[libvirt-users] virt-install on powerpc64 issues

Thu Apr 11 13:16:49 UTC 2013

On 04/11/2013 11:10 PM, Martin Kletzander wrote:
> 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.

May be. Either way, I added -c qemu:///system, nothing changed.

>>
>>>> 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.

There are 2 scsi drives - one is HDD, the other one is DVD.

HDD is:
-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

DVD is:
-device scsi-cd,bus=scsi0.0,ch

The second one is cut, "ch" is not a valid parameterer name. Furthermore 
when I add a machine with "virsh -c qemu:///system create lalala.xml" (and 
I have boith scsi devices in that xml), both parameters are passed to QEMU 
as is and it all works.

>>>> 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