You do not need to pass parameters through smbios.
When you define the image using XML create a cdrom image.
The cdrom image must contain meta_data.json and network_data.json files.
The following is the ansible snippet I use to create the CD image.
genisoimage -output {{ cloud_init_iso_dir }}/{{ instance_id }}.iso
-volid config-2 -joliet -r {{ cloud_init_src_dir }}/
This is what I use to create VM images (I am using Centos not Debian so
some stuff is different but the basics are the same)
On 8/10/20 1:49 AM, David wrote:
I am reposting this because it's been 2 or 3 weeks.
Hello,
Hopefully this is the right place to send a question like this...
I'm attempting to automate creation of VMs using virt-install and a
cloud-init disk image. To get this to work, I need to specify the location
of the cloud-init configs by passing smbios key/value pairs.
Normally, -smbios is provided to qemu to do this. With virt-install, the
Internet says I should use --sysinfo. However, --sysinfo (as well as
--qemu-comandline) is reported as an invalid command flag, and it is not
present when I look at man virt-install and virt-install --help.
I am hoping someone on the list knows why this isn't working or can
explain
how I might provide the arguments to qemu. The host is Debian 9. It is
up-to-date as far as package versions are concerned, as much as Debian 9
can be. I can't find any indication about why the arguments would have
been
taken away.
Thanks!
--
Alvin Starr || land: (647)478-6285
Netvel Inc. || Cell: (416)806-0133
alvin@xxxxxxxxxx ||
