[ovirt-users] experience with AMD Kabini (Jaguar) CPUs

[Doron Fediuck]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "i iordanov" <iiordanov at gmail.com>
> To: "Doron Fediuck" <dfediuck at redhat.com>
> Cc: users at ovirt.org, "Yedidyah Bar David" <didi at redhat.com>, "Sandro Bonazzola" <sbonazzo at redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2014 7:46:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] experience with AMD Kabini (Jaguar) CPUs
> 
> Hi Doron,
> 
> I haven't purchased the Kabini-based system. I hoping that I would be
> able to learn in advance whether an all-in-one installation of oVirt
> would work on it. Unfortunately, returning it would be a hassle and I
> would not get a full refund for it. If there is no way to discover in
> advance whether oVirt will work on the system, I can take a risk. Is
> an all-in-one oVirt installation known to work on any of the modern
> AMD offerings?
> 
> Thanks!
> iordan
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Doron Fediuck <dfediuck at redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "i iordanov" <iiordanov at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Doron Fediuck" <dfediuck at redhat.com>
> >> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 1:26:03 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] experience with AMD Kabini (Jaguar) CPUs
> >>
> >> Hi Doron,
> >>
> >> To justify the reason I'm asking my question. On this page:
> >>
> >> http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Self_Hosted_Engine
> >>
> >> I see references to a limited set of CPU types supported by some
> >> component of oVirt. For example, I find the following text alarming:
> >>
> >>            The following CPU types are supported by this host:
> >>                - model_Nehalem: Intel Nehalem Family
> >>                - model_Penryn: Intel Penryn Family
> >>                - model_Conroe: Intel Conroe Family
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> iordan
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:19 PM, i iordanov <iiordanov at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi Doron,
> >> >
> >> > So there is no artificial check for supported CPUs in the oVirt engine
> >> > installer?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >> > iordan
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Doron Fediuck <dfediuck at redhat.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>> From: "i iordanov" <iiordanov at gmail.com>
> >> >>> To: users at ovirt.org
> >> >>> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:51:57 AM
> >> >>> Subject: [ovirt-users] experience with AMD Kabini (Jaguar) CPUs
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hey guys,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I need a system to test oVirt and Opaque on, but I want it to be
> >> >>> super-low power and near-silent. Therefore I am thinking of grabbing
> >> >>> one of the new 25W AMD Kabini CPUs. Will oVirt work well on that
> >> >>> architecture? If not, what would you recommend?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Many thanks!
> >> >>> iordan
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> The conscious mind has only one thread of execution.
> >> >>> _______________________________________________
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> >> >>> Users at ovirt.org
> >> >>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Hey,
> >> >> oVirt works with libvirt and kvm.
> >> >>
> >> >> In order to know what is supported with kvm you can check:
> >> >> http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Processor_support
> >> >>
> >> >> As for libvirt, they provide a wiki on troubleshooting it:
> >> >> http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Libvirt_identifies_host_processor_as_a_different_model_from_the_hardware_documentation
> >> >>
> >> >> Hope that helps,
> >> >> Doron
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > The conscious mind has only one thread of execution.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> The conscious mind has only one thread of execution.
> >>
> >
> > Hi iordan,
> > The text you provided is based on the information we get from libvirt
> > with some restrictions we impose specifically on hosted engine to make
> > sure its VM can live-migrate from one host to the other.
> >
> > You can see more info here:
> > http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/Virtualization_Administration_Guide/ch15s13s03.html
> >
> > Can you provide the output of 'virsh capabilities' on your AMD Kabini?
> 
> 
> 
> --
> The conscious mind has only one thread of execution.
> 

Hi iordan,
all oVirt installers are using libvirt to verify the CPU family.

Can you provide the output of 'virsh capabilities' on your AMD Kabini?