QM machine type via cli

[MinerAle00]

Good morning,
I wanted to create a virtual machine via CLI using the 'qm' command. If I try to enter 'q35' it works, but if I enter 'i440fx' it gives me an error.

root@pve:~# qm create 100 --machine q35

root@pve:~# qm create 101 --machine i440fx
400 Parameter verification failed.
machine: invalid format - format error
machine.type: value does not match the regex pattern
qm create <vmid> [OPTIONS]

root@pve:~# qm create 101 --machine Default
400 Parameter verification failed.
machine: invalid format - format error
machine.type: value does not match the regex pattern
qm create <vmid> [OPTIONS]

root@pve:~# qm create 101 --machine default
400 Parameter verification failed.
machine: invalid format - format error
machine.type: value does not match the regex pattern
qm create <vmid> [OPTIONS]

In the documentation it says that the correct command is this one but it doesn't work https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.
--machine [[type=]<machine type>] [,viommu=<intel|virtio>]
Can you tell me the correct command for the 'i440fx' version? Thank you.

 

[MinerAle00]

In version 8.1.1, the command worked smoothly. After updating to version 8.2.2, it no longer works.

 

[fschauer]

Can you tell me the correct command for the 'i440fx' version? Thank you.

The machine type for i440fx is called pc

qm create 101 --machine pc

To select a specific version use pc-i440fx-<version>

qm create 101 --machine pc-i440fx-8.1

 

[MinerAle00]

Thank you very much for the command. Everything is working correctly now.

 

[scelles]

Hi,

Is there a way to pass latest version to machine (--machine pc-i440fx-latest) doesn't work with defined pattern
400 Parameter verification failed.
machine: invalid format - format error
machine.type: value does not match the regex pattern

Maybe a more explicit message could help?

Kind regards

 

[fschauer]

For the latest version just use --machine pc