libvirt 2.5 without kvm requires cpu_mode="none"

Bug #1678636 reported by lzamel
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openstack-manuals
Fix Released
Low
Alexandra Settle

Bug Description

- [x] This is a doc addition request.
In Finalize installation please add a second note:

When running qemu without no support for HW virtualization setting cpu_mode="none" along side virt_type=qemu in /etc/nova/nova-compute.conf solves 'libvirtError: unsupported configuration: CPU mode 'host-model' for x86_64 qemu domain on x86_64 host is not supported by hypervisor" error.

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Release: 15.0.0 on 2017-03-27 13:54
SHA: 4fd887114cb355b3972851b2d13c7cf5a366d646
Source: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/openstack-manuals/tree/doc/install-guide/source/nova-compute-install.rst
URL: https://docs.openstack.org/ocata/install-guide-ubuntu/nova-compute-install.html

Tags: user-guide
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lzamel (lukasz-zamel) wrote :
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Lana (loquacity) wrote :

I think the Install Guide doesn't need to mention this, it's an opinionated install. This is troubleshooting info, and more rightly belongs somewhere in the User Guides. Happy to discuss.

tags: added: user-guide
removed: install-guide
Changed in openstack-manuals:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Low
milestone: none → pike
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lzamel (lukasz-zamel) wrote :

Perfectly happy to get this note added to user guides. Is at the end of 'Launch an instance' section in 'Launch and manage instances' better?

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Joseph Robinson (joseph-r-email) wrote :

In the User Guide, it does look like a good place for this information is a subsection of the dashboard-launch-instances file. Please stat in the note content this is a troubleshooting for KVM images point.

Changed in openstack-manuals:
assignee: nobody → Alexandra Settle (alexandra-settle)
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OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack) wrote : Fix proposed to openstack-manuals (master)

Fix proposed to branch: master
Review: https://review.openstack.org/465957

Changed in openstack-manuals:
status: Triaged → In Progress
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OpenStack Infra (hudson-openstack) wrote : Fix merged to openstack-manuals (master)

Reviewed: https://review.openstack.org/465957
Committed: https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/openstack-manuals/commit/?id=c5d4645ab7ea255124571e07235820b9369fa197
Submitter: Jenkins
Branch: master

commit c5d4645ab7ea255124571e07235820b9369fa197
Author: Alexandra Settle <email address hidden>
Date: Thu May 18 14:07:21 2017 +0100

    [user-guide] Add note for troubleshooting error

    libvirt 2.5 without kvm requires cpu_mode="none"

    Change-Id: I0efdc219de3501d00c53e0f6ecd6c448c721a250
    Closes-bug: 1678636

Changed in openstack-manuals:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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