Boot Failed with Error: Warning: /dev/<VG>/root does not exist
Applies to:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Oracle Compute Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
The instance fails to boot.
The console, three minutes after the boot shows:
[ OK ] Started iSCSI UserSpace I/O driver. Starting Open-iSCSI... [ OK ] Started Open-iSCSI. [ 127.394485] dracut-initqueue[316]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts [ 127.997696] dracut-initqueue[316]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts [ 189.641693] dracut-initqueue[316]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts [ 189.641871] dracut-initqueue[316]: Warning: Could not boot. [ 189.744797] dracut-initqueue[316]: Warning: /dev/mapper/ol-root does not exist [ 189.746759] dracut-initqueue[316]: Warning: /dev/ol_test/root does not exist Starting Dracut Emergency Shell... Warning: /dev/mapper/ol-root does not exist Warning: /dev/ol_test/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 after mounting them and attach it to a bug report. dracut:/#
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