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OLVM: Qemu Direct LUN Disk Naming Changed in the Virtual Machine after Update to 4.4.10 from 4.3.x (Doc ID 2948116.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 09, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 8.7 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [5.15.0] and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The Qemu naming convention for the direct LUNs has changed since the upgrade to 4.4.10 from 4.3.x.This results in any applications or databases using those disks might not start up or will throw errors.

On 4.3.x:

The disk names of the direct LUNs before the upgrade:

0QEMU_QEMU_HARDDISK_drive-ua_<UUID>

ON 4.4.10:

The disk names of the direct LUNs after the upgrade to 4.4.10 :

0QEMU_QEMU_HARDDISK_<UUID>

Changes

 Upgrade from 4.3.x to 4.4.10.

Cause

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