[SOLVED] can't start kvm machine - exit code 1

[nzimas]

After upgrading from PVE 3.2 to 3,3, my KVM guests ceased to boot.
Tried a few suggestions fond on a few related threads, but none really worked for me.

The task error message reads as follows:

TASK ERROR: start failed: command '/usr/bin/kvm -id 111 -chardev 'socket,id=qmp,path=/var/run/qemu-server/111.qmp,server,nowait' -mon 'chardev=qmp,mode=control' -vnc unix:/var/run/qemu-server/111.vnc,x509,password -pidfile /var/run/qemu-server/111.pid -daemonize -name spops -smp 'sockets=1,cores=2' -nodefaults -boot 'menu=on' -vga std -no-hpet -cpu 'kvm64,hv_spinlocks=0xffff,hv_relaxed,+lahf_lm,+x2apic,+sep' -k pt -m 2048 -cpuunits 1000 -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:ff67a0bdb55d' -drive 'file=/var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-1.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-ide1,format=qcow2,cache=writethrough,aio=native,detect-zeroes=on' -device 'ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=1,drive=drive-ide1,id=ide1,bootindex=100' -netdev 'type=user,id=net0,hostname=spops' -device 'e1000,mac=B2:67:42:45:4F:4A,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' -rtc 'driftfix=slew,base=localtime' -global 'kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=discard'' failed: exit code 1

 

[dietmar]

To you get better error description if you start from command line?

# qm start 111

 

[nzimas]

root@ns428897:~# qm start 111
kvm: -drive file=/var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-1.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-ide1,format=qcow2,cache=writethrough,aio=native,detect-zeroes=on: could not open disk image /var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-1.qcow2: Block format 'qcow2' used by device 'drive-ide1' doesn't support the option 'detect-zeroes'
start failed: command '/usr/bin/kvm -id 111 -chardev 'socket,id=qmp,path=/var/run/qemu-server/111.qmp,server,nowait' -mon 'chardev=qmp,mode=control' -vnc unix:/var/run/qemu-server/111.vnc,x509,password -pidfile /var/run/qemu-server/111.pid -daemonize -name spops -smp 'sockets=1,cores=2' -nodefaults -boot 'menu=on' -vga std -no-hpet -cpu 'kvm64,hv_spinlocks=0xffff,hv_relaxed,+lahf_lm,+x2apic,+sep' -k pt -m 2048 -cpuunits 1000 -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:ff67a0bdb55d' -drive 'file=/var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-1.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-ide1,format=qcow2,cache=writethrough,aio=native,detect-zeroes=on' -device 'ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=1,drive=drive-ide1,id=ide1,bootindex=100' -netdev 'type=user,id=net0,hostname=spops' -device 'e1000,mac=B2:67:42:45:4F:4A,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' -rtc 'driftfix=slew,base=localtime' -global 'kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=discard'' failed: exit code 1

 

[spirit]

root@ns428897:~# qm start 111
kvm: -drive file=/var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-1.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-ide1,format=qcow2,cache=writethrough,aio=native,detect-zeroes=on: could not open disk image /var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-1.qcow2: Block format 'qcow2' used by device 'drive-ide1' doesn't support the option 'detect-zeroes'
start failed: command '/usr/bin/kvm -id 111 -chardev 'socket,id=qmp,path=/var/run/qemu-server/111.qmp,server,nowait' -mon 'chardev=qmp,mode=control' -vnc unix:/var/run/qemu-server/111.vnc,x509,password -pidfile /var/run/qemu-server/111.pid -daemonize -name spops -smp 'sockets=1,cores=2' -nodefaults -boot 'menu=on' -vga std -no-hpet -cpu 'kvm64,hv_spinlocks=0xffff,hv_relaxed,+lahf_lm,+x2apic,+sep' -k pt -m 2048 -cpuunits 1000 -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:ff67a0bdb55d' -drive 'file=/var/lib/vz/images/111/vm-111-disk-1.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-ide1,format=qcow2,cache=writethrough,aio=native,detect-zeroes=on' -device 'ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=1,drive=drive-ide1,id=ide1,bootindex=100' -netdev 'type=user,id=net0,hostname=spops' -device 'e1000,mac=B2:67:42:45:4F:4A,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' -rtc 'driftfix=slew,base=localtime' -global 'kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=discard'' failed: exit code 1

Hi, detect-zeroes is a new option added recently in proxmox, but it should works with qcow2.

what is your qemu version ?

#pveversion -v ?

 

[nzimas]

root@ns428897:~# pveversion -v
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 3.3-139 (running kernel: 2.6.32-34-pve)
pve-manager: 3.3-5 (running version: 3.3-5/bfebec03)
pve-kernel-2.6.32-29-pve: 2.6.32-126
pve-kernel-2.6.32-34-pve: 2.6.32-140
pve-kernel-2.6.32-26-pve: 2.6.32-114
lvm2: 2.02.98-pve4
clvm: 2.02.98-pve4
corosync-pve: 1.4.7-1
openais-pve: 1.1.4-3
libqb0: 0.11.1-2
redhat-cluster-pve: 3.2.0-2
resource-agents-pve: 3.9.2-4
fence-agents-pve: 4.0.10-1
pve-cluster: 3.0-15
qemu-server: 3.3-3
pve-firmware: 1.1-3
libpve-common-perl: 3.0-19
libpve-access-control: 3.0-15
libpve-storage-perl: 3.0-25
pve-libspice-server1: 0.12.4-3
vncterm: 1.1-8
vzctl: 4.0-1pve6
vzprocps: 2.0.11-2
vzquota: 3.1-2
pve-qemu-kvm: 1.7-8
ksm-control-daemon: 1.1-1
glusterfs-client: 3.4.2-1

 

[spirit]

#pve-qemu-kvm: 1.7

?

proxmox 3.3 use qemu-kvm 2.1


Do you have downgraded manually pve-qemu-kvm ?

 

[nzimas]

proxmox 3.3 use qemu-kvm 2.1
Do you have downgraded manually pve-qemu-kvm ?

Nope. I've just upgraded PVE through apt-get.
How can I force an upgrade of that particular package?

 

[spirit]

Nope. I've just upgraded PVE through apt-get.
How can I force an upgrade of that particular package?

can you try a full :
#apt-get update
#apt-get dist-upgrade

 

[nzimas]

Can't risk a list-upgrade at this point, so i went with

apt-get install --only-upgrade pve-qemu-kvm

and voila, it worked.

Thanks a million for your kind help.