[Please keep such technical discussions on list, so others can correct me or might have better ideas.] On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 06:08:02PM +0100, Anna Giannakou wrote: > Thank you for the quick reply. I tried to remove the <virtualport > type='openvswitch'/> line from the network xml and now the network is > created. However when i try to launch the vm with virt-install i get > again the error Unable to add bridge snort port vnet0: Operation not > supported which was what led me to upgrade my libvirt version > > Any other ideas? Sorry, I don't have an immediate test env to try this, maybe you can examine your debug logs to see if you find more meaningful clues log_level = 1 log_outputs="1:file:/var/tmp/libvirtd.log" in /etc/libvirt/libvirtd.conf Restart libvirtd. (And, don't forget to turn it off, once you finish your debugging - it'll fill your disk space pretty quickly, otherwise.) -- /kashyap > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kashyap Chamarthy" <kchamart@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "Anna Giannakou" <anna.giannakou@xxxxxxxx> > > Cc: libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Tuesday, 28 October, 2014 5:46:46 PM > > Subject: Re: problem with libvirt and ovs bridge > > > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 05:32:58PM +0100, Anna Giannakou wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I have created an ovs bridge on which i have attached a port. I would like > > > to connect my vm to that port,so i have created an xml defining the > > > network. > > > The xml is: > > > <network> > > > <name>ovs-snort</name> > > > <forward mode='bridge'/> > > > <bridge name='snort'/> > > > <virtualport type='openvswitch'/> > > > </network> > > > but when i do virsh net-define /tmp/ovsnetwork.xml i get the error > > > error: XML error: unexpected virtualport type -1 > > > My libvirt version is 1.2.9 > > > Can you guide me through that? > > > > > > > Hmm, I haven't tested this lately, but here's some old notes on Libvirt > > and Open vSwitch: > > > > http://kashyapc.com/2013/07/13/configuring-libvirt-guests-with-an-open-vswitch-bridge/ > > > > And a related thread from libvirt users list: > > > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvirt-users/2013-April/msg00044.html > > > > > > -- > > /kashyap > > _______________________________________________ libvirt-users mailing list libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users