[libvirt-users] How to assign IP via virt-install

[Peter Crowther]

You've not given libvirt anything to install; therefore, it has nothing it
can tell about the IP address.  Are you intending, for example, to add a
mapping between MAC and IP address to a DHCP server for later use?

- Peter

On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 at 13:23, Devis Reagan Ponraj -ERS, HCL Tech <
devisreagan-p at hcl.com> wrote:

> Hi Team ,
>
>  I am new to virt-install , need your help pls .
>
>  With below command I able to create a VM & I can see the mac address as
> well .
>
> virt-install --virt-type=kvm --name newclicentos --ram 6144 --vcpus=2
> --import --network=bridge=br0,model=virtio --graphics vnc --disk
> path=centos7.0.qcow2,size=60,bus=virtio,format=qcow2 --os-variant centos7.0
> --mac=00:00:00:00:01:01
>
>
>  With below command I am trying to assign an IP address , however it
> throws error .
>  I dont want to give --location as I already have the vm build in
> centos7.0.qcow2
>  Is there a was I can assign static IP to my VM ?
>
> [root at localhost tmp]# virt-install --virt-type=kvm --name newclicentos
> --ram 6144 --vcpus=2 --import --network=bridge=br0,model=virtio
> --extra-args "ip=10.254.173.99::10.254.172.1::255.255.254.0::newclicentos:eth0:none"
> --mac=00:00:00:00:01:01 --graphics vnc --disk
> path=centos7.0.qcow2,size=60,bus=virtio,format=qcow2
> ERROR    --extra-args only work if specified with --location.
>
>
>  Let me know if you need any info from me
>
> Thanks,
> Devis Reagan
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Devis Reagan
>
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