Why does virt-install command fail with "ERROR Host does not support any virtualization options" in kvm host?
Issue
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When installing a guest operating system(eg, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8) on kvm using
virt-installcommand, it fails with the following error:# virt-install -n kvm1 -r 512 -f /var/lib/libvirt/images/kvm1.img -c /dev/cdrom -w network:default --vnc --connect qemu:///system ERROR Host does not support any virtualization options
Environment
- Red Hat Enterpise Linux(RHEL) 5.4 or later
- KVM
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