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

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.

> >>> 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.

>>> 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 ~]$ >>> >>> >> > >