[libvirt-users] virt-install on powerpc64 issues

Thu Apr 11 13:10:04 UTC 2013

On 04/11/2013 02:41 PM, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
> 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.
> 

Both for this and the last question.  I missed the info, you are doing:

virsh -c qemu:///system list

which is connecting to the system daemon, but you are adding no such
option for virt-install, so it probably connects to qemu:///session.

> 
>>> 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.
> 

Oh, so that's a next parameter, I don't see anything cut in the middle.

> 
>>
>>> 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 ~]$
>>>
>>>
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