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OCI: Oracle Linux Instance Fails to Boot with "Warning: /dev/mapper/ocivolume-root does not exist"

in Linux

APPLIES TO

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

SYMPTOMS

Oracle Linux 8 Instance fails to boot with error below and dracut shell shows up:

[  OK  ] Reached target Initrd File Systems.

[  OK  ] Reached target Initrd Default Target.

[  208.902544] dracut-initqueue[617]: Warning: Could not boot.

Starting Setup Virtual Console...

[  OK  ] Started Setup Virtual Console.

Starting Dracut Emergency Shell...

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

Warning: /dev/ocivolume does not exist

Warning: /dev/ocivolume/root does not exist
Generating "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt"
Entering emergency mode. Exit the shell to continue.

Type "journalctl" to view system logs.

You might want to save "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt" to a USB stick or /boot
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