Stopped start failed: QEMU exited with code 1

[bytor7]

Hi everyone,

I just updated my 2 Proxmox machines from 7 to 8. The first went smoothly. However, I am having an issue on my second. All of my VMs on this box will not start and come up with the error: Stopped start failed: QEMU exited with code 1. I've done some searching for fixes on the issue and none that I found have worked for me. Only one of the VMs has PCI passthrough, the rest do not.

Below is info I have seen asked for this issue. Any help to fix this issue would be much appreciated.

pveversion -v

proxmox-ve: 8.0.1 (running kernel: 6.2.16-3-pve)
pve-manager: 8.0.3 (running version: 8.0.3/bbf3993334bfa916)
pve-kernel-6.2: 8.0.2
pve-kernel-5.15: 7.4-4
pve-kernel-6.2.16-3-pve: 6.2.16-3
pve-kernel-5.15.108-1-pve: 5.15.108-1
pve-kernel-5.15.107-2-pve: 5.15.107-2
pve-kernel-5.15.102-1-pve: 5.15.102-1
pve-kernel-5.15.83-1-pve: 5.15.83-1
pve-kernel-5.15.74-1-pve: 5.15.74-1
ceph-fuse: 16.2.11+ds-2
corosync: 3.1.7-pve3
criu: 3.17.1-2
glusterfs-client: 10.3-5
ifupdown2: 3.2.0-1+pmx3
ksm-control-daemon: 1.4-1
libjs-extjs: 7.0.0-3
libknet1: 1.25-pve1
libproxmox-acme-perl: 1.4.6
libproxmox-backup-qemu0: 1.4.0
libproxmox-rs-perl: 0.3.0
libpve-access-control: 8.0.3
libpve-apiclient-perl: 3.3.1
libpve-common-perl: 8.0.5
libpve-guest-common-perl: 5.0.3
libpve-http-server-perl: 5.0.3
libpve-rs-perl: 0.8.3
libpve-storage-perl: 8.0.2
libspice-server1: 0.15.1-1
lvm2: 2.03.16-2
lxc-pve: 5.0.2-4
lxcfs: 5.0.3-pve3
novnc-pve: 1.4.0-2
proxmox-backup-client: 3.0.1-1
proxmox-backup-file-restore: 3.0.1-1
proxmox-kernel-helper: 8.0.2
proxmox-mail-forward: 0.2.0
proxmox-mini-journalreader: 1.4.0
proxmox-widget-toolkit: 4.0.5
pve-cluster: 8.0.1
pve-container: 5.0.4
pve-docs: 8.0.4
pve-edk2-firmware: 3.20230228-4
pve-firewall: 5.0.2
pve-firmware: 3.7-1
pve-ha-manager: 4.0.2
pve-i18n: 3.0.4
pve-qemu-kvm: 8.0.2-3
pve-xtermjs: 4.16.0-3
qemu-server: 8.0.6
smartmontools: 7.3-pve1
spiceterm: 3.3.0
swtpm: 0.8.0+pve1
vncterm: 1.8.0
zfsutils-linux: 2.1.12-pve1

qm config 200

boot: order=scsi0;ide2;net0
cores: 4
cpu: EPYC-Rome
hostpci0: 0000:24:00.0
hostpci1: 0000:25:00.0
ide2: none,media=cdrom
memory: 32768
meta: creation-qemu=7.1.0,ctime=1673119069
name: TrueNAS-Scale
net0: virtio=B2:77:E8:C8:6D:F7,bridge=vmbr0,firewall=1
numa: 0
onboot: 1
ostype: l26
scsi0: local-zfs:vm-200-disk-0,iothread=1,size=32G,ssd=1
scsihw: virtio-scsi-single
smbios1: uuid=d0a0a61a-710e-4dfb-b275-29806674d740
sockets: 1
startup: order=1
vmgenid: bbac4e5b-b682-4736-ad44-4e56317467f8

qm showcmd 200 --pretty

/usr/bin/kvm \
  -id 200 \
  -name 'TrueNAS-Scale,debug-threads=on' \
  -no-shutdown \
  -chardev 'socket,id=qmp,path=/var/run/qemu-server/200.qmp,server=on,wait=off' \
  -mon 'chardev=qmp,mode=control' \
  -chardev 'socket,id=qmp-event,path=/var/run/qmeventd.sock,reconnect=5' \
  -mon 'chardev=qmp-event,mode=control' \
  -pidfile /var/run/qemu-server/200.pid \
  -daemonize \
  -smbios 'type=1,uuid=d0a0a61a-710e-4dfb-b275-29806674d740' \
  -smp '4,sockets=1,cores=4,maxcpus=4' \
  -nodefaults \
  -boot 'menu=on,strict=on,reboot-timeout=1000,splash=/usr/share/qemu-server/bootsplash.jpg' \
  -vnc 'unix:/var/run/qemu-server/200.vnc,password=on' \
  -cpu 'EPYC-Rome,enforce,+kvm_pv_eoi,+kvm_pv_unhalt,vendor=AuthenticAMD' \
  -m 32768 \
  -object 'iothread,id=iothread-virtioscsi0' \
  -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.1,chassis_nr=1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1e' \
  -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.2,chassis_nr=2,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1f' \
  -device 'pci-bridge,id=pci.3,chassis_nr=3,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5' \
  -device 'vmgenid,guid=bbac4e5b-b682-4736-ad44-4e56317467f8' \
  -device 'piix3-usb-uhci,id=uhci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2' \
  -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=uhci.0,port=1' \
  -device 'vfio-pci,host=0000:24:00.0,id=hostpci0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x10' \
  -device 'vfio-pci,host=0000:25:00.0,id=hostpci1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x11' \
  -device 'VGA,id=vga,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2' \
  -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,free-page-reporting=on' \
  -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:29de232cb49b' \
  -drive 'if=none,id=drive-ide2,media=cdrom,aio=io_uring' \
  -device 'ide-cd,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide2,id=ide2,bootindex=101' \
  -device 'virtio-scsi-pci,id=virtioscsi0,bus=pci.3,addr=0x1,iothread=iothread-virtioscsi0' \
  -drive 'file=/dev/zvol/rpool/data/vm-200-disk-0,if=none,id=drive-scsi0,format=raw,cache=none,aio=io_uring,detect-zeroes=on' \
  -device 'scsi-hd,bus=virtioscsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0,id=scsi0,rotation_rate=1,bootindex=100' \
  -netdev 'type=tap,id=net0,ifname=tap200i0,script=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridge,downscript=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridgedown,vhost=on' \
  -device 'virtio-net-pci,mac=B2:77:E8:C8:6D:F7,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,rx_queue_size=1024,tx_queue_size=1024,bootindex=102' \
  -machine 'type=pc+pve0'

 

[dcsapak]

what is the complete error message? (should be in the task log when you double click on the start task)

 

[bytor7]

Thanks for replying. Is this the info you are asking for? If not I apologize. I'm not very familiar with pulling up log files. Thanks

swtpm_setup: Not overwriting existing state file.
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX.xsaves [bit 3]
kvm: Host doesn't support requested features
stopping swtpm instance (pid 4983) due to QEMU startup error
TASK ERROR: start failed: QEMU exited with code 1

 

[fiona]

Hi,
please see https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/cant-use-epyc-rome-cpu-after-update.125336/ for why and a workaround.

 

[bytor7]

Hi Fiona,

That worked. I can't thank you enough. The CPU in my system is using an AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. I choose the EPYC-ROME for the hosts, because it was close in architecture to take advantage of the CPU's capabilities.

I would not have figured this one out on my own. Thanks again.

 

[abbott]

what is the complete error message? (should be in the task log when you double click on the start task)

I've been using Proxmox for 4 years, and I had no idea the task log handled double-click to see detail. THANK YOU! Makes me wonder what else I have overlooked