[libvirt-users] no connection driver available for No connection for URI xen:///

Eric Blake eblake at redhat.com
Thu Mar 15 21:20:01 UTC 2012


On 03/15/2012 02:57 PM, Su Zhang wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to use virt-install to install domU image. However, I
> encountered the following issue. It seems that a connection driver is
> needed for Xen.
> I am new to both libvirt and Xen. Anyone have any ideas on what's wrong
> with the following error ?
> 
> 
> 
> # virt-install --connect=xen:/// -p -d
> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:17:55 DEBUG    Launched with command line:
> /usr/bin/virt-install --connect=xen:/// -p -d
> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:17:55 DEBUG    Requesting libvirt URI xen:///
> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:17:55 ERROR    no connection driver available for No
> connection for URI xen:///

This probably means that your copy of libvirt.so and libvirtd was built
without xen support.  What does

virsh --version=long

say?  Also, are you sure libvirtd is running?

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake at redhat.com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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