RHEV: Virtual Machines fail to start or migrate with "File name too long."

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Virtual Machines fail to Start with VM is down with error. Exit message: File name too long.
  • Snapshot creation fails with Error creating a new volume
  • Virtual Machines cannot migrate
  • Cannot walk or use the image chain with:
Could not open backing file: Could not refresh total sector count: Invalid argument

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.5, 3.6, 4.0

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content