Installing Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 host fails with the error 'OSError: [Errno 18] Invalid cross-device link'
Issue
- Installing RHEV on an existing RHEL5.4 host fails with the error 'OSError: [Errno 18] Invalid cross-device link'
The following error appears in the file C:\Program Files\RedHat\RHEVManager\Service\log\vdc-log.txt on the RHEV Manager:
08Dec 15:21:35 [2844] ERROR - Installation of 172.18.75.66. Error: os.rename(tmpName, VDSM_CONF)
. (Stage: Running first installation script on Host)
08Dec 15:21:35 [2844] ERROR - Installation of 172.18.75.66. Error: OSError: [Errno 18] Invalid cross-device link
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) 2.1
Subscriber exclusive content
A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.