[libvirt] interface.script not launched (KVM/qemu)

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 04:22:59PM +0100, Daniel Schwager wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I use kvm and libvirt for running windows on a fedora-core9.
> 
> Problem: I defined a interface script which should run, if the KVM/qemu
> starts, but libvirt does not tell kvm to use the script:
> 
> Part of my domain.xml:
> 
>     <interface type="bridge">
>       <source bridge="br-guest"/>
>       <script path='bridge-kvm.sh'/>
>       <model type='e1000'/>
>     </interface>

The <script> tag is not relevant for the 'type=bridge' networking
config. It is used by  'type=ethernet' networking for configuring
ad-hoc setup, eg Xen's routed style networking, or other arbitrary
non-bridged setups.

> How can I fix this problem ?

Use the 'type=ethernet' config mode, and have your script configure
whatever it needs

Daniel
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