CloudStack will not allow you to add Hosts which do not support Hardware Virtualisation. The SQL 'hack' I gave you lets you override this default behaviour for test environments, but obviously you should not do this in a production environment.
Regards Geoff Higginbottom D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com -----Original Message----- From: Seif Eddine Jemli [mailto:seifeddineje...@gmail.com] Sent: 12 April 2013 10:58 To: users@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: Re: xenserver installation thanks. but what do you mean with "you will not be able to use it with CloudStack by default."? 2013/4/12 Geoff Higginbottom <geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com> > If the hardware you are using does not have VT-d support (check the > BIOS), then you will be limited in what VMs you can run, and you will > not be able to use it with CloudStack by default. > > If this is a simple test rig, and you want to use this hardware, you > will need to run the following SQL statement on your CloudStack MySQL > Server to tell CloudStack to ignore the fact that your XenServer does > not have HVM Support (due to lack of Hardware Virtualisation Support) > > INSERT INTO `cloud`.`configuration` (`category`, `instance`, > `component`, `name`, `value`, `description`) VALUES ('Advanced', > 'DEFAULT', 'management-server', 'xen.check.hvm', 'false', 'Shoud we > allow only the XenServers support HVM'); > > Regards > > Geoff Higginbottom > > D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 > > geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Seif Eddine Jemli [mailto:seifeddineje...@gmail.com] > Sent: 12 April 2013 10:32 > To: cloudstack-us...@incubator.apache.org > Subject: xenserver installation > > Hi, > while trying to install Xenserver i had this warning: > > "The follwing problem(s) were found with your hardware: > Hardware virtualization assist support is not available on this system. > Either is is not present, or is disabled in the system's BIOS This > capability* is required to start Windows virtual machines.* *You may > continue with the installation, thought Xenserver might have limited > functionality until you have addressed these problems.* > * > * > * > * > *What are the limitations that i risk to have if i install Xenserver > on such a system?* > * > * > *Is there a possibility to turn on the virtualization on my system?* > * > * > * > * > *thanks* > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are > intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. > Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do > not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related > companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you > must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show > it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have > received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated > in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is operated under > license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark. > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.
