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

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.

>> 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.

> >> 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 ~]$ >> >> >