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OLVM: Error when adding KVM - "Unable to start service vdsmd.service: A dependency job for vdsmd.service failed. See 'journalctl -xe' for details" (Doc ID 3002407.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 07, 2024

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 8.5 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [5.4.17] and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

 Adding KVM host to OLVM fails with the following error:

Unable to start service vdsmd.service: A dependency job for vdsmd.service failed. See 'journalctl -xe' for details.

 Following errors are seen in 'engine.log' file and 'journal -xe' command outout.

 

 

Changes

 No Changes, existing stable OLVM environment.

Cause

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