[CentOS-virt] Where are the Centos 7.1 1503 KVM repos please?

Fri Jul 24 14:53:37 UTC 2015
Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org>

On 07/24/2015 09:38 AM, Keith Roberts wrote:
> Thanks Nux for your reply.
> 
> I have tried doing the search and all these packages are installed:
> 
> ======================================= N/S matched: kvm =======================================
> libvirt-daemon-kvm.x86_64 : Server side daemon & driver required to run KVM guests
> qemu-kvm-tools.x86_64 : KVM debugging and diagnostics tools
> qemu-kvm.x86_64 : QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator
> qemu-kvm-common.x86_64 : QEMU common files needed by all QEMU targets
> 
>   Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.
> [root at acer-centos keith.roberts]# 
> [root at acer-centos keith.roberts]# yum install *kvm*
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>  * base: mirror.econdc.com
>  * extras: centos.serverspace.co.uk
>  * updates: repo.bigstepcloud.com
> Package 10:qemu-kvm-common-1.5.3-86.el7_1.2.x86_64 already installed and latest version
> Package 10:qemu-kvm-1.5.3-86.el7_1.2.x86_64 already installed and latest version
> Package libvirt-daemon-kvm-1.2.8-16.el7_1.3.x86_64 already installed and latest version
> Package 10:qemu-kvm-tools-1.5.3-86.el7_1.2.x86_64 already installed and latest version
> Nothing to do
> bash-3.2$ 
> 
> Yet when I go to create a new VM with VMM, I get the following error message:
> 
> Warning: KVM is not available. This may mean the KVM package is not installed, or the KVM kernel modules are not loaded.
> Your virtual machines may perform poorly.
> 
> So it’s the Kernel modules I’m looking for thankyou.


Try this:

yum install qemu-kvm qemu-img virt-manager libvirt libvirt-python
python-virtinst libvirt-client

(all one line)

> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Keith  
> 
> 
> On 10 Jul 2015, at 10:43, Nux! <nux at li.nux.ro> wrote:
> 
>> Keith,
>>
>> What KVM "modules"?
>>
>> "yum search kvm" will return some interesting bits, give it a try.
>>
>> --
>> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
>>
>> Nux!
>> www.nux.ro
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Keith Roberts" <keith.roberts at ecric.nhs.uk>
>>> To: centos-virt at centos.org
>>> Sent: Friday, 10 July, 2015 10:15:58
>>> Subject: [CentOS-virt] Where are the Centos 7.1 1503 KVM repos please?
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> I have just installed Centos 7.1 from the DVD image:
>>>
>>> http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/mirror.centos.org/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1503-01.iso
>>>
>>> and I cannot find the KVM modules.
>>>
>>> Are they in a repo that is not in the base distribution please?
>>>


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