If it is not a problem, just install web server and install your machines from http repository. Your web server will export the dvd content via http. This is the easiest solution I can think of.
Regards, Kfir On Nov 23, 2007 1:47 PM, Amos Shapira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > So I got around to install CentOS 5 on one of our servers and even > managed to install Windows Vista as a guest on by exporting a > directory with the DVD ISO file over NFS. > > But now I need to install a couple of CentOS 5 guests and get into > trouble exporting it over NFS. > > Now - first thing first - it appears that the CentOS 5 virt-manager > GUI utility expects to access the CONTENT of the ISO image, so just > exporting the ISO file itself isn't enough - I loop-mounted it under > /mnt/tmp and then exported /mnt/tmp. > > There be dragons - it just doesn't work. > Things I tried: > > 1. exporting and mounting the directory without loop-mounting on it works. > 2. exporting and mounting a sibling directory while /mnt/tmp has the > image mounted on it also works. > > I suspect that somehow NFS doesn't like to export the directory > BECAUSE it's also a mount point. > > I tried the usual export options: nohide, crossmnt, no_subtree_check. > I also tried exporting /mnt but it still doesn't help. > > The ISO image is hosted on Debian Etch. > > The /var/log/daemon.log on the exporting host says the following when > a mount is attempted: > Nov 23 18:06:43 xen01 mountd[26990]: authenticated mount request from > a.b.c.d:869 for /root/iso/ (/root/iso) > > But still on the client side (I tested most of the time using > command-line "mount") it says "Permission denied". > > I mount the loop device read-only, and also try to mount it read-only over > NFS. > > Questions: > 1. What does virt-manager expect to be under the nfs:server:/directory > I give it? Does it expect this to be the root of the content of the > DVD image? > 2. How can I make it work, short of copying the entire content of the > DVD onto a regular file system? > > Thanks, > > --Amos > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
