[et-mgmt-tools] Koan and Xen question

[Michael DeHaan]

Foreman, Tim wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is a Koan issue, a Xen issue or an "I'm stupid"
> issue, but I'm going to start with Koan. :-)
>
> I've built a Fedora Core 6 box with Xen and Koan installed.
>
> I have another box with Cobbler on it and I'm trying to kickstart a
> Xen guest domain with Koan.
>
> I'm trying to build a RH EL 4 U4 guest (which might be part of my
> problem.)
>
> I have a profile setup using the default.ks file.
>
> When I run:
> 'koan --virt --server=kickstart.mtc.ibsys.com --profile=rh4u4_xen_domU'
>
> I get the following output:
>
> - processing profile: rh4u4_xen_domU
> - fetching configuration for profile: rh4u4_xen_domU
> - url=http://kickstart.mtc.ibsys.com/cobbler/profiles/rh4u4_xen_domU
> - {'kickstart':
> 'http://kickstart.mtc.ibsys.com/cobbler_track/kickstarts/rh4u4_xen_domU/ks.c
> fg', 'name': 'rh4u4_xen_domU', 'virt_ram': 512, 'repos': '',
> 'kernel_options': 'ksdevice=eth0 lang= vga=788
> syslog=kickstart.mtc.ibsys.com:25150 devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=16438 append
> ', 'virt_name': 'virtguest', 'virt_file_size': 5, 'distro': 'rhel4u4',
> 'virt_paravirt': 'True', 'ks_meta': ''}
> - fetching configuration for distro: rhel4u4
> - url=http://kickstart.mtc.ibsys.com/cobbler/distros/rhel4u4
> - {'kernel': '/var/www/html/kickstart/rhel4u4/i386/isolinux/vmlinuz',
> 'ks_meta': '', 'breed': 'redhat', 'kernel_options': 'ksdevice=eth0 lang=
> vga=788 syslog=kickstart.mtc.ibsys.com:25150 devfs=nomount
> ramdisk_size=16438 append ', 'initrd':
> '/var/www/html/kickstart/rhel4u4/i386/isolinux/initrd.img', 'arch': 'x86',
> 'name': 'rhel4u4'}
> - downloading initrd initrd.img to /tmp/initrd.img
> - url=http://kickstart.mtc.ibsys.com/cobbler/images/rhel4u4/initrd.img
> - downloading kernel vmlinuz to /tmp/vmlinuz
> - url=http://kickstart.mtc.ibsys.com/cobbler/images/rhel4u4/vmlinuz
> - kernel saved = /tmp/vmlinuz
> - initrd saved = /tmp/initrd.img
> libvir: Xen Daemon error : POST operation failed: (xend.err "Error creating
> domain: (22, 'Invalid argument')")
> Failed to create domain virtguest
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 97, in main
>     k.run()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 155, in run
>     self.do_virt()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 300, in do_virt
>     return self.do_net_install("/tmp",after_download)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 256, in
> do_net_install
>     after_download(self, distro_data, profile_data)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 299, in
> after_download
>     self.do_virt_net_install(profile_data, distro_data)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/koan/app.py", line 599, in
> do_virt_net_install
>     extra=kextra
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/koan/virtcreate.py", line 201, in
> start_paravirt_install
>     dom = conn.createLinux(cfgxml, 0)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 249, in
> createLinux
>     if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed')
> libvirtError: virDomainCreateLinux() failed
>
> So, is this a Koan issue? If so, what's happening? Is it a Cobbler issue?
> Did I not put something in my profile?
>
> This is my profile:
>
> profile         : rh4u4_xen_domU
> distro          : rhel4u4
> kickstart       : /etc/cobbler/default.ks
> kernel options  : {}
> ks metadata     : {}
> virt name       : virtguest
> virt file size  : 5
> virt ram        : 512
> virt paravirt   : True
> repos           : 
>
> If it's a Xen issue, tell me and I'll try the Xen users list (unless you
> have
> the solution and want to send it to me. :-)
>
> If it's an "I'm stupid" issue, please tell me what I'm doing wrong. :-)
> I've been using Cobbler for a while (and love it) but I'm new to Xen
> and Koan.
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Timothy W. Foreman ~ Security Administrator ~ tforeman at ibsys.com
> (651) 365-4181     ~ Internet Broadcasting  ~ www.ibsys.com
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>   

The distro needs to reference a domU kernel.      You're going the xen 
kernel/initrd from the RHEL4u5 public beta, or the Fedora xen images.

I've been told that the RHEL4u5 beta went live on Feb 26th through RHN.

--Michael