Unsupported hardware family 'vmx-07' error deploy Cisco Virtual Wireless LAN Controller on RPi4 8GB

[sagar23nov]

Hello,

Installed arm-fling on Raspberry Pi 4 8GB.

Downloaded Virtual Wireless LAN Controller ova

Cisco Wireless LAN Small Scale Virtual Controller Installation with 60 day evaluation license.

AIR_CTVM-K9_8_10_142_0.ova

During ova deploy, got this error

Line 39: Unsupported hardware family 'vmx-07'.

In order to make it to work, I understand the ovf file attribute vssd:VirtualSystemType needs to be updated from existing vmx-07 to something? and ova re-compiled.

Question is what is the value I should put for installing this OVA on the Raspberry Pi 4 8 GB.

Also is there an alternate method of installing the OVA on the Raspberry Pi 4 8GB that you can suggest.

Regards,

Sagar

[ImaiSatoshi · Accepted solution]

I Think, This 'ova' to work, ESXi with x86 CPU is required. I don't think it will work on the Arm you are using.
You can find the required platform in the release notes here.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/release/notes/crn810mr4.html

[cyprienlaplace · Accepted solution]

This is correct, only OVAs for arm64 CPU architecture can be used on ESXi Arm Fling.

[vFouad · Accepted solution]

Hi sagar,

You are trying to run an x64 VM on ARM architecture; I am assuming you are referring to https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/technology/mesh/8-2/b_Virtual_Wireless_LAN_Controller... 

This OVA needs an x64 processor (Intel/AMD) architecture to run.
You are running an Arm processor, so you can create a VM that runs on an ARM processor.

The OVA vendor (Cisco) would need to provide ARM code for you to run this on your PI.

In simple terms if you can run it on a bare metal PI then you have a chance to make it a VM. ESXi on ARM will not translate x64 code to run on  the ARM CPU.

vFouad