install ovirt-node within KVM

on the KVM host.

enable netsted on kvm_intel ( or kvm_amd )

# cat /sys/module/kvm_intel/parameters/nested Y

download ovort-node iso file.

ovirt-node-iso-2.6.1-20120228.fc18.iso

Here’s overt-node VM’s xml file.

CPU parameters would differ from what type of CPU you are using.

virsh # dumpxml overt-node-1 <domain type='kvm' id='6'>  <name>ovirt-node-1</name>  <uuid>65647276-4fb5-9618-6fe8-5eab743ea473</uuid>  <memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>  <os>    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-1.2'>hvm</type>    <boot dev='cdrom'/>    <boot dev='hd'/>  </os>  <features>    <acpi/>    <apic/>    <pae/>  </features>  <cpu mode='custom' match='exact'>    <model fallback='allow'>Westmere</model>    <vendor>Intel</vendor>    <feature policy='require' name='tm2'/>    <feature policy='require' name='est'/>    <feature policy='require' name='vmx'/>    <feature policy='require' name='ds'/>    <feature policy='require' name='smx'/>    <feature policy='require' name='ss'/>    <feature policy='require' name='vme'/>    <feature policy='require' name='dtes64'/>    <feature policy='require' name='rdtscp'/>    <feature policy='require' name='ht'/>    <feature policy='require' name='dca'/>    <feature policy='require' name='pbe'/>    <feature policy='require' name='tm'/>    <feature policy='require' name='pdcm'/>    <feature policy='require' name='pdpe1gb'/>    <feature policy='require' name='ds_cpl'/>    <feature policy='require' name='pclmuldq'/>    <feature policy='require' name='xtpr'/>    <feature policy='require' name='acpi'/>    <feature policy='require' name='monitor'/>  </cpu>  <clock offset='utc'/>  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>  <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>  <devices>    <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>    <disk type='file' device='disk'>      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/ovirt-node-1.img'/>      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>      <alias name='virtio-disk0'/>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>    </disk>    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>      <source file='/home/hattori/ISO_files/ovirt-node-iso-2.6.1-20120228.fc18.iso'/>      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>      <readonly/>      <alias name='ide0-1-0'/>      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>    </disk>    <controller type='usb' index='0'>      <alias name='usb0'/>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>    </controller>    <controller type='ide' index='0'>      <alias name='ide0'/>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>    </controller>    <interface type='bridge'>      <mac address='52:54:00:3b:bb:65'/>      <source bridge='br0'/>      <target dev='vnet1'/>      <model type='rtl8139'/>      <alias name='net0'/>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>    </interface>    <serial type='pty'>      <source path='/dev/pts/9'/>      <target port='0'/>      <alias name='serial0'/>    </serial>    <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/9'>      <source path='/dev/pts/9'/>      <target type='serial' port='0'/>      <alias name='serial0'/>    </console>    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'>      <alias name='input0'/>    </input>    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>    <graphics type='vnc' port='5902' autoport='yes' listen='0.0.0.0'>      <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>    </graphics>    <video>      <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>      <alias name='video0'/>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>    </video>    <memballoon model='virtio'>      <alias name='balloon0'/>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>    </memballoon>  </devices>  <seclabel type='none'/> </domain> virsh #

install ovort-node.

after log into overt-node.