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OLVM: Error "The latest guest agent needs to be installed and running on the guest" on Oracle Linux 6 VM (Doc ID 2738696.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 01, 2021

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.6 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [4.14.35] and later
x86_64

Symptoms

A running OL6 VM in Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager web portal may shows and yellow exclamation mark and an error message of "The latest guest agent needs to be installed and running on the guest". However the qemu-ga service is running fine in the guest OS.

Changes

A new OL6 VM is installed or imported (through p2v) into OLVM admin portal.

Cause

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