[et-mgmt-tools] virt-manager and pxe install

Farkas Levente lfarkas at bppiac.hu
Tue May 27 14:56:06 UTC 2008


hi,
we try again to install a new guest from virt-manager through pxe boot 
without much success:-(
out setup:
- host:
   - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600  @ 2.40GHz
   - Intel S3000AHV
   - 8GB RAM
   - CentOS-5.1
   - kernel-2.6.18-53.1.21.el5 x86_64 64bit
- packages from http://www.lfarkas.org/linux/packages/centos/5/x86_64/
   libvirt-0.4.2-5
   libvirt-python-0.4.2-5
   python-virtinst-0.300.3-6
   virt-manager-0.5.4-4
   virt-top-0.4.1.0-2.el5
   virt-viewer-0.0.3-1
   kmod-kvm-69-1.2.6.18_53.1.21.el5
   kvm-69-1

we try to create a new file based virtual guest fedora-8 through pxe 
install on the kvm host machine. the problems:
- if i select cpu architecture i386, the i can't select hypervisor kvm. 
why? imho it's a bug!
- after select i386 creating the disk image virt-manager crash with some 
python backtrace as can't connect the guest.
- if i select x86_64 then in a bridged network it can't get an ip 
address (searching for dhcp server).

so anyone has any success on kvm with pxe boot?
what should i have to do?
is there any way to be able to use pxe boot in kvm?
it's a virt-manager/libvirt or kvm bug?
thanks in advance.
yours.

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   Levente                               "Si vis pacem para bellum!"




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