Fw: [fedora-virt] Loading the KVM module (Fedora 19 on ppc64, POWER7)

[Andrej Podzimek]

>> However, there are numerous presentations on the web (dating back to 2011) that mention KVM on POWER7 and pSeries. They mention some special firmware, just as you say: http://www.linux-kvm.org/wiki/images/5/5d/2011-forum-KVM_on_the_IBM_POWER7_Processor.pdf
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>> Is this special firmware available for download anywhere? Or is it some black magic that will void the machine's warranty? Despite the numerous reports about KVM on pSeries and POWER7, I have been unable to find a "howto" for this.
>
> To the best of my knowledge, KVM support on POWER is not yet
> available[1].  Additionally, if you are using IBM provided firmware
> that provides KVM support, I doubt you will void any warranty.
> However, you should definitely open a PMR and verify this before
> installing any firmware.
>
> Are you currently running PowerVM on your P755?
>
> -Jacob
>
> [1] https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/fe313521-2e95-46f2-817d-44a4f27eba32/entry/kvm_on_power_way?lang=en

Hi,

Thank you for the link. So it seems that I'll have to wait. Well, this machine is used for research purposes, so the goal is to set up a KVM-based environment and experiment with VMs in a way similar to what libvirtd + virt-manager can do on x86-64 hardware. (That works, in a way, but with warnings about virtualization.)

PowerVM is not installed there; currently we have just plain Fedora 19. (The machine ran a badly outdated RedHat before that.)

Andrej