Known Issues

Updating Oracle Linux Fails if the kernel-uek Package Cannot Be Updated

By default, the installation of Oracle Linux includes the dtrace-modules package for UEK R3. This package requires a specific kernel-uek version. However, a yum update fails if it cannot update the kernel-uek package when the installonly_limit of three updates is reached as the dtrace-modules package does not allow the existing kernel-uek packages to be removed. yum displays an error message similar to the following example:

--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: kernel-uek-debug-3.8.13-55.1.1.el6uek.x86_64 (public_ol6_UEKR3_latest)
          Requires: kernel-firmware = 3.8.13-55.1.1.el6uek

The workaround is to remove any existing dtrace-modules packages before updating the kernel-uek package, for example:

for package in `rpm -qa | grep dtrace-modules`; do sudo yum remove -y $package; done

When you have removed all dtrace-modules packages, you can update Oracle Linux, including the UEK R3 kernel. If you want to use DTrace with UEK R3, reinstall the dtrace-modules package for the current kernel:

sudo yum install dtrace-modules-`uname -r`

(Bug ID 21669543)

Automatic Bug Reporting Tool

The automated reporting daemons and features provided by the Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) are not supported with Oracle Linux

ABRT packages and associated files, such as libreport, are included in the distribution to satisfy package dependencies and can be used to generate local bug reports but the features to automatically upload these reports are not supported. For technical assistance, contact Oracle Support by using the My Oracle Support portal or by telephone.

Autocompletion of Commands in the bash Shell

Pressing the Tab key to complete commands automatically in the bash shell works for some commands such as ls but not for other commands such as export. You can use the following workaround to enable autocompletion for all commands:

Remove the bash-completion package:
```
sudo yum remove bash-completion
```
Run the complete -r command in the shell. For example, you could put this command in $HOME/.bashrc.

(Bug ID 19248362)

Ceph Block Devices

The UEK R3 does not support the mounting and formatting of Ceph block devices. (Bug ID 20304006)

Crash Kernel auto Setting

If you enable the crashkernel=auto kernel parameter for UEK R3 to simplify Kdump configuration, both dmesg output and /proc/cmdline show crashkernel=NNNM@0M. This is the expected behavior for the implementation, where @0M implies the auto setting. The crashkernel=auto parameter is not supported for Xen.

firewalld Does Not Currently Support IPv6 NAT Under UEK R3

The following error message indicates that IPv6 NAT is not currently supported by firewalld with UEK R3.

ERROR: ipv6 table 'nat' does not exist (or not enough permission to check)

(Bug ID 18504545)

grubby Sets Incorrect Saved Entry

If grubby is used to remove a kernel menu entry from the GRUB 2 configuration, the value of the default entry in /etc/grub2/grub.cfg is incorrect. The workaround is to set the value of GRUB_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub to the correct entry and use grub2-mkconfig to recreate /etc/grub2/grub.cfg, or use yum or rpm to remove the kernel packages. (Bug ID 19192278)

Hebrew LaTeX Fonts

Installing the tex-fonts-hebrew package fails unless you first install all texlive* packages. (Bug ID 19059949)

InfiniBand Issues

The following sections describe issues that might be encountered when using InfiniBand devices.

Configuring Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB)

To configure Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB):

Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ibN configuration file, where N is the number of the interface. The following example shows the configuration for the interface ib0:
```
DEVICE=ib0
TYPE=InfiniBand
ONBOOT=yes 
DHCP_HOSTNAME="myhost.mydom.com"
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.100.1
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
IPV6INIT=no 
CONNECTED_MODE=no
NAME=ib0 
```
Stop the NetworkManager service:
```
sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager
```
Start the RDMA service:
```
sudo systemctl start rdma
```
Bring up the interface:
```
sudo ifup ibN
```
(Bug ID 19150870)

Changing the IPoIB mode of an InfiniBand Interface

The IPoIB driver supports the use of either connected mode or datagram mode with an interface, where datagram mode is the default mode. Changing the mode of an InfiniBand interface by echoing either connected or datagram to /sys/class/net/ibN/mode is not supported. It is also not possible to change the mode of an InfiniBand interface while it is enabled.

To change the IPoIB mode of an InfiniBand interface:

Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ibN configuration file, where N is the number of the interface:
- To configure connected mode, specify CONNECTED_MODE=yes in the file.
- To configure datagram mode, either specify CONNECTED_MODE=no in the file or do not specify this setting at all (datagram mode is enabled by default).
Note:

Before saving your changes, make sure that you have not specified more than one setting for CONNECTED_MODE in the file.
To enable the specified mode on the interface, use the following commands to take down the interface and bring it back up:
```
sudo ifdown ibN
sudo ifup ibN
```

(Bug ID 17479833)

Disabling a Switch Port Generates Warnings

You might see the following warning messages if you use the ibportstate disable command to disable a switch port:

ibwarn: [2696] _do_madrpc: recv failed: Connection timed out
ibwarn: [2696] mad_rpc: _do_madrpc failed; dport (Lid 38)
ibportstate: iberror: failed: smp set portinfo failed

You can safely ignore these warnings. (Bug ID 16248314)

Installation Issues

The following sections describe issues that might be encountered during installation.

Configuring Encryption and /boot During Installation

During installation, if you select Encrypt my data on the Installation Destination screen and then perform manual partitioning, the Encrypt check box is not shown as selected on the Manual Partitioning screen. This check box refers to encryption that you can configure on a file system type that supports encryption or on an LVM logical volume that contains the file system. If you click Modify, the Encrypt check box on the Configure Volume screen is shown as selected for the volume, meaning that the encryption will be applied at the level of the underlying block device.

For LVM, selecting Encrypt my data encrypts the LVM physical volume and all the logical volumes that it contains. If you do not select Encrypt my data, you can encrypt the logical volume by selecting the Encrypt check box on the Manual Partitioning screen or encrypt the physical volume by selecting the Encrypt check box on the Configure Volume screen.

For btrfs, encryption can only be applied to the block device that contains the file system, including its subvolumes. For example, enabling encryption for the /home subvolume of a btrfs root file system implicitly enables encryption for the root file system itself. You can only select the Encrypt check box on the Configure Volume screen. As btrfs does not support encryption at the file-system level, you cannot select the Encrypt check box on the Manual Partitioning screen for a btrfs file system.

Do not select the Encrypt check box or a BTRFS, LVM, or LVM Thin Provisioning device type for /boot. The /boot file system must be configured on a standard partition and should be of type ext4 or XFS.

When entering a password in the Disk Encryption Passphrase dialog, press Tab to move between the entry fields. You cannot use the mouse to select the fields.

Network Installation

Attempting to perform a network installation without configuring a network interface to use DHCP to obtain its IP settings or with static IP settings results in the error Error in Installation Source.

For example, if you use a feature such as a remote console or Lights-out management to access a boot ISO, the network configuration of the embedded server manager might not be available when you select the installation location. The workaround is to use the graphical installer to configure the network settings manually before configuring the installation location. (Bug ID 19047736)

Intel QuickAssist Acceleration Technology

The UEK R3 does not support the QAT driver that allows cryptographic capabilities to be offloaded to QuickAssist hardware.

multipath Messages Relating to zram

Running the multipath -ll command under UEK R3 produces messages such as the following:

zram0: No fc_host device for 'host'
zram0: No fc_host device for 'host'
zram0: No fc_remote_port device for 'rport--1:-1-0'

You can ignore these message as there is no effect on multipath functionality. You can prevent the messages from occurring by blocklisting the zram device in /etc/multipath.conf.

(Bug ID 20300644)

net_prio Control Group

The Network Priority cgroup subsystem (net_prio) is not currently supported for use with UEK R3. Attempting to use the module with UEK R3 results in error messages such as the following:

modprobe: FATAL: Module netprio_cgroup not found
mount: special device cgroup does not exist.

(Bug ID 18966564)

Network Connection Icon Reports Incorrect State for Interfaces

The network connection icon might report an active network interface as being disconnected. This behavior is seen for the root user but not for other users. Command-line utilities such as ip link and ifconfig report the correct state. (Bug ID 19060089)

Network Teaming

Network teaming is not currently supported for use with UEK R3. The workaround is to use bonding instead. (Bug ID 19151770)

NFS Issues

The following sections describe issues that might be encountered when using NFS.

Using NFS v4 with an lxc-oracle Container Fails

Attempting to create an lxc-oracle container on a remote file system mounted using NFS v4 fails. In addition, attempting to mount a remote file system using NFS v4 from within an lxc-oracle container also fails. The workaround is to use NFS v3 instead. (Bug ID 16316266)

Enabling and Disabling NFS

You cannot enable or disable the NFS service by using the systemctl command with nfs.service. Specify nfs-server.service instead, for example:

sudo systemctl enable nfs-server

(Bug ID 18437212)

Oracle ASM Fails to Initialize with SELinux in Enforcing Mode

The oracleasm script fails if SELinux is in Enforcing mode. The suggested workaround is to disable the SELInux policy module for Oracle ASM before running oracleasm:

sudo semodule -d oracleasm
sudo semodule -l | grep oracleasm

oracleasm      1.0.0   Disabled

(Bug ID 18513404)

Oracle Linux 7 Guests on Oracle VM and Xen

Oracle Linux 7 guests are supported for both hardware virtualization (HVM) and hardware virtualization with paravirtual drivers (PVHVM) on Oracle VM 3. Oracle Linux 7 guests in a paravirtualized domain (PVM) on Oracle VM or other Xen-based hypervisors are not supported.

Oracle Linux 7 guests of any type are not supported on Oracle VM 2.

Per-CPU Allocation Fails when Loading kvm_intel Module with UEK R3

Per-CPU allocation fails when the kvm_intel module is loaded with UEK R3. Messages such as the following are logged:

kvm_intel: Could not allocate 48 bytes percpu data 
PERCPU: limit reached, disable warning

There is no current workaround for UEK R3. (Bug ID 18459498)

systemctl Does Not Support Some Service Actions

The systemctl command supports the disable, enable, restart, start, status, and stop actions for services such as o2cb and oracleasm. To perform actions such as configure, invoke the /etc/init.d script for the service directly. (Bug IDs 18527520 and 18528039)

systemd Fails to Load the autofs4 and ipv6 Modules with UEK R3

At boot time, systemd fails to load the autofs4 and ipv6 modules and errors such as the following are logged:

systemd[1]: Failed to insert module 'autofs4'
systemd[1]: Failed to insert module 'ipv6'

There is no current workaround for UEK R3. (Bug ID 18470449)

Update Fails Unless i686 Kerberos Packages Are Removed

Updating Oracle Linux 7 fails if you have installed the i686 versions of the krb5-server and krb5-server-ldap packages on a system. Remove these packages before updating the system, for example:

sudo yum remove krb5-server.i686 krb5-server-ldap.i686

(Bug ID 20671170)

Upgrade Issues

The following sections describe issues that might be encountered when upgrading from Oracle Linux 6 (_latest) to Oracle Linux 7 Update 1.

cgconfig and cgred Packages Must Be Restored Separately

The libcgroup package in Oracle Linux 7 does not include the cgconfig and cgred control group services. To restore these services on an upgraded system, install the libcgroup-tools package. (Bug ID 19177606)

Postupgrade Fails if Web Proxy Is Required

The postupgrade scripts fail if a proxy is required to access Oracle Linux yum server. (Bug ID 19169163)

Rebooting Fails if preupg Is Not Run

If you do not run the preupgrade assistant utility preupg, an upgraded system hangs while rebooting with the message starting wait for plymouth boot screen to quit. (Bug ID 18815298)

Red Hat Compatible Kernel Is Not Removed

The old RHCK is not removed during the upgrade. (Bug ID 18767222)

Upgrade Tool Does Not Exit if UEK R3 Is Not Installed

The redhat-upgrade-tool-cli utility does not exit if UEK R3 is not installed. (Bug ID 18900135)

Using an Old Version of yum Causes Dependency Errors

The redhat-upgrade-tool-cli utility requires that you install version 3.2.29-43.0.1 or later of the yum package on the Oracle Linux 6 system that you want to upgrade. If you use an earlier version of the yum package, the upgrade tool fails with dependency errors. (Bug ID 18648783)

XFS Issues

The following sections describe issues that might be encountered with the XFS file system under UEK R3.

Kernel Panic if All Inodes Are Used

A kernel panic can occur with UEK R3 if all the inodes for an XFS file system are used. (Bug ID 19695297)

xfs_copy Fails for Sector Size Larger than 512 Bytes

xfs_copy fails to copy a file system under UEK R3 if the device sector size is greater than 512 bytes. (Bug ID 19267663)

Power Button Defaults to ACPI Suspend

By default, Oracle Linux 7 in graphical (GUI) console mode treats the hardware power button as equivalent to the ACPI "Sleep" button, which puts the system into low-power sleep mode. This behavior is specific to Gnome desktop environment.

In previous Oracle Linux versions, the hardware power button initiated a system shutdown. To make Oracle Linux 7 do the same, create a file named /etc/dconf/db/local.d/01-shutdown-button with the following content:

[org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/power]
button-power='shutdown'

Then run the following command:

sudo dconf update

You must log out of the desktop environment and log back in for the new setting to take effect. (Bug ID 25597898)