Re: [libvirt-users] virt-install on powerpc64 issues

On 04/11/2013 03:16 PM, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote: > On 04/11/2013 11:10 PM, Martin Kletzander wrote: >> On 04/11/2013 02:41 PM, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote: >>> On 04/11/2013 09:34 PM, Martin Kletzander wrote: >>>> On 04/10/2013 07:15 AM, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote: >>>>> Hi! >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to setup a guest using virt-install script: >>>>> >>>>> /usr/bin/virt-install -n fc18guest5 -r 1024 \ --disk >>>>> path=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,size=8 \ -c >>>>> /home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso \ --video vga --arch=ppc64 >>>>> -d --machine=pseries >>>>> >>>>> And it fails. I could not find any relevant log in /var/log/libvirt/ >>>>> so >>>> >>>> It should be stored in '/var/log/libvirt/qemu/fc18guest5.log'. If >>>> there's nothing related, look for errors in >>>> '/var/log/libvirt/libvirtd.log'. >>> >>> >>> None of them were created on my test machine. >>> >> >> Both for this and the last question. I missed the info, you are doing: >> >> virsh -c qemu:///system list >> >> which is connecting to the system daemon, but you are adding no such >> option for virt-install, so it probably connects to qemu:///session. > > May be. Either way, I added -c qemu:///system, nothing changed. > So you have no machines when using 'virsh -c qemu:///system list --all' and no machines when using 'virsh -c qemu:///session list --all' under the same user as virt-install was ran under?

>>>>> I simply hacked /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 to print all the >>>>> parameters passed into it. So I got the command line (below, after >>>>> the second question) where the "-device scsi-cd" parameter is cut in >>>>> a middle so QEMU fails to start. 788 chars long - is there a limit? >>>>> >>>> >>>> I don't think it has anything to do with the fact that there is a >>>> newline between '-device' and 'scsi-cd'. That's just debug output of >>>> virt-install. >>> >>> >>> There is no new line. I added printing of every parameter in >>> qemu-system-ppc64 and this is exactly what qemu process gets. >>>. >> >> Oh, so that's a next parameter, I don't see anything cut in the middle. > > > There are 2 scsi drives - one is HDD, the other one is DVD. > > HDD is: > -device > scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,id=scsi0-0-0-0,bootindex=2 > -drive > file=/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-1,readonly=on,format=raw > > > DVD is: > -device scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,ch > > The second one is cut, "ch" is not a valid parameterer name. Furthermore > when I add a machine with "virsh -c qemu:///system create lalala.xml" > (and I have boith scsi devices in that xml), both parameters are passed > to QEMU as is and it all works. > > > >>>>> The second question is - where does virt-install store those xmls? I >>>>> have to choose a new name for a machine even if virt-install failed, >>>>> in the example it is "fc18guest5" (5 at the end). "virsh -c >>>>> qemu:///system list" prints an empty list with no domains. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Command 'virsh list' (by default) lists only running domains, try >>>> adding '--all' as a parameter. >>> >>> >>> Still prints nothing. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 -name fc18guest5 -S -M pseries >>>>> -enable-kvm -m 1024 -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid >>>>> 71f8b17f-ca48-80fe-db58-4d933c66fe2d -no-user-config -nodefaults >>>>> -chardev >>>>> socket,id=charmonitor,path=/home/aik/.config/libvirt/qemu/lib/fc18guest5.monitor,server,nowait >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc >>>>> -no-reboot -no-shutdown -device pci-ohci,id=usb,bus=pci,addr=0x1.0x2 >>>>> -device spapr-vscsi,id=scsi0,reg=0x2000 -drive >>>>> file=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,format=raw >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> -device >>>>> scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,id=scsi0-0-0-0,bootindex=2 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> -drive >>>>> file=/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-1,readonly=on,format=raw >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> -device scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,ch >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The full log is here: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [aik@vpl2 ~]$ ./start_installation.sh ++ /usr/bin/virt-install -n >>>>> fc18guest5 -r 1024 --disk path=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,size=8 -c >>>>> /home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso --video vga --arch=ppc64 -d >>>>> --machine=pseries [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:10 virt-install 9880] DEBUG >>>>> (cli:221) Launched with command line: /usr/bin/virt-install -n >>>>> fc18guest5 -r 1024 --disk path=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,size=8 -c >>>>> /home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso --video vga --arch=ppc64 -d >>>>> --machine=pseries [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:10 virt-install 9880] DEBUG >>>>> (cli:326) Requesting libvirt URI default [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 >>>>> virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:328) Received libvirt URI >>>>> qemu:///session [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG >>>>> (virt-install:259) Requesting virt method 'default', hv type >>>>> 'default'. [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG >>>>> (virt-install:469) Received virt method 'hvm' [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 >>>>> 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (virt-install:470) Hypervisor name >>>>> is 'kvm' [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:935) >>>>> DISPLAY is set: graphics defaulting to VNC. [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 >>>>> virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:953) --graphics compat generated: vnc >>>>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG >>>>> (DistroInstaller:209) DistroInstaller location is a local file/path: >>>>> /home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 >>>>> virt-install 9880] DEBUG (virt-install:626) Guest.has_install_phase: >>>>> True >>>>> >>>>> Starting install... [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] >>>>> DEBUG (Guest:1296) Generated install XML: <domain type='kvm'> >>>>> <name>fc18guest5</name> >>>>> <uuid>56b64ac6-9596-6e8e-5321-4fc583960065</uuid> >>>>> <memory>1048576</memory> <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory> >>>>> <vcpu>1</vcpu> <os> <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type> >>>>> <boot dev='cdrom'/> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> >>>>> <acpi/><apic/><pae/> </features> <clock offset="utc"/> >>>>> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot> >>>>> <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> <devices> >>>>> <emulator>/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator> <disk >>>>> type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu'/> <source >>>>> file='/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest'/> <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/> >>>>> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu'/> >>>>> <source file='/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso'/> <target >>>>> dev='sdb' bus='scsi'/> <readonly/> </disk> <interface type='user'> >>>>> <mac address='52:54:00:ca:ed:7a'/> </interface> <input type='mouse' >>>>> bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/> <console type='pty'/> >>>>> <video> <model type='vga'/> </video> </devices> </domain> >>>>> >>>>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (Guest:1297) >>>>> Generated boot XML: <domain type='kvm'> <name>fc18guest5</name> >>>>> <uuid>56b64ac6-9596-6e8e-5321-4fc583960065</uuid> >>>>> <memory>1048576</memory> <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory> >>>>> <vcpu>1</vcpu> <os> <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type> >>>>> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <acpi/><apic/><pae/> </features> >>>>> <clock offset="utc"/> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> >>>>> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>restart</on_crash> <devices> >>>>> <emulator>/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator> <disk >>>>> type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu'/> <source >>>>> file='/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest'/> <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/> >>>>> </disk> <disk type='block' device='cdrom'> <target dev='sdb' >>>>> bus='scsi'/> <readonly/> </disk> <interface type='user'> <mac >>>>> address='52:54:00:ca:ed:7a'/> </interface> <input type='mouse' >>>>> bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/> <console type='pty'/> >>>>> <video> <model type='vga'/> </video> </devices> </domain> >>>>> >>>>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] ERROR (cli:439) >>>>> internal error process exited while connecting to monitor: char device >>>>> redirected to /dev/pts/4 (label charserial0) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [0]/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 [1]-name [2]fc18guest5 [3]-S >>>>> [4]-M [5]pseries [6]-enable-kvm [7]-m [8]1024 [9]-smp >>>>> [10]1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 [11]-uuid >>>>> [12]56b64ac6-9596-6e8e-5321-4fc583960065 [13]-no-user-config >>>>> [14]-nodefaults [15]-chardev >>>>> [16]socket,id=charmonitor,path=/home/aik/.config/libvirt/qemu/lib/fc18guest5.monitor,server,nowait >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> [17]-mon [18]chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control [19]-rtc >>>>> [20]base=utc [21]-no-reboot [22]-no-shutdown [23]-device >>>>> [24]pci-ohci,id=usb,bus=pci,addr=0x1.0x2 [25]-device >>>>> [26]spapr-vscsi,id=scsi0,reg=0x2000 [27]-drive >>>>> [28]file=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,format=raw >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> [29]-device >>>>> [30]scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,id=scsi0-0-0-0,bootindex=2 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> [31]-drive >>>>> [32]file=/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-1,readonly=on,format=raw >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> [33]-device [34]scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,ch >>>>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:442) >>>>> Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line >>>>> 636, in start_install noboot=options.noreboot) File >>>>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1249, in >>>>> start_install noboot) File >>>>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1317, in >>>>> _create_guest dom = self.conn.createLinux(start_xml or final_xml, 0) >>>>> File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 2775, in >>>>> createLinux if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() >>>>> failed', conn=self) libvirtError: internal error process exited while >>>>> connecting to monitor: char device redirected to /dev/pts/4 (label >>>>> charserial0) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [0]/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 [1]-name [2]fc18guest5 [3]-S >>>>> [4]-M [5]pseries [6]-enable-kvm [7]-m [8]1024 [9]-smp >>>>> [10]1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 [11]-uuid >>>>> [12]56b64ac6-9596-6e8e-5321-4fc583960065 [13]-no-user-config >>>>> [14]-nodefaults [15]-chardev >>>>> [16]socket,id=charmonitor,path=/home/aik/.config/libvirt/qemu/lib/fc18guest5.monitor,server,nowait >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> [17]-mon [18]chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control [19]-rtc >>>>> [20]base=utc [21]-no-reboot [22]-no-shutdown [23]-device >>>>> [24]pci-ohci,id=usb,bus=pci,addr=0x1.0x2 [25]-device >>>>> [26]spapr-vscsi,id=scsi0,reg=0x2000 [27]-drive >>>>> [28]file=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,format=raw >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> [29]-device >>>>> [30]scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,id=scsi0-0-0-0,bootindex=2 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> [31]-drive >>>>> [32]file=/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-1,readonly=on,format=raw >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> [33]-device [34]scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,ch >>>>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:451) Domain >>>>> installation does not appear to have been successful. If it was, you >>>>> can restart your domain by running: virsh --connect qemu:///session >>>>> start fc18guest5 otherwise, please restart your installation. Domain >>>>> installation does not appear to have been successful. If it was, you >>>>> can restart your domain by running: virsh --connect qemu:///session >>>>> start fc18guest5 otherwise, please restart your installation. >>>>> >>>>> [aik@vpl2 ~]$ virsh -c qemu:///system list Id Name >>>>> State ---------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> [aik@vpl2 ~]$ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >