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Oracle Linux : Getting Errors "Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 0" in /var/log/messages (Doc ID 2588868.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 10, 2019

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.8 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Observed below errors in /var/log/messages on Physical Server on Oracle Linux 6.

Aug 1 21:07:27 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 0
Aug 1 21:07:27 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 1
Aug 1 21:07:27 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 2
Aug 1 21:07:27 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 3
Aug 1 21:07:27 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 4
Aug 1 21:07:27 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 5
Aug 1 21:07:27 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 6

Cause

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