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