On 2/13/20 2:24 PM, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 11:01 PM Cole Robinson <crobinso@xxxxxxxxxx > <mailto: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? > > [root@~]# cat /etc/redhat-release > 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 <http://centos.excellmedia.net> > * extras: centos.excellmedia.net <http://centos.excellmedia.net> > * updates: centos.excellmedia.net <http://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 Not easily. virt-install 2+ is python3 and centos 7.6 doesn't natively ship a python3 package. Try using --cdrom - Cole
