What distro is your physical host, L1 VM, and L2 VM running? - Cole On 04/02/2015 10:33 AM, Steve Amerige wrote: > Hi all, > > *Problem:* Nested VM images fail/freeze during booting. > > *Details:* > > *Hardware:* > > * Model: Dell R620 > * CPU: 2 x 6 x 2 (ht) Intel E5-2667 > o flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov > pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx > pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl > xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor > ds_cpl *vmx *smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid dca sse4_1 sse4_2 > x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx lahf_lm ida arat > xsaveopt pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid > * Memory: 192GB > * Disk: 7.0T local filesystem > > *Physical Hypervisor Configuration:* > > * /etc/modprobe.d/kvm-nested.conf (see below) > * /etc/libvirt/qemu/virtual-hypervisor.xml (see below) > o Runs without any problems > o Includes: <cpu ...><feature policy='require' name='vmx'/></cpu> > > *Virtual Hypervisor Configuration:* > > * virt-manager opens without any problems > * The virtual guest within the virtual hypervisor VM fails to boot > o I see the screen in which the boot choices are shown. After the > selection is made (either by waiting for the selection timeout, or by > explicit selection), the next screen shows a screen dump (see below) > * /etc/libvirt/qemu/virtual-guest.xml (see below) > o Uses virbr0 > o There is no /var/log/libvirt/qemu logfile as the boot up doesn't get > far enough. > > I tried placing the virtual-guest.xml and image on the physical hypervisor and > it does boot up without any problems. > > I've scoured the web and can't figure out why boot up is failing for the > nested VM. Can anyone think of a solution or help out in any way? > > Thanks, > Steve Amerige > Principal Software Developer, Fraud and Compliance Solutions Development > SAS Institute, 100 SAS Campus Dr, Room U3050, Cary, NC 27513-8617 > > *Physical Hypervisor Configuration:* > > */etc/modprobe.d/kvm-nested.conf:* > > options kvm_intel nested=1 > > */etc/libvirt/qemu/virtual-hypervisor.xml:* > > <domain type='kvm'> > <name>virtual-hypervisor</name> > <uuid>5bded4c9-e00a-4c33-8d68-f79ef9bf6daa</uuid> > <memory unit='KiB'>16777216</memory> > <currentMemory unit='KiB'>33554432</currentMemory> > <vcpu placement='static'>4</vcpu> > <os> > <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-rhel7.0.0'>hvm</type> > <boot dev='hd'/> > </os> > <features> > <acpi/> > <apic/> > <pae/> > </features> > <cpu mode='custom' match='exact'> > <model fallback='allow'>SandyBridge</model> > <vendor>Intel</vendor> > <feature policy='require' name='vmx'/> > </cpu> > <clock offset='utc'/> > <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> > <on_crash>restart</on_crash> > <devices> > <emulator>/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm</emulator> > <disk type='file' device='disk'> > <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='none'/> > <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/virtual-hypervisor.qcow2'/> > <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/> > </disk> > <disk type='block' device='cdrom'> > <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> > <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/> > <readonly/> > <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/> > </disk> > <controller type='usb' index='0'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/> > </controller> > <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/> > <controller type='ide' index='0'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> > </controller> > <interface type='bridge'> > <mac address='52:54:00:7a:40:a6'/> > <source bridge='br0'/> > <model type='virtio'/> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/> > </interface> > <serial type='pty'> > <target port='0'/> > </serial> > <console type='pty'> > <target type='serial' port='0'/> > </console> > <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/> > <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> > <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes'/> > <sound model='ich6'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/> > </sound> > <video> > <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> > </video> > <memballoon model='virtio'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/> > </memballoon> > </devices> > </domain> > > *Virtual Guest Configuration:* > > <domain type='kvm'> > <name>virtual-guest.xml</name> > <uuid>863ffbe3-1d4e-4ca6-b86f-bb13e32fed6b</uuid> > <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory> > <currentMemory unit='KiB'>2097152</currentMemory> > <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu> > <os> > <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-rhel7.0.0'>hvm</type> > <boot dev='hd'/> > </os> > <features> > <acpi/> > <apic/> > <pae/> > </features> > <clock offset='utc'/> > <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> > <on_crash>restart</on_crash> > <devices> > <emulator>/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm</emulator> > <disk type='file' device='disk'> > <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='none'/> > <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/virtual-guest.xml.img'/> > <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/> > </disk> > <disk type='block' device='cdrom'> > <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> > <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/> > <readonly/> > <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/> > </disk> > <controller type='usb' index='0'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/> > </controller> > <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/> > <controller type='ide' index='0'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> > </controller> > <interface type='bridge'> > <mac address='52:54:00:0f:a8:81'/> > <source bridge='virbr0'/> > <model type='virtio'/> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/> > </interface> > <serial type='pty'> > <target port='0'/> > </serial> > <console type='pty'> > <target type='serial' port='0'/> > </console> > <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/> > <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> > <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes'/> > <sound model='ich6'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/> > </sound> > <video> > <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> > </video> > <memballoon model='virtio'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/> > </memballoon> > </devices> > </domain> > > *virt-manager display of Virtual Machine showing failure: > > > * > > > _______________________________________________ > virt-tools-list mailing list > virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list > _______________________________________________ virt-tools-list mailing list virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list
