[libvirt-users] virt-install on powerpc64 issues

Thu Apr 11 13:33:08 UTC 2013

On 04/11/2013 03:16 PM, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
> 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.
> 

So you have no machines when using 'virsh -c qemu:///system list --all'
and no machines when using 'virsh -c qemu:///session list --all' under
the same user as virt-install was ran under?

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