[Users] 3.2 beta and f18 host on dell R815 problem

[Dan Kenigsberg]

On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 12:57:29PM +0100, Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Dan Kenigsberg  wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:57:38PM +0100, Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
> >> Output of command
> >> # virsh capabilities
> >> on this host
> >>
> >> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwoPbcrMv8mveG5OaVBZN1VENlU/edit
> >
> > I, and list archive viewers, prefer in-lining such output. It seems to be
> > lacking "svm" - could it be that you need to enable it in BIOS?
> >
> >   <host>
> >     <uuid>44454c4c-5600-1059-8047-cac04f4e344a</uuid>
> >     <cpu>
> >       <arch>x86_64</arch>
> >       <model>Opteron_G3</model>
> >       <vendor>AMD</vendor>
> >       <topology sockets='1' cores='6' threads='1'/>
> >       <feature name='nodeid_msr'/>
> >       <feature name='wdt'/>
> >       <feature name='skinit'/>
> >       <feature name='ibs'/>
> >       <feature name='osvw'/>
> >       <feature name='3dnowprefetch'/>
> >       <feature name='cr8legacy'/>
> >       <feature name='extapic'/>
> >       <feature name='cmp_legacy'/>
> >       <feature name='3dnow'/>
> >       <feature name='3dnowext'/>
> >       <feature name='pdpe1gb'/>
> >       <feature name='fxsr_opt'/>
> >       <feature name='mmxext'/>
> >       <feature name='ht'/>
> >       <feature name='vme'/>
> >     </cpu>
> 
> 
> Hi Dan,
> keep in mind that my error was to point in webadmin gui to an ip that
> was not the one of the intended node...
> 
> but this
> virsh capabilities
> command was indeed run on the Opteron node (that I was able to
> activate when using right ip in webadmin...)
> 
> Indeed this thing that connecting to the node and running this command
> I didn't see the "svm" flag was one that contributed in my not being
> aware of my first time error....
> But as you saw in another mail of this thread, the host has
> virtualization feature enabled in bios. Screenshots' links of bios
> settings posted here:
> http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2013-January/011976.html
> 
> As I wrote in another thread related to the same host, it is indeed
> not well identified:
> http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2013-January/011997.html
> 
> it appears as 8-sockets 6-cores while it actually has 4-sockets 12-core each
> screenshot of host in gui already posted is anyway here:
> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwoPbcrMv8mvdjdYNjVfT2NWY0U/edit
> 
> I'm available to further debug if requested...

I see that /proc/cpuinfo DOES have svm, but libvirt does not recognize
it. Maybe our friendly libvirt developers (CCed) could help with the
debugging. Which version of libvirt are you using? Could you dump
your /proc/cpuinfo somewhere?

Dan.