev/sda" Entries (Doc ID 2461235.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.9 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Symptoms

Entries similar to:

ata_id: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY failed for '/dev/sdb'

appear in the system logs many times, denoting a continuing problem.

Cause

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Symptoms
Cause
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