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Question

error on virtual manager

Jun 2, 2011 4:42PM PDT

In red hat linux server 6
I start up virtual manager and I get below error prompt.


Package reuired for KVM usage

The following packages are not installed
qemu-kvm
These are required to create KVM guests locally.
Would you like to install them now .

I press yes but the package cannot located ...

So, I have install the qemu-kvn-0.12.1.2.113.el6_0.8.src.rpm already
I use command rpm -ivh XXX.rpm to install.

So, what I miss and please advice

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better try yum
Jun 5, 2011 1:43AM PDT

rpm command requires rpm file you have it? Better try yum command it handles more things like rpm file download automatically.

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KVM Requirements
Jul 5, 2011 2:11AM PDT

You may already know this, but here are some of the requirements for using KVM in RHEL 6 and how to verify them.

1. A 64-bit capable machine with an appropriate AMD or Intel processor:
$
grep -w --color -e lm -e svm -e vmx /proc/cpuinfo
(lm is the flag
indicating that you have a 64-bit capable machine, svm is the AMD flag for full-virtualization, and vmx is the Intel flag for full-virtualization. Of course the output would only display either the svm flag or the vmx flag).

2. 64-bit version of RHEL 6:
$ uname -r
(look for x86_64 in the output)

3. You may need to enable virtualization capabilities in BIOS. At boot, go into your BIOS setup menu to verify this.

-Mike

Note: This post was edited by a forum moderator to remove advertisement link on 07/08/2011 at 10:25 AM PT

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hmm install with ....
Jul 5, 2011 2:30AM PDT

Just use command:
yum install qemu-kvm
As root. Install with rpm command should be used only if yum fails for some reason and it should not fail.