KVM or QEMU prerequisites

View the prerequisites for using IBM® Cloud Manager with OpenStack with KVM or QEMU.

The KVM or QEMU host must satisfy the following requirements:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 x86_64
  • Python version 2.7.x.
Certify that the KVM or QEMU host device drivers work with Open vSwitch and update the host device drivers to the latest level. IBM testing with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, or 7.6 on an IBM PureFlex® system required that the following device drivers be updated:
  • kmod-be2iscsi-4.6.267.4-1.x86_64
  • kmod-tg3-3.129d-1.x86_64
  • kmod-elx-lpfc-8.3.7.29-1.x86_64
  • kmod-be2net-4.6.267.4-1.x86_64
  • kmod-brocade-bfa-3.2.1.1-0.x86_64
  • kmod-qlgc-qla2xxx-8.04.00.12.06.0_k3-1.x86_64
Updated IBM device drivers are available on the following IBM Support website:

http://ibm.com/support