Creating VM snapshot fails with "VM uses mdev_type hook" message

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Issue

Creating VM snapshot fails with "VM uses mdev_type hook" error , in the engine.log is possible to see following error.

WARN  [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.snapshots.CreateSnapshotForVmCommand] (default task-590) [376d2ee9-5068-4df2-883f-e2e60ccf96ed] Validation of action 'CreateSnapshotForVm' failed for user test . Reasons: VAR__ACTION__CREATE,VAR__TYPE__SNAPSHOT,ACTION_TYPE_FAILED_VM_USES_MDEV_TYPE_HOOK
ERROR [org.ovirt.engine.api.restapi.resource.AbstractBackendResource] (default task-590) [] Operation Failed: [Cannot create Snapshot. VM uses mdev_type hook.]

Environment

  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.x

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