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Posted to users@cloudstack.apache.org by "thomas.laton" <th...@protonmail.com.INVALID> on 2021/05/25 14:47:06 UTC
Documentation of available guest VM / instance settings
Hi,
I virtualized some very cleary defined hardware using KVM/Qemu/libvirt and I would now like to migrate these virtual machines to CloudStack for availability purposes. However, I have trouble finding the documentation to figure out how to map the settings of my libvirt/qemu-config (created in virt-manager) or qemu parameters to the relevant parameters in the settings tab of the instances.
To be more precise, I need to specify stuff like bus types for disks and cdroms, drivers for NICs and especially a sound device (and so on) and cannot find the right keywords.
Thanks,
Thomas
Re: Documentation of available guest VM / instance settings
Posted by Andrija Panic <an...@gmail.com>.
You can send a custom XML chunk (via API only), to be incorporated as part
of the VMs XML definition - so that should allow you to add sound card, or
some pass through any HW device to the VM (or enable huge pages, etc)
I forgot the name of the feature (very tired atm), perhaps @Nicolas Vazquez
ShapeBlue <Ni...@shapeblue.com> can refresh pls?
Best,
On Wed, 26 May 2021 at 16:07, thomas.laton
<th...@protonmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> Thank you so far.
>
> Is there a way to add a sound device to a KVM guest?
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:34 PM, Andrija Panic <an...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > that is, at that level, not possible.
> >
> > CloudStack doesn't yet support "importing" existing KVM VMs.
> >
> > That being said - you can experiment with different OS Types assigned to
> > your template, which will dictated NIC driver/model (usually it's virtIO,
> > unless it's OS type for an ancient OS), and, afaik, you can override disk
> > controller type, etc.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > On Tue, 25 May 2021 at 16:47, thomas.laton
> > thomas.laton@protonmail.com.invalid wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I virtualized some very cleary defined hardware using KVM/Qemu/libvirt
> and
> > > I would now like to migrate these virtual machines to CloudStack for
> > > availability purposes. However, I have trouble finding the
> documentation to
> > > figure out how to map the settings of my libvirt/qemu-config (created
> in
> > > virt-manager) or qemu parameters to the relevant parameters in the
> settings
> > > tab of the instances.
> > > To be more precise, I need to specify stuff like bus types for disks
> and
> > > cdroms, drivers for NICs and especially a sound device (and so on) and
> > > cannot find the right keywords.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Thomas
> >
> > --
> >
> > Andrija Panić
>
>
>
--
Andrija Panić
Re: Documentation of available guest VM / instance settings
Posted by "thomas.laton" <th...@protonmail.com.INVALID>.
Thank you so far.
Is there a way to add a sound device to a KVM guest?
Cheers
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:34 PM, Andrija Panic <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> that is, at that level, not possible.
>
> CloudStack doesn't yet support "importing" existing KVM VMs.
>
> That being said - you can experiment with different OS Types assigned to
> your template, which will dictated NIC driver/model (usually it's virtIO,
> unless it's OS type for an ancient OS), and, afaik, you can override disk
> controller type, etc.
>
> Best,
>
> On Tue, 25 May 2021 at 16:47, thomas.laton
> thomas.laton@protonmail.com.invalid wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I virtualized some very cleary defined hardware using KVM/Qemu/libvirt and
> > I would now like to migrate these virtual machines to CloudStack for
> > availability purposes. However, I have trouble finding the documentation to
> > figure out how to map the settings of my libvirt/qemu-config (created in
> > virt-manager) or qemu parameters to the relevant parameters in the settings
> > tab of the instances.
> > To be more precise, I need to specify stuff like bus types for disks and
> > cdroms, drivers for NICs and especially a sound device (and so on) and
> > cannot find the right keywords.
> > Thanks,
> > Thomas
>
> --
>
> Andrija Panić
Re: Documentation of available guest VM / instance settings
Posted by Andrija Panic <an...@gmail.com>.
Hi there,
that is, at that level, not possible.
CloudStack doesn't yet support "importing" existing KVM VMs.
That being said - you can experiment with different OS Types assigned to
your template, which will dictated NIC driver/model (usually it's virtIO,
unless it's OS type for an ancient OS), and, afaik, you can override disk
controller type, etc.
Best,
On Tue, 25 May 2021 at 16:47, thomas.laton
<th...@protonmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I virtualized some very cleary defined hardware using KVM/Qemu/libvirt and
> I would now like to migrate these virtual machines to CloudStack for
> availability purposes. However, I have trouble finding the documentation to
> figure out how to map the settings of my libvirt/qemu-config (created in
> virt-manager) or qemu parameters to the relevant parameters in the settings
> tab of the instances.
>
> To be more precise, I need to specify stuff like bus types for disks and
> cdroms, drivers for NICs and especially a sound device (and so on) and
> cannot find the right keywords.
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas
--
Andrija Panić