Getting error "VM is down with error. Exit message: unsupported configuration: IDE controllers are unsupported for this QEMU binary or machine type." while starting the VM.

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Issue

After changing hardware type to use Q35 chipset emulation the VM cannot start and it shows this error message:

"VM is down with error. Exit message: unsupported configuration: IDE controllers are unsupported for this QEMU binary or machine type."

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization(RHEV) 3.x

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