[virt-tools-list] virt-manager 0.8.2 local ISO and PXE boot install option greyed out on 2.6.32.27 pv-ops Dom0 kernel

[Cole Robinson]

On 03/07/2011 02:06 PM, Tapas Mishra wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:07 PM, Cole Robinson <crobinso at redhat.com
> <mailto:crobinso at redhat.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On 03/01/2011 03:54 AM, Tapas Mishra wrote:
>     > Hi,
>     > I just installed a pv-ops Dom0 2.6.32.27 Kernel on a 64 bit non VT machine.
>     > Following instructions here
>     > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Xen4.0
>     > for 64 bit Ubuntu 10.04
>     >
>     > apt-get install bcc bin86 gawk bridge-utils iproute libcurl3
>     > libcurl4-openssl-dev bzip2 module-init-tools transfig tgif texinfo
>     > texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended texlive-fonts-extra
>     > texlive-fonts-recommended pciutils-dev mercurial build-essential make
>     > gcc libc6-dev zlib1g-dev python python-dev python-twisted
>     > libncurses5-dev patch libvncserver-dev libsdl-dev libjpeg62-dev iasl
>     > libbz2-dev e2fslibs-dev git-core uuid-dev ocaml libx11-dev bison flex
>     >
>     > apt-get install gcc-multilib
>     > apt-get install xz-utils
>     >
>     > make xen
>     > make tools
>     > make install-xen
>     > make install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG=
>     >
>     > I did not do make install-stubdom.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > It is a Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 amd64 bit version.
>     > Then as  mentioned here on this guide
>     >
>     http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/virst-installvirt-manager-at-xen-4-0-rc8-2-6-32-10-pvops-dom0-on-top-ubuntu-karmic-koala-server/
>     > (I did not follow the above guide strictly)
>     >
>     > Commented out (xend-unix-server yes) in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp ,
>     > here is my xend-config.sxp
>     > http://pastebin.com/M8CfrqBc
>     > Then  exported variable  VIRSH_DEFAULT_CONNECT_URI=”xen:///”
>     > in root’s .bashrc.
>     > Then :-
>     > # apt-get install ubuntu-virt-server ubuntu-virt-mgmt
>     >
>     > Now when I open virt-manager the option to install from Local ISO or
>     > PXE are greyed out.
>     > virt-manager version is 0.8.2
>     >
>     >
>     > Let me know if there is any possibility of improvement so that I can
>     > get the option of install from Local ISO here.
>     >
> 
>     Can you please provide the output of virsh --connect xen:/// capabilities
> 
>  
> Here is the output
> 
> virsh --connect xen:/// capabilities
> 
> <capabilities>
> 
>   <host>
>     <cpu>
>       <arch>x86_64</arch>
>       <features>
>         <pae/>
> 
>       </features>
>     </cpu>
>     <migration_features>
>       <live/>
>       <uri_transports>
>         <uri_transport>xenmigr</uri_transport>
>       </uri_transports>
>     </migration_features>
>   </host>
> 
>   <guest>
>     <os_type>xen</os_type>
>     <arch name='x86_64'>
>       <wordsize>64</wordsize>
>       <emulator>/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm</emulator>
>       <machine>xenpv</machine>
>       <domain type='xen'>
>       </domain>
>     </arch>
>   </guest>
> 
>   <guest>
>     <os_type>xen</os_type>
>     <arch name='i686'>
>       <wordsize>32</wordsize>
>       <emulator>/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm</emulator>
>       <machine>xenpv</machine>
>       <domain type='xen'>
>       </domain>
>     </arch>
>     <features>
>       <pae/>
>     </features>
>   </guest>
> 
> </capabilities>
> 
>  
> 
>     My guess is that libvirt did not detect fullvirt xen capability, so
>     virt-manager is only providing install options for PV guest (which is URL only
>     on linux).
> 
> The machine which  I am having is a non VT 64 bit machine and I am trying to
> create 32 bit guest on it 
> since hardware is non VT so  I feel it will only have either a 32 bit HVM
> guest or PV guest.
> 

If your machine does not have VT support, you will only be able to install a
PV guest, and the only way to install a PV guest on linux is using a direct
kernel/initrd boot (basically a URL install).

If you have an install DVD, you can mount it and export it over http on your
local machine, then point virt-manager at that.

> virsh version shows me 
> Compiled against library: libvir 0.7.5
> Using library: libvir 0.7.5
> Using API: QEMU 0.7.5
> Running hypervisor: QEMU 0.12.3
> 
> On Xen list people told that above is wrong and since the last line should
> mention Running Xen and not Qemu,
> 

Make sure you specify virsh --connect xen:/// version

- Cole