[libvirt-users] Problems setting up a VM ....

[William A. Mahaffey III]

.... New to this list & definitely new to virtualization :-/ .... I am 
trying to setup a 64-bit CentOS 5.6 VM on a 64-bit FC14 server host, all 
patched up as of a couple of weeks ago. uname -a on the host shows:


[wam at Q6600, CFD, 9:24:23am] 540 % uname -a
Linux Q6600 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Feb 7 07:06:44 UTC 2011 
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[wam at Q6600, CFD, 9:52:43am] 541 %


I access the server by ssh on my LAN. I was working on this last Sunday 
& got stuck, see below. I posted this question to a couple of other 
lists & had no takers, so here I am here. The server runs in runlevel 3 
& has no gfx card onboard, so I am working from the command line. I had 
a couple of abortive attempts at setup, which got as far as initializing 
my disk storage for the VM, then the following:



[root at Q6600:/etc, Sun Aug 07, 05:08 PM] 1339 # virt-install   -n 
CentOS-5.6-64bitVM  -r 2048  --arch=x86_64  --cpu core2duo,disable=vmx  
--vcpus=1,maxvcpus=1,sockets=1,cores=2,threads=1  --os-type=linux  
--os-variant=rhel5  --disk 
path=/home/VMs/CentOS.5.6-64bit-VM/disk.img,size=50  --cdrom 
/home/ISOs/CentOS-5.6/64bit/CentOS-5.6-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2.iso  
--autostart  --prompt
This will overwrite the existing path 
'/home/VMs/CentOS.5.6-64bit-VM/disk.img'
Do you really want to use this disk (yes or no)
yes

Starting install...
Creating 
domain...                                                                                     
|    0 B     00:00
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module": libpk-gtk-module.so: 
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": 
libcanberra-gtk-module.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file 
or directory

(virt-viewer:20165): Pango-WARNING **: failed to choose a font, expect 
ugly output. engine-type='PangoRenderFc', script='latin'
Domain installation still in progress. You can reconnect to
the console to complete the installation process.
[root at Q6600:/etc, Sun Aug 07, 05:14 PM] 1339 # virsh --connect 
qemu:///system
Welcome to virsh, the virtualization interactive terminal.

Type:  'help' for help with commands
        'quit' to quit

virsh # list
  Id Name                 State
----------------------------------
  11 CentOS-5.6-64bitVM   running

virsh # help


The install began OK, right after the 'Pango-WARNING' message, in a 
separate window, quite readable, started booting & scrolling text past 
*FAST*, for about 15 sec., then hung, right after a line about 'serial 
port ....' (I couldn't click-&-drag to capture text from the VM window, 
going from memory). I let it sit for about 5 min. to be sure it was 
really hung, then clicked the VM window out, whereupon the message about 
'installation still in progress' & the rest appeared. I poked around in 
virsh a bit as you can see, but couldn't figure anything out. I tried 
(re)connecting to the console of the VM & that hung, I had to kill the 
virsh command from another window. I attach syslog output from the 
proceedings. I am *sure* this is pilot error, but I am stuck for now. 
Any assistance appreciated :-) ....



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	William A. Mahaffey III

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