Re: [Xen-users] virt-install error

[Paras pradhan <pradhanparas@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Todd Deshane <todd.deshane@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Paras pradhan <pradhanparas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In one of my nodes I am getting libvirt error.
>>
>> --
>> ERROR    Unknown failure
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>  File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 895, in ?
>>    main()
>>  File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 677, in main
>>    options.sparse, options.nodisks, guest, ishvm, conn)
>>  File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 239, in get_disks
>>    is_file_path), disk, size)
>>  File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 239, in <lambda>
>>    is_file_path), disk, size)
>>  File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 202, in get_disk
>>    d = cli.disk_prompt(None, kwargs)
>>  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/cli.py", line 277,
>> in disk_prompt
>>    if dev.is_conflict_disk(conn) is True:
>>  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/VirtualDisk.py",
>> line 890, in is_conflict_disk
>>    xml = vm.XMLDesc(0)
>>  File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 247, in XMLDesc
>>    if ret is None: raise libvirtError ('virDomainGetXMLDesc()
>> failed', dom=self)
>
> Based on the traceback it looks like it is either a strange XML error
> or some sort of conflict with the disk.
>
> These scripts are all python, so you could read them to track down the
> issue a bit more. You may also want to check with the libvirt users
> mailing list (https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users)
> so see if they can more easily spot the issue.
>
>
>
>> libvirtError: Unknown failure
>> --
>>
>>
>> command used:
>>
>> virt-install --nographics --paravirt --name dora --ram 2048 --file
>> /dora.img --file-size 153 --location
>> nfs://mydom:/distributions/redhat60/x86_64/ -x
>> "ks=http://mydom/ks/redhat60-dora.ks ip=x.x.x.x netmask=255.255.255.0
>> dns=x.x.x.x gateway=x.x.x.x" -b xenbr0
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>
> I wonder if it is an issue with one or more of the options that you
> pass to virt-install? Nothing is jumping out at me, but maybe someone
> else on the list (or the libvirt list) will have more hints

I don't think so. The same options work in other nodes with same
version of libvirtd*

I have posted this issue at libvirtd-users. Lets see how quick they reply :)

>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd
>
> --
> Todd Deshane
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/deshantm
> http://www.xen.org/products/cloudxen.html
> http://runningxen.com/
>

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