Installation Problem For Xen -- NFS Install

[Robert L Cochran]

Robert L Cochran wrote:
> I'm getting these errors when I try installing Fedora 7 as a guest OS 
> on Fedora 7 with the xen kernel running:
>
> [root at bobcp4 ~]# /usr/sbin/virt-install
> What is the name of your virtual machine? F7guest
> How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 512
> What would you like to use as the disk (path)? /home/rlc/xenbox1/F7guest
> How large would you like the disk (/home/rlc/xenbox1/F7guest) to be 
> (in gigabytes)? 8
> Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) yes
> What is the install location? 
> nfs:oracle.signtype.info:/home/orabig/Fedora-7-x86_64/F-7-x86_64-DVD.iso
>
>
> Starting install...
> libvir: Xen Daemon error : GET operation failed:
> libvir: error : configuration file syntax error: expecting a name
> libvir: error : configuration file syntax error: expecting a name
> libvir: error : configuration file syntax error: expecting a name
> mount.nfs: mount point /var/lib/xen/virtinstmnt.GWe2ao is not a directory
> umount: /var/lib/xen/virtinstmnt.GWe2ao: not mounted
> ERROR:  Invalid install location
>
>
> I think what it is trying to tell me is, it cannot install from an ISO 
> image. Instead, the NFS location has to have an actual installation 
> tree below it. Am I right?
>
> Thanks
>
Yes I needed to actually copy the contents of the Fedora 7 DVD to a 
source tree on the NFS share. I'm learning! My guest OS is currently 
downloading 50 updates now.

Bob