Oracle Linux: Exadata Server Hangs on Boot After Image Upgrade with Messages: "Starting Switch Root..." (Doc ID 2820314.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Linux x86-64

After Oracle Exadata image upgrade from 19.2.0 to 20.1.11, the server fails to boot.
During boot, the system hangs at Starting Switch Root... :

The Exadata system was upgraded immediately before the issue.

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