[et-mgmt-tools] Re: cobbler 2 go.

[Michael DeHaan]

Anton wrote:
>
>
> # koan -x -p vm_CentOS-4.4-x86_64_images_pxeboot -s 10.147.105.6 
> <http://10.147.105.6>
> - processing profile: vm_CentOS-4.4-x86_64_images_pxeboot
>
> libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err "Error 
> creating domain: (22, 'Invalid argument')")
> Failed to create domain vm_CentOS-4.4-x86_64_images_pxeboot
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 96, in main
>     k.run()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 154, in run
>     self.do_virt()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 295, in 
> do_virt
>     return self.do_net_install("/tmp",after_download)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 253, in 
> do_net_install
>     after_download(self, distro_data, profile_data)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 294, in 
> after_download
>     self.do_virt_net_install(profile_data, distro_data)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 574, in 
> do_virt_net_install
>     extra=kextra
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/koan/virtcreate.py", line 
> 196, in start_paravirt_install
>     dom = conn.createLinux(cfgxml, 0)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 249, in 
> createLinux
>     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed')
> libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed
>

I have no idea of the State of Xen on Centos, though the most common 
reason for this failure in Fedora/RHEL5 is that a non-Xen kernel and 
initrd pair were used for installation.   Judging from the profile you 
used, this looks to be what happened.   Usually xen images come from a 
directory labelled "xen" not "pxeboot".

If you follow the same steps with the same images using 
xenguest-install, I expect you would see the same error.

--Michael