---
title: calicoctl node checksystem
description: Command to check compatibility of host to run a Calico node instance.
canonical_url: '/reference/calicoctl/node/checksystem'
---

This section describes the `calicoctl node checksystem` command.

Read the [calicoctl Overview]({{ site.baseurl }}/reference/calicoctl/overview)
for a full list of calicoctl commands.

## Displaying the help text for 'calicoctl checksystem' command

Run `calicoctl node checksystem --help` to display the following help menu for the
command.

```
Usage:
  calicoctl node checksystem

Options:
  -h --help                 Show this screen.

Description:
  Check the compatibility of this compute host to run a Calico node instance.
```
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### Examples:

```bash
calicoctl checksystem
```

An example response follows.

```
WARNING: Unable to detect the xt_set module. Load with `modprobe xt_set`
WARNING: Unable to detect the ipip module. Load with `modprobe ipip`
```
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