Chapter 3. Getting started with virtualization on IBM POWER

Procedure

1. Load the KVM-HV kernel module

   # modprobe kvm_hv

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2. Verify that the KVM kernel module is loaded

   # lsmod | grep kvm

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   If KVM loaded successfully, the output of this command includes kvm_hv.

3. Install the packages in the virtualization module:

   # yum module install virt

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4. Install the virt-install package:

   # yum install virt-install

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5. Start the libvirtd service.

   # systemctl start libvirtd

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Verification

1. Verify that your system is prepared to be a virtualization host:

   # virt-host-validate
   [...]
   QEMU: Checking if device /dev/vhost-net exists                : PASS
   QEMU: Checking if device /dev/net/tun exists                  : PASS
   QEMU: Checking for cgroup 'memory' controller support         : PASS
   QEMU: Checking for cgroup 'memory' controller mount-point     : PASS
   [...]
   QEMU: Checking for cgroup 'blkio' controller support          : PASS
   QEMU: Checking for cgroup 'blkio' controller mount-point      : PASS
   QEMU: Checking if IOMMU is enabled by kernel                  : PASS

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2. If all virt-host-validate checks return a PASS value, your system is prepared for creating VMs.

   If any of the checks return a FAIL value, follow the displayed instructions to fix the problem.

   If any of the checks return a WARN value, consider following the displayed instructions to improve virtualization capabilities.