EXOS-VM doesn't boot after adding more NICs

[Darren_Saliva]

Thanks Stephane. So I created the vm from the iso image and powered it on and it booted successfully. I then followed the install guide to add more nics, but now when I power on the vm it does not boot. I keep getting a watchdog warning message that has seconds that count up each time the error message appears. Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: How to enable MPLS on ExOS VM ?.

[Stephane_Grosj1]

I just launched a VM running EXOS 16.1.3.6 with VB 5.0.14r105127. That VM has the usual 4 adapters Up plus one more added manually. No issue.

[Stephane_Grosj1]

That would be worth to check with another hypervisor, the problem may come from VB. I'm not sure we did any change to the software dataplane recently.

[Darren_Saliva]

Drew,
I did some more troubleshooting and i figured out what was causing the watchdog error. Adapters 3 and 4 were causing the issue. i created a new VM and disabled each adapter at a time starting with 4, and then i started the VM after disabling the individual adapters. The error went away when the VM booted after adapters 3 and 4 were both disabled. I then added 6 nics/ports and the VM booted without a problem. i hope this helps you narrow down the issue with the VM.

[Darren_Saliva]

Hi Drew,
1. I am running the VM in VirtualBox Version 5.0.14 r105127
2. i added 4 more nics
3.

[Drew_C]

Hi Darren,
A few questions...

1. What platform are you running your VM on?
2. How many NICs did you add?
3. What's the exact error message?