package: virtinst version: 0.400.0-7 Program fails to create hvm domain with following options as an example: virt-install --name=torvalds --ram=768 --vcpus=2 --disk path=/dev/mapper/datavg-torvalds--0 --network=bridge:peth1 --vnc --vncport=5950 --hvm --cdrom=/pub/iso/windows_2008.iso --os-type=windows --os-variant=win2k8
With error:
Starting install...
POST operation failed: xend_post: error from xen daemon: (xend.err
'Error creating domain: Creating domain failed: name=torvalds')
Domain installation may not have been
successful. If it was, you can restart your domain
by running 'virsh start torvalds'; otherwise, please
restart your installation.
ERROR POST operation failed: xend_post: error from xen daemon:
(xend.err 'Error creating domain: Creating domain failed:
name=torvalds')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 693, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 633, in main
dom = guest.start_install(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait))
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/virtinst/Guest.py", line
735, in start_install
return self._do_install(consolecb, meter, removeOld, wait)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/virtinst/Guest.py", line
770, in _do_install
self.domain = self.conn.createLinux(install_xml, 0)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 892, in createLinux
if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainCreateLinux() failed',
conn=self)
libvirtError: POST operation failed: xend_post: error from xen daemon:
(xend.err 'Error creating domain: Creating domain failed:
name=torvalds')
Output from xm info:
host : beast
release : 2.6.26-1-xen-amd64
version : #1 SMP Fri Mar 13 21:39:38 UTC 2009
machine : x86_64
nr_cpus : 2
nr_nodes : 1
cores_per_socket : 2
threads_per_core : 1
cpu_mhz : 3114
hw_caps :
178bf3ff:ebd3fbff:00000000:00000010:00002001:00000000:0000011f
total_memory : 3966
free_memory : 2
node_to_cpu : node0:0-1
xen_major : 3
xen_minor : 2
xen_extra : -1
xen_caps : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32
hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64
xen_scheduler : credit
xen_pagesize : 4096
platform_params : virt_start=0xffff800000000000
xen_changeset : unavailable
cc_compiler : gcc version 4.3.1 (Debian 4.3.1-2)
cc_compile_by : waldi
cc_compile_domain : debian.org
cc_compile_date : Sat Jun 28 09:32:18 UTC 2008
xend_config_format : 4
I have attached ~/.virtinst/virt-install.log
If you need any further info please don't hesitate to ask.
Tom Taylor
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