VM fails to start

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Hello guys,

Im getting this when I start the VM:

Code:
Jan 07 09:54:00 orion systemd-udevd[1929]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 09:54:00 orion systemd-udevd[1929]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 09:54:00 orion systemd-udevd[1929]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for tap100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 09:54:00 orion systemd[1]: Started Proxmox VE replication runner.
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: device tap100i0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion systemd-udevd[1929]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion systemd-udevd[1929]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwbr100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion systemd-udevd[1927]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion systemd-udevd[1927]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion systemd-udevd[1927]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwpr100p0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion systemd-udevd[1944]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion systemd-udevd[1944]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion systemd-udevd[1944]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwln100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: device fwln100i0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered forwarding state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: device fwpr100p0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered forwarding state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 09:54:01 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered forwarding state

Any thoughts why...

Code:
root@orion:/var/lock/qemu-server# pveversion -v
proxmox-ve: 6.3-1 (running kernel: 5.4.78-2-pve)
pve-manager: 6.3-3 (running version: 6.3-3/eee5f901)
pve-kernel-5.4: 6.3-3
pve-kernel-helper: 6.3-3
pve-kernel-5.4.78-2-pve: 5.4.78-2
pve-kernel-5.4.73-1-pve: 5.4.73-1
ceph-fuse: 12.2.11+dfsg1-2.1+b1
corosync: 3.0.4-pve1
criu: 3.11-3
glusterfs-client: 5.5-3
ifupdown: 0.8.35+pve1
ksm-control-daemon: 1.3-1
libjs-extjs: 6.0.1-10
libknet1: 1.16-pve1
libproxmox-acme-perl: 1.0.5
libproxmox-backup-qemu0: 1.0.2-1
libpve-access-control: 6.1-3
libpve-apiclient-perl: 3.1-3
libpve-common-perl: 6.3-2
libpve-guest-common-perl: 3.1-3
libpve-http-server-perl: 3.0-6
libpve-storage-perl: 6.3-3
libqb0: 1.0.5-1
libspice-server1: 0.14.2-4~pve6+1
lvm2: 2.03.02-pve4
lxc-pve: 4.0.3-1
lxcfs: 4.0.3-pve3
novnc-pve: 1.1.0-1
proxmox-backup-client: 1.0.6-1
proxmox-mini-journalreader: 1.1-1
proxmox-widget-toolkit: 2.4-3
pve-cluster: 6.2-1
pve-container: 3.3-1
pve-docs: 6.3-1
pve-edk2-firmware: 2.20200531-1
pve-firewall: 4.1-3
pve-firmware: 3.1-3
pve-ha-manager: 3.1-1
pve-i18n: 2.2-2
pve-qemu-kvm: 5.1.0-7
pve-xtermjs: 4.7.0-3
qemu-server: 6.3-2
smartmontools: 7.1-pve2
spiceterm: 3.1-1
vncterm: 1.6-2
zfsutils-linux: 0.8.5-pve1


Thanks!
 
Was it working before and now is not?
start it from shell
Code:
qm start VMID
read carefully the errors and if is not clear, report back.
AFAIR you can also do it from gui, start the vm, double click on the start task in the lower part of the GUI, and read the message
If is just created and never worked, give us
Code:
qm config VMID
and/also try to reboot Proxmox server
 
Last edited:
Was it working before and now is not?
start it from shell
Code:
qm start VMID
read carefully the errors and if is not clear, report back.
AFAIR you can also do it from gui, start the vm, double click on the start task in the lower part of the GUI, and read the message
If is just created and never worked, give us
Code:
qm config VMID
and/also try to reboot Proxmox server
executed
Code:
qm start 100

from the logs:

Code:
Jan 07 10:24:00 orion systemd[1]: Started Proxmox VE replication runner.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion qm[8259]: <root@pam> starting task UPID:orion:00002044:003C1C8F:5FF727B3:qmstart:100:root@pam:
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion qm[8260]: start VM 100: UPID:orion:00002044:003C1C8F:5FF727B3:qmstart:100:root@pam:
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd[1]: Started 100.scope.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for tap100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion kernel: device tap100i0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwbr100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8267]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8267]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8267]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwpr100p0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8269]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8269]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8269]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwln100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: device fwln100i0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered forwarding state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: device fwpr100p0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered forwarding state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered forwarding state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion qm[8259]: <root@pam> end task UPID:orion:00002044:003C1C8F:5FF727B3:qmstart:100:root@pam: OK
Jan 07 10:25:00 orion systemd[1]: Starting Proxmox VE replication runner...
Jan 07 10:25:00 orion systemd[1]: pvesr.service: Succeeded.
Jan 07 10:25:00 orion systemd[1]: Started Proxmox VE replication runner.
 
Code:
root@orion:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface eno1 inet manual

auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.100/24
        gateway 192.168.1.1
        bridge_ports eno1
        bridge_stp off
        bridge_fd 0

iface eno2 inet manual
root@orion:~#

Code:
root@orion:~# lspci | grep Ethernet
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 01)
04:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 01)
root@orion:~#
 
executed
Code:
qm start 100

And...? No message in the console? I don't mean in the logs, just after you entered that command, did you had any message telling why VM could not start?


from the logs:

Code:
Jan 07 10:24:00 orion systemd[1]: Started Proxmox VE replication runner.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion qm[8259]: <root@pam> starting task UPID:orion:00002044:003C1C8F:5FF727B3:qmstart:100:root@pam:
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion qm[8260]: start VM 100: UPID:orion:00002044:003C1C8F:5FF727B3:qmstart:100:root@pam:
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd[1]: Started 100.scope.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for tap100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion kernel: device tap100i0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwbr100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8267]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8267]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8267]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwpr100p0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8269]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8269]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8269]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwln100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: device fwln100i0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 1(fwln100i0) entered forwarding state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: device fwpr100p0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: vmbr0: port 2(fwpr100p0) entered forwarding state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered disabled state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered blocking state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion kernel: fwbr100i0: port 2(tap100i0) entered forwarding state
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion qm[8259]: <root@pam> end task UPID:orion:00002044:003C1C8F:5FF727B3:qmstart:100:root@pam: OK
Jan 07 10:25:00 orion systemd[1]: Starting Proxmox VE replication runner...
Jan 07 10:25:00 orion systemd[1]: pvesr.service: Succeeded.
Jan 07 10:25:00 orion systemd[1]: Started Proxmox VE replication runner.
Here are my logs when I successfully start a VM (VM n. 999), and are almost identical to yours, as far as I can see
Code:
Jan  8 22:21:15 proxmm01 pvedaemon[10717]: start VM 999: UPID:proxmm01:000029DD:0647E07D:5FF8CCCB:qmstart:999:root@pam:
Jan  8 22:21:15 proxmm01 pvedaemon[22603]: <root@pam> starting task UPID:proxmm01:000029DD:0647E07D:5FF8CCCB:qmstart:999:root@pam:
Jan  8 22:21:15 proxmm01 systemd[1]: Started 999.scope.
Jan  8 22:21:15 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10724]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan  8 22:21:15 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10724]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan  8 22:21:15 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10724]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for tap999i0: No such file or directory
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10724]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10724]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwbr999i0: No such file or directory
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10728]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10728]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10728]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwpr999p0: No such file or directory
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10725]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10725]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v240'.
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 systemd-udevd[10725]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwln999i0: No such file or directory
Jan  8 22:21:16 proxmm01 pvedaemon[22603]: <root@pam> end task UPID:proxmm01:000029DD:0647E07D:5FF8CCCB:qmstart:999:root@pam: OK
Jan  8 22:21:19 proxmm01 pvedaemon[28702]: VM 999 qmp command failed - VM 999 qmp command 'guest-ping' failed - got timeout

but you tell us that your VM does not start? How can you tell it? The start task has an error in the tasks in the GUI? You can't open the VM console? You can't ssh into it? I'm puzzled, please clarify
 
thanks @mmenaz for reply.
about not starting - my bad - had to change the boot order to start installing the OS.
about random VMs crash - still the same KVM: entry failed, hardware error 0x5 in logs.
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/vm-ubuntu-server-random-running-issues.81483/#post-360650

Installed ESXi. Everything seems to be working.
for posterity, please remember to provide the solutions when you find them :)

So what resolved the non-starting error ???

Code:
Jan 07 10:24:35 orion systemd-udevd[8273]: Could not generate persistent MAC address for fwbr100i0: No such file or directory
Jan 07 10:24:36 orion systemd-udevd[8267]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable.

"Change boot order" doesn't make sense in the context of my problem yet I see the exact same error, so it isn't clear what you did. Are you sure the boot order was relevant ? Could it have been something else that resolved it ?

Thanks,

-=dave
 

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