Custom Debian boot disk Image for VM (ARM64-T2A)

indra17 · 02-29-2024 03:08 AM

I am trying to create my own debian OS image(for arm64 ampere altra platform) and trying to create one VM instance from it.
Till now I could able to create the image, but when I am trying to attach the image to create one instance every time I am getting this below error:

"This boot disk source does not support gVNIC"

Though I have enabled "gve" driver in the kernel and it will always load at the boot time.@

This I have tested with QEMU and I did not find any problem with the image.

Can anyone please help?

lawrencenelson

Hi @indra17,

Welcome to the Google Cloud Community!

Have you ensured the gVNIC driver is installed on your system? For a smooth setup, please follow the installation steps in this documentation - Create a VM using a custom OS image:

You might have also installed it in a non-supported operating system. Kindly review the documents below:

I hope this helps. Please don't hesitate to contact Google Cloud Support if you're still having issues. Thank you.

seanyseansean

Hi, I have a similar issue. Currently running a VM on a C2 instance which is fully patched Ubuntu with the correct driver for gvnic. I cannot update to c3 as the image is not tagged.

I assume this means the image was generated from. Either way, can I tag the disk/image to allow gvnic without having to create a new VM (and losing my current public IP)?