Oracle Linux Server Shuts Down Unexpectedly then Fails to Boot with No Apparent Error (Doc ID 2757290.1)

Last updated on MARCH 03, 2021

Applies to:

Symptoms

An Oracle Linux (OL) server shuts down unexpectedly then subsequently fails to boot.
Repeated attempts to boot the system denote services/units initially start, however stop just after reaching target Local File Systems before the system is halted.
No obvious errors, service/unit failures are reported for either the unexpected shutdown or boot failure.

In this instance, the following boot-time system console messages boot time were observed on an OL7 system:

Changes

No seemingly relevant changes occurred before the unexpected system shutdown and subsequent failure to boot.

Cause

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