Oracle VM: "Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected. Could not find bridge device <e.g. X03e4a2e85>" When Trying To Start The DomU's/Guest VM's (Doc ID 2562346.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 01, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

On Oracle VM Manager, the DomU's/Guest VM's fails to start due to this Error Message "Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected. Could not find bridge device <e.g. X03e4a2e85>" 

Changes

1. Newly installed OVMM (e.g. OVM Manager Release 3.4.6).

2. Manually migrated the OVM resources from previous/old OVMM (e.g. OVM Manager Release 3.4.1) to the newly installed OVMM (e.g. OVM Manager Release 3.4.6).

Cause

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