[Openstack-operators] [vmware][nova] "could not find capabilities for domaintype=kvm"

Geo Varghese gvarghese at aqorn.com
Tue Mar 8 07:53:13 UTC 2016


Hi Jose,

Thanks for explaining it.

Yes, i have upgraded it to 10 version. But other options are not available
as we are using vsphere client.



On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 1:17 PM, José Manuel Hernández <josemhb at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The steps are valid for vsphere webclient.
>
> @Adam, you can upgrade virtual harware in the vsphere client (web cliet is
> recomended) , with the virtual machine power off, right clic and "Upgrade
> virtual hardware".
>
> Regards,
> Jose Manuel Hernandez
>
> 2016-03-08 8:32 GMT+01:00 Geo Varghese <gvarghese at aqorn.com>:
>
>> Hi Jose,
>>
>> Thnaks for the detailed steps.
>>
>> Can you please tell us, is these steps for vsphere client or vshpere
>> webclient?
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 6:46 PM, José Manuel Hernández <josemhb at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> For running KVM on ESX you need to make some changes:
>>>
>>>
>>>    1. Edit the virtual machine Hardware (harware virtual 9  or higher)
>>>    2. Select "Linux" as the guestOS Family and "Other Linux (64-bit)"
>>>    as the guestOS Version.
>>>    3. During the customize hardware wizard, expand the "CPU" section
>>>    and select "Hardware Virtualization" box to enable VHV.
>>>    4. Check and enable "Hardware vitualization: Expose hardware assited
>>>    virtualization to the guest OS"
>>>    5. Complete the wizard
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope this may help you
>>>
>>> José M. Hernández
>>> www.josemhernandez.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2016-03-07 11:22 GMT+01:00 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange at redhat.com>:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 04, 2016 at 11:15:23AM -0800, Adam Lawson wrote:
>>>> > Hey all,
>>>> >
>>>> > We're testing OpenStack Liberty on an ESX host and it installs fine.
>>>> When
>>>> > attempting to create a VM, receiving an error:
>>>> >
>>>> > *libvirtError: invalid argument : could not find capabilities for
>>>> > domaintype=kvm*
>>>> >
>>>> > VMware environment is ESX 5.5:
>>>> > *Capabilities*
>>>> >
>>>> > nestedHVSupported = true
>>>> >
>>>> > Intel VT-X = Supported
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Is there any obvious ways to solve this or clarify whether this is a
>>>> > physical or ESX configuration issue?
>>>>
>>>> Try running 'virt-host-validate' as root in the guest, and it should
>>>> tell
>>>> you whether the guest running the kvm compute node is configured
>>>> suitably
>>>> for runing KVM and point out any obvious problem it finds.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Daniel
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>>
>>
>> --
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>> Regards,
>> Geo Varghese
>>
>
>
>
> --
>
> José M. Hernández
> www.josemhernandez.com
>
>
>


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Regards,
Geo Varghese
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