On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 11:01 PM Cole Robinson <crobinso@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2/13/20 12:18 PM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to set up alpine Linux Guest OS using the below command
>
> #virt-install --name=mfecdrupalalphine
> --file=/linuxkvmguestosdisk/var/lib/libvirt/images/mfecdrupalalphine.img
> --file-size=100 --nonsparse --vcpus=2 --ram=6096 --network=bridge:br0
> --os-type=linux --os-variant=alpinelinux3.8 --graphics none
> --location=/linuxkvmguestosdisk/var/lib/libvirt/isos/alpine-standard-3.11.3-x86_64.iso
> --extra-args="console=ttyS0"
>
> Starting install...
> Retrieving file .treeinfo...
>
> | 0 B 00:00:00
> Retrieving file content...
>
> | 0 B 00:00:00
> ERROR Could not find an installable distribution at
> '/linuxkvmguestosdisk/var/lib/libvirt/isos/alpine-standard-3.11.3-x86_64.iso':
> The URL could not be accessed, maybe you mistyped?
>
> The location must be the root directory of an install tree.
> See virt-install man page for various distro examples.
> Domain installation does not appear to have been successful.
> If it was, you can restart your domain by running:
> virsh --connect qemu:///system start mfecdrupalalphine
> otherwise, please restart your installation.
>
> The iso file do exist as per the below details
> ls -l
> /linuxkvmguestosdisk/var/lib/libvirt/isos/alpine-standard-3.11.3-x86_64.iso
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 127926272 Feb 12 17:49
> /linuxkvmguestosdisk/var/lib/libvirt/isos/alpine-standard-3.11.3-x86_64.iso
> #
virt-instal doesn't know where to find the bootable kernel and initrd in
the directory tree on the alpine iso. If you are using virt-install
2.1.0 you can use --location
$PATH,kernel=/relative/path/to/kernel,initrd=/relative/path/to/initrd
where those paths are relative to the root of the ISO tree. Or try
--cdrom $PATH, but then --extra-args won't work
- Cole
Thank Cole for the email. I am running CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core). Is there a way to install virt-install 2.1.0?
CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core)
[root@~]# yum whatprovides virt-install
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Repodata is over 2 weeks old. Install yum-cron? Or run: yum makecache fast
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos.excellmedia.net
* extras: centos.excellmedia.net
* updates: centos.excellmedia.net
virt-install-1.5.0-7.el7.noarch : Utilities for installing virtual machines
Repo : base
virt-install-1.5.0-1.el7.noarch : Utilities for installing virtual machines
Repo : @base
[root@~]#
Thanks in advance. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Kaushal
