[Libvir] Problems with defineXML in python..
I am having some problems getting libvirt under python to work properly.
I can setup new domains by using the createLinux() function, but when I
attempt to use defineXML() it fails with no reason given other then
"virDomainDefineXML() failed". I am using the same XML file for both
functions.
This is on a Ubuntu 7.04 server running python 2.5 & libvirt 0.1.8 (from
the ubuntu universe repo).
Here is my test code:
import libvirt
import sys
import xml
import random
try:
conn = libvirt.open(None)
except Exception, e:
print e
if conn == None:
print 'Failed to open connection to the hypervisor'
sys.exit(1)
create = True
if create:
xmlfile = open('webserv.xml')
xmldesc = xmlfile.read()
xmlfile.close()
try:
# webserv = conn.createLinux(xmldesc, 0)
webserv = conn.defineXML(xmldesc)
except Exception, e:
print 'Failed to create webserv: %s' % e
sys.exit(1)
if webserv is None:
print 'whoops this shouldnt happen!'
conn.create(webserv)
try:
print "Domain 0: id %d running %s" % (webserv.ID(), webserv.OSType())
print webserv.info()
print webserv.XMLDesc(0)
except Exception, e:
print e
#webserv.shutdown()
And the XML file:
<domain type='xen' >
<name>webserv</name>
<os>
<type>linux</type>
<kernel>/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.19-4-generic-amd64</kernel>
<initrd>/boot/initrd.img-2.6.19-4-generic-amd64</initrd>
<root>/dev/hda1</root>
</os>
<memory>1024</memory>
<vcpu>1</vcpu>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>restart</on_crash>
<devices>
<interface type='bridge'>
<source bridge='xenbr0'/>
<mac address='00:16:3e:24:27:a5'/>
<script path='vif-bridge'/>
</interface>
<graphics type='vnc' port='5902'/>
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='tap' type='aio'/>
<source file='/virtual/images/webserv/webserv.img'/>
<target dev='hda1'/>
</disk>
<console tty='/dev/pts/4'/>
</devices>
</domain>
Am I missing something simple, or is there a bug?
Thanks!