[libvirt-users] Libvirt ESX: Image file not getting copied to ESX server

[varun bhatnagar]

Hi,

I am trying to start a node using libvirt on ESX hypervisor. Before
starting I am performing the following steps:

1) vol-create datastore1 /local/new_volume.xml (Creating a volume in pool)
2) define /local/esxdomain.xml (Defining a node)
3) start MyNode (Starting a node)

I tried to get the status of my node and it is showing *running *but I am
not able to ping my node (as it is in network). I later got the console of
my node and found out that my node is not even getting started. It says
"Operating System Not Found". I guess this is because my vmdk image file is
not getting copied and the first command is just placing two files .vmdk
and *-flat.vmdk (these are dummy files I guess). But it is not placing my
original .vmdk files. How to place the original vmdk file in datastore. If
I place it using scp command then libvirt pops out a message saying "Could
not start domain: GenericVmConfigFault". How to resolve this error. I am
pasting my xml files below.

Any help is appreciated... :)

*new_volume.xml:*

*<volume>
  <name>test/MyNode.vmdk</name>
  <allocation>0</allocation>
  <capacity unit='G'>3</capacity>
  <target>
     <path>/local/vmdk/MyNode.vmdk</path>
     <format type='vmdk'/>
  </target>
</volume>*

*esxdomain.xml:
*
*<domain type='vmware'>
  <name>test</name>
  <memory>1048576</memory>
  <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory>
  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
  <console>/dev/console</console>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type>
  </os>
  <devices>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <source file='[datastore1] test/MyNode.vmdk'/>
      <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' unit='0'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='scsi' index='0' model='lsilogic'/>
    <!--controller type='scsi' index='0'/-->
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='00:50:56:0f:01:01'/>
      <source bridge='VM Network'/>
 </interface>
 <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='00:50:56:0f:01:02'/>
      <source bridge='dummyPortGroup1'/>
 </interface>
 <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='00:50:56:0f:01:03'/>
      <source bridge='dummyPortGroup2'/>
 </interface>
  </devices>
</domain>*

Regards,
Varun
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