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CWZIP8003W The virtual machine is in an error state - [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory

Troubleshooting


Problem

On a Power based device (W2700 / W3700) a new Virtual System deployment fails with the error message:
 CWZIP8003W The virtual machine is in an error state - [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory

Symptom

In the History section of the failed deployment, the following errors are seen:
CWZIP2018E The group deploy operation failed because at least one member failed: <virtual machine name>
CWZIP2016E: The deploy operation failed: Deployment error: CWZIP8003W The virtual machine is in an error state - [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 September 2020

UID

ibm16335301