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Been testing KVM/Qemu (I always get confused, not really sure what to call it) as a possible solution to replace Virtualbox as I want something that is easier to manage and is more "server friendly" such as having the VMs run in background and still being able to get the console with the GUI app etc...
Been having trouble getting a remote virt-manager to connect to the server as it always errors out so what I've been doing is just using SSH and use X forwarding to run it locally, works fine that way.
I created one test VM, worked fine, but I can't create any more VMs now, I get to the end of the wizard then get this error after it's done creating the disk:
This is the log file for the VM:
Seems like an odd log file, looks more like a --help file for a command. Almost seems like virt-manager is not generating the proper command or something.
On a side note, anyone know of a good tutorial on networking for this solution? I want to do virtual networks, vlans and stuff.
Been having trouble getting a remote virt-manager to connect to the server as it always errors out so what I've been doing is just using SSH and use X forwarding to run it locally, works fine that way.
I created one test VM, worked fine, but I can't create any more VMs now, I get to the end of the wizard then get this error after it's done creating the disk:
This is the log file for the VM:
Code:
[root@borg windows2008]# cat /var/log/libvirt/qemu/test-win2008.log
LC_ALL=C PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -S -M pc -no-kqemu -m 2048 -smp 1 -name test-win2008 -monitor pty -localtime -no-reboot -boot d -drive file=/data/vms/dev/qemu-test/windows2008/win2008,if=ide,index=0 -drive file=/data/public/iso/Windows Server 2008 & R2 Collections/en_windows_server_2008_r2_standard_enterprise_datacenter_web_vl_build_x64_dvd_x15-59754.iso,if=ide,media=cdrom,index=2 -net nic,macaddr=54:52:00:43:51:e9,vlan=0 -net tap,fd=19,script=,vlan=0,ifname=vnet1 -serial pty -parallel none -usb -usbdevice tablet -vnc 127.0.0.1:2 -k en-us -soundhw es1370
QEMU PC emulator version 0.9.1, Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
usage: qemu [options] [disk_image]
'disk_image' is a raw hard image image for IDE hard disk 0
Standard options:
-M machine select emulated machine (-M ? for list)
-cpu cpu select CPU (-cpu ? for list)
-fda/-fdb file use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image
-hda/-hdb file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image
-hdc/-hdd file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image
-cdrom file use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)
-drive [file=file][,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,media=d][index=i]
[,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]][snapshot=on|off] [,cache=on|off]
use 'file' as a drive image
-mtdblock file use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image
-sd file use 'file' as SecureDigital card image
-pflash file use 'file' as a parallel flash image
-boot [a|c|d|n] boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or network (n)
-snapshot write to temporary files instead of disk image files
-no-frame open SDL window without a frame and window decorations
-alt-grab use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)
-no-quit disable SDL window close capability
-no-fd-bootchk disable boot signature checking for floppy disks
-m megs set virtual RAM size to megs MB [default=128]
-smp n set the number of CPUs to 'n' [default=1]
-nographic disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console
-portrait rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)
-k language use keyboard layout (for example "fr" for French)
-audio-help print list of audio drivers and their options
-soundhw c1,... enable audio support
and only specified sound cards (comma separated list)
use -soundhw ? to get the list of supported cards
use -soundhw all to enable all of them
-localtime set the real time clock to local time [default=utc]
-full-screen start in full screen
-win2k-hack use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug
-usb enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'
-name string set the name of the guest
Network options:
-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]
create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN 'n'
-net user[,vlan=n][,hostname=host]
connect the user mode network stack to VLAN 'n' and send
hostname 'host' to DHCP clients
-net tap[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]
connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n' and use the
network scripts 'file' (default=/etc/qemu-ifup)
and 'dfile' (default=/etc/qemu-ifdown);
use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution;
use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP interface
-net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]
connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using a socket connection
-net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]
connect the vlan 'n' to multicast maddr and port
-net none use it alone to have zero network devices; if no -net option
is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'
-tftp dir allow tftp access to files in dir [-net user]
-bootp file advertise file in BOOTP replies
-smb dir allow SMB access to files in 'dir' [-net user]
-redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port
redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest [-net user]
Linux boot specific:
-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image
-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line
-initrd file use 'file' as initial ram disk
Debug/Expert options:
-monitor dev redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'
-serial dev redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'
-parallel dev redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'
-pidfile file Write PID to 'file'
-S freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)
-s wait gdb connection to port
-p port set gdb connection port [default=1234]
-d item1,... output log to /tmp/qemu.log (use -d ? for a list of log items)
-hdachs c,h,s[,t] force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS
translation (t=none or lba) (usually qemu can guess them)
-L path set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps
-kernel-kqemu enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only)
-no-kqemu disable KQEMU kernel module usage
-std-vga simulate a standard VGA card with VESA Bochs Extensions
(default is CL-GD5446 PCI VGA)
-no-acpi disable ACPI
-no-reboot exit instead of rebooting
-loadvm file start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)
-vnc display start a VNC server on display
-daemonize daemonize QEMU after initializing
-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space
-clock force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.
To see what timers are available use -clock help
During emulation, the following keys are useful:
ctrl-alt-f toggle full screen
ctrl-alt-n switch to virtual console 'n'
ctrl-alt toggle mouse and keyboard grab
When using -nographic, press 'ctrl-a h' to get some help.
[root@borg windows2008]#Seems like an odd log file, looks more like a --help file for a command. Almost seems like virt-manager is not generating the proper command or something.
On a side note, anyone know of a good tutorial on networking for this solution? I want to do virtual networks, vlans and stuff.