[libvirt-users] Problems with libvirt / qemu

Dan Johansson kvm at dmj.nu
Mon Oct 11 17:36:03 UTC 2010


Yes, the image contains an OS (it works if I start the guest manually).

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Dan

On Monday 11 October 2010 03.41:29 jbuy0710 wrote:
> The image contains an OS or not?
> If not, you can't choose to boot from disk like "<boot dev='hd'/>"
> 
> 2010/10/10 Dan Johansson <kvm at dmj.nu>:
> > HI,
> >
> > I have a small problem with libvirt / qemu. I have created a guest and when I start it from the command-line the guests starts OK, but when I start the guest through libvirt with "virsh start" I get "Booting from Hard Disk...
> > Boot failed: not a bootable disk
> > No bootable device"
> >
> > This is the command-line I use to start the guest (which works)
> > "cd /var/lib/kvm/Wilmer;  /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 --enable-kvm \
> >        -net nic,vlan=1,model=rtl8139,macaddr=DE:ED:BE:EF:01:03 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=qtap13,script=no,downscript=no \
> >        -net nic,vlan=3,model=rtl8139,macaddr=DE:ED:BE:EF:03:03 -net tap,vlan=3,ifname=qtap33,script=no,downscript=no \
> >        -m 2048 -k de-ch -vnc :3 -daemonize \
> >        Wilmer.qcow2"
> >
> >
> > The libvirt XML-file was created using "virsh domxml-from-native qemu-argv" and this is the result of that conversion:
> > <domain type='kvm'>
> >  <name>wilmer</name>
> >  <uuid>a421968d-0573-1356-8cb7-32caff525a03</uuid>
> >  <memory>2097152</memory>
> >  <currentMemory>2097152</currentMemory>
> >  <vcpu>2</vcpu>
> >  <os>
> >    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.12'>hvm</type>
> >    <boot dev='hd'/>
> >  </os>
> >  <features>
> >    <acpi/>
> >  </features>
> >  <clock offset='utc'/>
> >  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
> >  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
> >  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
> >  <devices>
> >    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
> >    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
> >      <source file='/var/lib/kvm/Wilmer/Wilmer.qcow2'/>
> >      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
> >      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' unit='0'/>
> >    </disk>
> >    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
> >      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
> >    </controller>
> >    <interface type='ethernet'>
> >      <mac address='de:ed:be:ef:01:03'/>
> >      <script path='no'/>
> >      <target dev='qtap13'/>
> >      <model type='rtl8139'/>
> >      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
> >    </interface>
> >    <interface type='ethernet'>
> >      <mac address='de:ed:be:ef:03:03'/>
> >      <script path='no'/>
> >      <target dev='qtap33'/>
> >      <model type='rtl8139'/>
> >      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
> >    </interface>
> >    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
> >    <graphics type='vnc' port='5903' autoport='no' listen=''/>
> >    <video>
> >      <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
> >      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
> >    </video>
> >  </devices>
> > </domain>
> >
> >
> > Anyone seeing something obvious that I have missed?
> >
> >  Regards,
> > --
> > Dan Johansson, <http://www.dmj.nu>
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