Rao Shoaib wrote: > If I have configured an AI server that advertises the archives at > > http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86/ > > I issue the following command: > > virsh destroy myguest > virsh undefine myguest > virt-install -n myguest --ram=1024 --vcpus=1 \ > -f /dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/guest \ > -l http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86/ \ > > --autocf="install_service=x86_install,install_media=http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86/ > > " \ > --mac="0:21:28:24:b7:e6" --os-variant=opensolaris > > lofi mount of /usr fails and the installation fails. > Are the options that I am passing to the virt-install command correct > and why do I have to provide value for "-l" as well as "install_media" > for the install to go even this far ?
Don't know if this is going to help you but here is a page with some examples of virt-install: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/virtinstall/ I've Cc'ed Tim F. and John L. just in case they can offer direct help with what you've got written above. thanks, -ethan > > Thanks, > > Rao. > > > Starting install... > Retrieving file unix... 100% |=========================| 1.4 MB > 00:00 Retrieving file x86.micro 100% |=========================| > 57 MB 00:34 Creating > domain... 0 B 00:03 > Connected to domain 65 > Escape character is '^]' > v3.3.2-rc1-xvm-debu chgset 'Thu Jun 11 01:08:29 2009 -0700 > 18432:56a9508086df' > SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_111b 32-bit > Copyright 1983-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. > Use is subject to license terms. > Hostname: dhcp-10-1-232-80 > Remounting root read/write > Probing for device nodes ... > Preparing automated install image for use > Downloading solaris.zlib archive > --11:40:23-- http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86/ > => `/tmp/solaris.zlib' > Connecting to 10.10.46.220:5555... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 1,000 [text/html] > > 100%[====================================>] 1,000 > --.--K/s > 11:40:27 (71.58 MB/s) - `/tmp/solaris.zlib' saved [1000/1000] > > --11:40:27-- > http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86//solaris.zlib > => `/tmp/solaris.zlib' > Reusing existing connection to 10.10.46.220:5555. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 80,057,856 (76M) [text/plain] > > 100%[====================================>] 80,057,856 1.64M/s > ETA 00:00 > > 11:41:21 (1.42 MB/s) - `/tmp/solaris.zlib' saved [80057856/80057856] > > > FINISHED --11:41:21-- > Downloaded: 80,058,856 bytes in 2 files > Downloading solarismisc.zlib archive > --11:41:21-- http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86/ > => `/tmp/solarismisc.zlib' > Connecting to 10.10.46.220:5555... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 1,000 [text/html] > > 100%[====================================>] 1,000 > --.--K/s > 11:41:21 (65.08 MB/s) - `/tmp/solarismisc.zlib' saved [1000/1000] > > --11:41:21-- > http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86//solarismisc.zlib > > => `/tmp/solarismisc.zlib' > Reusing existing connection to 10.10.46.220:5555. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 3,929,600 (3.7M) [text/plain] > > 100%[====================================>] 3,929,600 > 1.62M/s > 11:41:23 (1.61 MB/s) - `/tmp/solarismisc.zlib' saved [3929600/3929600] > > > FINISHED --11:41:23-- > Downloaded: 3,930,600 bytes in 2 files > --11:41:23-- http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86/ > => `/tmp/.image_info' > Connecting to 10.10.46.220:5555... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 1,000 [text/html] > > 100%[====================================>] 1,000 > --.--K/s > 11:41:23 (64.13 MB/s) - `/tmp/.image_info' saved [1000/1000] > > --11:41:23-- > http://10.10.46.220:5555/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86//.image_info > => `/tmp/.image_info' > Reusing existing connection to 10.10.46.220:5555. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 49 [text/plain] > > 100%[====================================>] 49 > --.--K/s > 11:41:23 (4.75 MB/s) - `/tmp/.image_info' saved [49/49] > > > FINISHED --11:41:23-- > Downloaded: 1,049 bytes in 2 files > Couldn't lofi mount /usr filesystem > Requesting System Maintenance Mode > (See /lib/svc/share/README for more information.) > Console login service(s) cannot run > > Enter user name for system maintenance (control-d to bypass): root > > Enter root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass): > single-user privilege assigned to root on /dev/console. > Entering System Maintenance Mode > > Jun 22 11:41:46 su: 'su root' succeeded for root on /dev/console > -bash: /usr/sbin/quota: No such file or directory > Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.11 snv_111b November 2008 > -bash: /bin/mail: No such file or directory > -bash: /usr/bin/hostname: No such file or directory > root@:~# ifconfig -a > lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu > 8232 index 1 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 > xnf0: flags=1004843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DHCP,IPv4> mtu 1500 > index 2 > inet 10.1.232.80 netmask fffffc00 broadcast 10.1.235.255 > ether 0:21:28:24:b7:e6 > lo0: flags=2002000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,VIRTUAL> mtu > 8252 index 1 > inet6 ::1/128 > -bash: /usr/bin/hostname: No such file or directory >
