[libvirt-users] virt-install on powerpc64 issues

Thu Apr 11 12:41:11 UTC 2013

On 04/11/2013 09:34 PM, Martin Kletzander wrote:
> On 04/10/2013 07:15 AM, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I am trying to setup a guest using virt-install script:
>>
>> /usr/bin/virt-install -n fc18guest5 -r 1024 \ --disk
>> path=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,size=8 \ -c
>> /home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso \ --video vga --arch=ppc64
>> -d --machine=pseries
>>
>> And it fails. I could not find any relevant log in /var/log/libvirt/
>> so
>
> It should be stored in '/var/log/libvirt/qemu/fc18guest5.log'.  If
> there's nothing related, look for errors in
> '/var/log/libvirt/libvirtd.log'.

None of them were created on my test machine.

>> I simply hacked /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 to print all the
>> parameters passed into it. So I got the command line (below, after
>> the second question) where the "-device scsi-cd" parameter is cut in
>> a middle so QEMU fails to start. 788 chars long - is there a limit?
>>
>
> I don't think it has anything to do with the fact that there is a
> newline between '-device' and 'scsi-cd'.  That's just debug output of
> virt-install.

There is no new line. I added printing of every parameter in 
qemu-system-ppc64 and this is exactly what qemu process gets.

>
>> The second question is - where does virt-install store those xmls? I
>> have to choose a new name for a machine even if virt-install failed,
>> in the example it is "fc18guest5" (5 at the end). "virsh -c
>> qemu:///system list" prints an empty list with no domains.
>>
>
> Command 'virsh list' (by default) lists only running domains, try
> adding '--all' as a parameter.

Still prints nothing.

>
>
>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 -name fc18guest5 -S -M pseries
>> -enable-kvm -m 1024 -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid
>> 71f8b17f-ca48-80fe-db58-4d933c66fe2d -no-user-config -nodefaults
>> -chardev
>> socket,id=charmonitor,path=/home/aik/.config/libvirt/qemu/lib/fc18guest5.monitor,server,nowait
>>
>>
-mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc
>> -no-reboot -no-shutdown -device pci-ohci,id=usb,bus=pci,addr=0x1.0x2
>> -device spapr-vscsi,id=scsi0,reg=0x2000 -drive
>> file=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,format=raw
>>
>>
-device
>> scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,id=scsi0-0-0-0,bootindex=2
>>
>>
-drive
>> file=/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-1,readonly=on,format=raw
>>
>>
-device scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,ch
>>
>>
>>
>> The full log is here:
>>
>>
>> [aik at vpl2 ~]$ ./start_installation.sh ++ /usr/bin/virt-install -n
>> fc18guest5 -r 1024 --disk path=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,size=8 -c
>> /home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso --video vga --arch=ppc64 -d
>> --machine=pseries [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:10 virt-install 9880] DEBUG
>> (cli:221) Launched with command line: /usr/bin/virt-install -n
>> fc18guest5 -r 1024 --disk path=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,size=8 -c
>> /home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso --video vga --arch=ppc64 -d
>> --machine=pseries [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:10 virt-install 9880] DEBUG
>> (cli:326) Requesting libvirt URI default [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12
>> virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:328) Received libvirt URI
>> qemu:///session [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG
>> (virt-install:259) Requesting virt method 'default', hv type
>> 'default'. [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG
>> (virt-install:469) Received virt method 'hvm' [Wed, 10 Apr 2013
>> 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (virt-install:470) Hypervisor name
>> is 'kvm' [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:935)
>> DISPLAY is set: graphics defaulting to VNC. [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12
>> virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:953) --graphics compat generated: vnc
>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG
>> (DistroInstaller:209) DistroInstaller location is a local file/path:
>> /home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12
>> virt-install 9880] DEBUG (virt-install:626) Guest.has_install_phase:
>> True
>>
>> Starting install... [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880]
>> DEBUG (Guest:1296) Generated install XML: <domain type='kvm'>
>> <name>fc18guest5</name>
>> <uuid>56b64ac6-9596-6e8e-5321-4fc583960065</uuid>
>> <memory>1048576</memory> <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory>
>> <vcpu>1</vcpu> <os> <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type>
>> <boot dev='cdrom'/> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features>
>> <acpi/><apic/><pae/> </features> <clock offset="utc"/>
>> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
>> <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> <devices>
>> <emulator>/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator> <disk
>> type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu'/> <source
>> file='/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest'/> <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/>
>> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu'/>
>> <source file='/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso'/> <target
>> dev='sdb' bus='scsi'/> <readonly/> </disk> <interface type='user'>
>> <mac address='52:54:00:ca:ed:7a'/> </interface> <input type='mouse'
>> bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/> <console type='pty'/>
>> <video> <model type='vga'/> </video> </devices> </domain>
>>
>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (Guest:1297)
>> Generated boot XML: <domain type='kvm'> <name>fc18guest5</name>
>> <uuid>56b64ac6-9596-6e8e-5321-4fc583960065</uuid>
>> <memory>1048576</memory> <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory>
>> <vcpu>1</vcpu> <os> <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type>
>> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <acpi/><apic/><pae/> </features>
>> <clock offset="utc"/> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
>> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>restart</on_crash> <devices>
>> <emulator>/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator> <disk
>> type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu'/> <source
>> file='/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest'/> <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/>
>> </disk> <disk type='block' device='cdrom'> <target dev='sdb'
>> bus='scsi'/> <readonly/> </disk> <interface type='user'> <mac
>> address='52:54:00:ca:ed:7a'/> </interface> <input type='mouse'
>> bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/> <console type='pty'/>
>> <video> <model type='vga'/> </video> </devices> </domain>
>>
>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] ERROR (cli:439)
>> internal error process exited while connecting to monitor: char device
>> redirected to /dev/pts/4 (label charserial0)
>>
>>
>>
>> [0]/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 [1]-name [2]fc18guest5 [3]-S
>> [4]-M [5]pseries [6]-enable-kvm [7]-m [8]1024 [9]-smp
>> [10]1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 [11]-uuid
>> [12]56b64ac6-9596-6e8e-5321-4fc583960065 [13]-no-user-config
>> [14]-nodefaults [15]-chardev
>> [16]socket,id=charmonitor,path=/home/aik/.config/libvirt/qemu/lib/fc18guest5.monitor,server,nowait
>>
>>
[17]-mon [18]chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control [19]-rtc
>> [20]base=utc [21]-no-reboot [22]-no-shutdown [23]-device
>> [24]pci-ohci,id=usb,bus=pci,addr=0x1.0x2 [25]-device
>> [26]spapr-vscsi,id=scsi0,reg=0x2000 [27]-drive
>> [28]file=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,format=raw
>>
>>
[29]-device
>> [30]scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,id=scsi0-0-0-0,bootindex=2
>>
>>
[31]-drive
>> [32]file=/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-1,readonly=on,format=raw
>>
>>
[33]-device [34]scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,ch
>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:442)
>> Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line
>> 636, in start_install noboot=options.noreboot) File
>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1249, in
>> start_install noboot) File
>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 1317, in
>> _create_guest dom = self.conn.createLinux(start_xml or final_xml, 0)
>> File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 2775, in
>> createLinux if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux()
>> failed', conn=self) libvirtError: internal error process exited while
>> connecting to monitor: char device redirected to /dev/pts/4 (label
>> charserial0)
>>
>>
>>
>> [0]/usr/local/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 [1]-name [2]fc18guest5 [3]-S
>> [4]-M [5]pseries [6]-enable-kvm [7]-m [8]1024 [9]-smp
>> [10]1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 [11]-uuid
>> [12]56b64ac6-9596-6e8e-5321-4fc583960065 [13]-no-user-config
>> [14]-nodefaults [15]-chardev
>> [16]socket,id=charmonitor,path=/home/aik/.config/libvirt/qemu/lib/fc18guest5.monitor,server,nowait
>>
>>
[17]-mon [18]chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control [19]-rtc
>> [20]base=utc [21]-no-reboot [22]-no-shutdown [23]-device
>> [24]pci-ohci,id=usb,bus=pci,addr=0x1.0x2 [25]-device
>> [26]spapr-vscsi,id=scsi0,reg=0x2000 [27]-drive
>> [28]file=/home/aik/virtimg/fc18guest,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,format=raw
>>
>>
[29]-device
>> [30]scsi-hd,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,drive=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,id=scsi0-0-0-0,bootindex=2
>>
>>
[31]-drive
>> [32]file=/home/aik/virtimg/Fedora-18-ppc64-DVD.iso,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-1,readonly=on,format=raw
>>
>>
[33]-device [34]scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,ch
>> [Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:12 virt-install 9880] DEBUG (cli:451) Domain
>> installation does not appear to have been successful. If it was, you
>> can restart your domain by running: virsh --connect qemu:///session
>> start fc18guest5 otherwise, please restart your installation. Domain
>> installation does not appear to have been successful. If it was, you
>> can restart your domain by running: virsh --connect qemu:///session
>> start fc18guest5 otherwise, please restart your installation.
>>
>> [aik at vpl2 ~]$ virsh -c qemu:///system list Id    Name
>> State ----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> [aik at vpl2 ~]$
>>
>>
>

-- 
Alexey