Hi i'm trying to install Solaris10 on a virtual machine created by xVM command
virt-install. However, after configuring the installation the utility fails the
installation with the following error message: -
"Preparing system for Solaris install
Configuring disk (c0d0)
- Creating Fdisk partition table
ERROR: Could not create Fdisk partition table
ERROR: Could not label disks
ERROR: Could not update disks with new configuration
Could not update disks with new configuration"
Any idea how I can fix this problem? Do have a look below at what I have done
to arrive at this situation.
Also the virt-install command hangs in there and the only way to terminate is
by either killing it or by using xm destroy.
I am installing the OS from a 3.6 GB iso image from the local file system on
Solaris in Domain-0 on x86 and the installation is being done on one of the SAS
drives on the x86 system.
I also tried installing the image on a local file ( around 10GB) but that too
failed with the same error message.
The command I used was: -
virt-install --accelerate --arch x86 --location
/export/home/sol-nv-b79b-x86-dvd.iso --noacpi --nographics -p --ram 600 --vcpus
1 --name xvm1 --file /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
The initial output on the console is: -
Starting install...
Creating domain... 0 B 02:54
v3.0.4-1-xvm chgset 'Sun Jan 06 11:43:59 2008 -0800 13229:fc49a937b8f7'
SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_79a 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Configuring /dev
Solaris Interactive Text (Console session)
Using install cd in /dev/dsk/c0d1p0
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Attempting to configure interface xnf0...
Skipped interface xnf0
Reading ZFS config: done.
Domain is created right away: -
# xm list
Name ID Mem VCPUs State Time(s)
Domain-0 0 387 2 r----- 364.7
xvm1 1 599 1 -b---- 93.4
Later i fire installation from the following screen: -
============================================================================
Installation Option: Initial
Boot Device: c0d0
Client Services: None
System Locale: C ( C )
Software: Solaris 11, Entire Distribution
File System and Disk Layout: / c0d0s0 6455 MB
swap c0d0s1 517 MB
/export/home c0d0s7 10401 MB
-----Esc-2_Begin Installation Esc-4_Change Esc-5_Exit Esc-6_Help-------
I get the following error: -
Preparing system for Solaris install
Configuring disk (c0d0)
- Creating Fdisk partition table
ERROR: Could not create Fdisk partition table
ERROR: Could not label disks
ERROR: Could not update disks with new configuration
After I do an "xm destroy xvm1" I see the following message on the installation
console: -
Domain installation does not appear to have been
successful. If it was, you can restart your domain
by running 'virsh start xvm1'; otherwise, please
restart your installation.
Please come back with any suggestions for fixing this issue.
Regards,
Bhaskar.
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