Problems with using KVM/python-vm-builder on Intrepid

[Stefan Undorf]

yes, this connects me to the console without any problems

Dan Sheffner schrieb:
> can you just do:
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> virsh -c qemu:///system
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> and does that connect to the console?  If it doesn't you may be missing some packages.
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Stefan Undorf <stefan at suncom.com.py>
> To: ubuntu-server at lists.ubuntu.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2009 8:21:09 PM
> Subject: Problems with using KVM/python-vm-builder on Intrepid
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> Hi,
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> I am a complete newbee to KVM. I followed the guide
> https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/serverguide/C/jeos-and-vmbuilder.html to
> crete a virtual server machine of JeOS. I specified the follwing commands
>   sudo vmbuilder kvm ubuntu --domain test --dest test --suite intrepid
> --flavour virtual --arch i386  -o --libvirt qemu:///system --user test
> --name Test --pass test --firstboot boot.sh --firstlogin login.sh --ip
> 33.138.211.14 --mask 255.255.255.248 --net 82.139.124.14 --bcast
> 83.218.221.15 --gw 70.26.22.15 --tmpfs -
> and I get a directory test with a file disk0.qcow2.
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> Now I do not know how to proceed. In the directory is exists no shell
> script like some tutorials state, so I tried
> virsh -c qemu:///system start test and virsh -c qemu:///system start
> test/disk0.qcow2 but get an error:
> Connecting to uri: qemu:///system
> libvir: QEMU error : Domain not found
> error: failed to get domain 'test'
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> 1. Do I have created a VM? I am not really sure about this.
> 2. How can VMs be started?
> 3. Does anybody know what the --domain parameter of vmbuilder is? What
> kind of domain is this?
> 4. I do not understand the difference between the --ip and --net
> parameters of vmbuilder. Is there a difference?
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> Stefan
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