[libvirt] Unable to provision VM attaching it directly to a OVS bridge

[Lucas Brasilino]

Hi!

> AFAIK, virt-install has no method of specifying the <virtualport>
> parameters for an interface. What you're asking for here is an interface
> definition of:

Yes, up to version 0.10. there's not.

> You need to change you virt-install commandline so that the --network
> argument is something like this:
>
>     --network network=databr0,model=virtio,mac=00:00:00:00:00:03

Great! It works! I used '--network=bridge:databr0....' because I was
using this reference:

http://www.siliconloons.com/?p=277

More precisely:

http://www.siliconloons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Screen-Shot-2012-08-08-at-10.09.39-AM.png

And there the author has used interface type 'bridge'. So I thought I
should use it too.

> As long as the OVS service is running this should do what you want
> (although you'll later probably want to add a "<virtualport
> type='openvswitch'> element to the domain's <interface> element, so that
> libvirt generates/stores a permanent interface-id for the domain rather
> than generating a new one each time the domain is started).

Maybe should be a good idea to add a support of defining "<virtualport
type='openvswitch'>" using
the API, shouldn't it ?

>>>>
>>>> Well, I read elsewhere that openvswitch bridging isn't fully
>>>> supported. Is it the case or I'm facing another kind of problem ?
>>>>
>
> It certainly is supported to the level that you're trying to use it.
> Libvirt can define networks that use existing ovs switches, and connect
> guest interfaces either via the aforementioned networks, or directly
> using type='bridge'.

Ok, Thanks!

regards
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Lucas Brasilino
MSc Student @ Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)
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