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[OLVM] Guest OS In An Imported OL7 VM Does Not Boot. (Doc ID 2780854.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 01, 2021

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.7 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [4.14.35] and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Imported an OL7x VM from OVM to OLVM by importing the raw disk and attaching it to a new VM, and the guest OS fails to boot and drops to the Dracut Emergency Shell with the error similar to the following:

Warning: /dev/mapper/ol-root does not exist

Cause

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