[libvirt] Two issues regarding TFTP support in virtual networks...
Paolo Bonzini
pbonzini at redhat.com
Mon Jan 11 15:48:54 UTC 2010
>> (mcpierce at mcpierce-desktop:node-image)$ sudo virsh net-dumpxml testbr541
>> <network>
>> <name>testbr541</name>
>> <uuid>f389317f-8420-7516-df9d-756b7deb3d37</uuid>
>> <forward mode='nat'/>
>> <bridge name='testbr541' stp='on' delay='0' />
>> <ip address='192.168.31.1' netmask='255.255.255.0'>
>> <tftp root='/tmp/tmp.3B8opJfBXw/tftpboot/' />
>> <dhcp>
>> <range start='192.168.31.100' end='192.168.31.199' />
>> </dhcp>
>> </ip>
>> </network>
>>
>> When I start up the VM, I see it get an IP address within the range
>> specified, but it never pxeboots the ISO image.
>>
>> To what directory should the root attribute be pointed?
>
> If someone has a moment, could you please take a look and help me with
> this situation? I've tried several scenarios and nothing seems to work
> for pointing libvirt to the directory I've created.
You are not giving BOOTP info (you are missing the <bootp> tag, which
goes inside <dhcp>).
Paolo
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