Questions tagged [virt-install]
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KVM virt-install issue
I want to run arch linux as guest but after virt-install screen is stuck at console Escape character is ^] (Ctrl + ]).However VMs install by virt-manager are working fine and console is also working ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 cloud image can't get IP address
When using virt-install to create a guest, CentOS 7.9 cloud image successfully gets an IP address, which can be checked with sudo virsh domifaddr <domain>. However, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS cloud image ...
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network interfaces are deleted after issuing a virsh shutdown on VM
I tried to instantiate a VM using virt-install command with few interfaces as needed. The exact command is as follows:
virt-install \
--name VM \
--noautoconsole \
--input keyboard \
--...
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virt-install error to create instance in qemu-kvm
OS: Debian 10.4
libvirtd version: 5.0.0
Hello!
I need to create a instance in qemu-kvm. With this command:
virt-install --connect qemu:///system --virt-type kvm --name test01 --ram=2048 --vcpus=2 --...
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Restoring terminal/TTY to normal after virt-install?
After having created a VM with virt-install then the terminal is only 24 lines, where the terminal have 70 lines.
I recall seeing a similar issue with virsh console.
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Ideally would I like both ...
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KVM/QEMU CentOS 8 kickstarted VMs have broken networking, are unreachable
I can't understand why the VMs I create using virt-install & kickstart do not have networking that can be accessed reliably from foreign hosts. The VMs I created using virt-manager can be logged ...
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How to check CentOS installation progress via virt-install method
I am trying to install centos-8 guest vm (over Centos 6.6 host) using kvm/qemu method (virt-install --graphics none) & remote ssh session using putty.
While installation is working successfully -...
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Where are the OS specific properties located used by virt-install --os-variant
Using
virt-install ... --os-variant win10 ...
virt-install create a new VM optimized for Windows 10.
But where are those OS specific properties located?
E.g. machine-type and the <hyperv> ...
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virt-install on Centos 8.1 doesn't complete when using --location http://localhost/inst
Should you reached this before, please let me know.
ISSUE
virt-install works well when passing arguments --cdrom /path/to/iso (and creates the guest) like
[root@192-168-0-104 admin]# virt-install -...
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virt-install Couldn't find hvm kernel for Ubuntu tree
I'm trying to create a VM using KVM and virt-installer. When i use virt-install I get the following error:
Starting install...
Retrieving file .treeinfo... ...
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armhf VM on amd64 with virt-install
I'm trying to install a VM with armhf on an amd64 system with:
virt-install -n test2 -r 2048 --os-type=linux --disk ~/armhf.img,device=disk,bus=virtio,size=8,sparse=true,format=raw --os-variant ...
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virt-install hangs and won't die. How to stop safely?
I am having a problem where virt-install gets stuck in the very early stages and cant be killed (after saying "starting installation", but before the VM is visible in virt-manager).
Ctrl-C does not ...
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virt-install hangs, no apparent error in logs and virsh list later shows its running after ctrl c exit, no domifaddr though
Got thrown into a situation managing boxes that the person before me used virt, so trying to come up to speed. As a test doing a virt-install of this:
virt-install --virt-type=kvm --name kosmos-icc --...
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Could not find an installable distribution at '/home/customize.iso'
Below command work well for standard iso provided by Ubuntu but facing issue when customize iso is used.
virt-install --name=vm--vcpu=18 --ram=65536 --location=/home/customize.iso --network bridge=...
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Can't install additional VM with virt-install
Installing an additional VM with the virt-install command results in the following error:
ERROR internal error: process exited while connecting to monitor: 2019-02-20T08:21:45.534416Z qemu-system-...
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virt-install choice of graphics affects whether or not installed guest will boot after install
Please let me know if I am doing something incorrectly or if this is a bug.
Host OS: Debian 9.6 Stretch amd64
Package:
ii libvirt-daemon 3.0.0-4+deb9u3 ...
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Do not start guest after virt-install
I like to set up a new guest but do not want to start it immediately.
I use virt-install with these options:
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--import \
--virt-type kvm \
--...
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virt-install - Couldn't find hvm kernel for Red Hat Enterprise Linux tree [duplicate]
I'm trying install virtual machine (KVM) with Cisco ISE 2.1 on Debian 9 via CLI.
Here is my script
virt-install --arch=x86_64 --name=ise21 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/ise/ise21.qcow2 --ram=...
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No progress durign VM installation using a kickstarter file for Centos 7
I am using a kick starter file to install a Centos 7 VM and the progress has nearly stalled without displaying any messages in the terminal. My kickstarter file is placed in /tmp/ks.cfg having the ...
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Ubuntu KVM virsh console domain connects, but does not load console
I installed a copy of Ubuntu 17.04 using virt-install, on my server (non desktop).
sudo virt-install --connect qemu:///system -n wiki -r 4096 --vcpus=2 -f /dev/mapper/vgpool-wiki --network=bridge:br0 ...
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KVM/qemu/libvirt VM PCI Domain/Bus/Slot/Function assignment using virt-install
I am trying to create a VM using the virt-install utility and while that is easy enough to do what I would like to be able to do is proving quite difficult.
I would like to be able to specify the ...
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virt-install cannot use ISO file as location
I am using the following script to install a new Fedora Server virtual machine
virt-install \
--name theta-1 \
--ram 8000 \
--disk path=/dev/vg/t1.img \
--vcpus 8 \
--os-type linux \
--os-variant ...
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virt-install with pxe fails when using fixed ip in kickstart file
Using virt-install to deploy a qemu domain (CentOS 7) fails when I set a fixed ip in my kickstart file.
It works just fine with dhcp bootproto set in the same kickstart file.
The virt-install command ...
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Error when adding network interface to VM on KVM host using virsh
I'm attempting to script adding a network interface to a centos 6 guest. I know the interface can be set up using the virt-manager gui but it's highly desirable for it to be added as part of an ...
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Vsphere provisioning equivalent to virt-install's --location options?
Is there a Vsphere guest provisioning equivalent to KVM's virt-install --location?
-l LOCATION , --location=LOCATION Distribution tree installtion source. virt-install can recognize certain ...
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Qcow2 image works with virt-manager, but throws cloud-init error with virt-install
I have CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud-20140929_01.qcow2 image. When i boot it via virt-manager gui, it comes up well. No issues..
But i used virt-install to bring up the same qcow2 image as,
virt-...
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enable vnc after virt-install
I've created a virtual machine using virt-install with graphics --none. I want to enable vnc. I've tried
virsh -c qemu:///system qemu-monitor-command vm171-SC-1 --hmp change vnc :3
but it doesn't ...
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virt-install with kickstart file using LVM fails
I'm trying to install a VM using virt-install using a kickstart file. I've tried both RHEL 7.0 and RHEL 7.1. In both cases using LVM seems to make the installation fail. After a timeout it drops me to ...
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virt-manager - reduce guest machine screen height
I am running my Centos7 guest on a Ubuntu 14.04 host machine. On bringing up the guest machine, the guest machine's screen height is more than the host machine's screen size. So, scroll bars appear on ...
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Centos6 with cloud-init takes longer boot time
Centos-6.6 vm image takes almost ten minutes of boot time when ran using virsh. I captured the logs using virsh console. It looks like this,
ci-info: +-------+---------------+---------------+---------...
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List guest machine names from command prompt
How to list the names of all guest machines from the command line using,
virt-install
Something like, virt-install list-vms will do?
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virt-install fully automated install
I'm looking into ways of installing/deploying a VM completely automated (no user interaction). So far I have tried QEMU and virt-install along with QEMU. The issue with qemu is that injecting ...
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Cannot install windows guest using virt-install
I am trying to install a windows guest (Windows Sever 2012 64-bit) on my CentOS 6.4 64-bit system using virt-install command.
Command:
/usr/sbin/virt-install --graphics vnc,port=5903,listen=127.0.0.1,...
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How do I create an ISO image of a partition on an external hard drive?
I see that there is a similar question with the answer to use BartPE with a plugin, but are there any other methods to create an ISO image from an external hard drive partition? I don't feel too good ...
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KVM guest setup problems (Ubuntu 12.10)
-The host system that KVM is running on is Ubuntu 12.10.
- I am trying to install 12.10 on it as a virtual guest.
However, when I issue the virt-install command it replies with this:
Starting ...
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How to install an Ubuntu 12.04 server VM with virt-install without graphics locally (preferably from an ISO)?
I've seen similar questions here but they don't seem to answer the question, instead deferring to graphical installs or PXE-based installs (and with little detail on the latter for my use case).
I ...
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Can't create VM with virt-install on Debian wheezy
Cant find any answers anywhere so here goes.
I am trying to CREATE a new virtual machine using the virt-install command from a console on a Debian wheezy install.
I keep getting the following output:...
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can't install VM using virt-install
I use this command:
virt-install -r 1024 --vcpus=2 --accelerate --nographics -n test -f test.img --cdrom /iso/CentOS.iso
but I doesn't show the text based install:
boot: linux text
Loading vmlinuz.....
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Installing RHEL/CentOS over FTP using kickstart
I have the following command to install CentOS using the virtual vsFTP server that I have at 192.168.122.1:
virt-install --name kickstart.example.com --ram 768 \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/...
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virt-install kept on adding --no-reboot - even though I don't want it to
I have a bit of a problem getting my guests to reboot after the OS installation using virt-install.
For whatever reason, virt-install insists on inserting "--no-reboot" when you create a VM:
LC_ALL=...
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Automated install of Lucid guests on Lucid KVM Server
We have an Ubuntu 10.04 server running KVM very nicely, but are having trouble figuring out the cleanest (and fastest) way to do unattended installs of 10.04 guests.
Requirements:
Must use LVM ...
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Access VMs via terminal during installation?
I'm trying to install some Lucid VMs on a Lucid host using virt-install. After I create the image, I want to go through the guest installation without using a GUI, such as virt-manager or VNC.
Is ...
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