Tim Edwards
2009-Mar-24 15:59 UTC
[Xen-users] Installing via kickstart over NFS "Invalid file location given: No such file ordirectory"
Hi,
I''m trying to install a domU over kickstart using NFS (both to retrieve
the kickstart file and to retrieve the install tree). I''ve tried a few
different variations of the below command:
virt-install --name sl43test --ram 4050 --file=/disk/sl43test.img
--file-size=120 --os-variant=rhel4 --vnc
--location=nfs://1.1.1.1:/monitorfs/operations/mirror/sl43/i386/ -x
"text nfs:1.1.1.1:/monitorfs/operations/etc/kickstart.cfg/acinst4.ks
ip=1.1.1.3 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=1.1.1.254 dns=1.1.1.10"
The error I get is:
Invalid file location given: No such file or directory
Domain installation may not have been
successful. If it was, you can restart your domain
by running ''virsh start sl43test''; otherwise, please
restart your installation.
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:24:27 ERROR Invalid file location given: No such
file ordirectory
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 560, in ?
main()
File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 492, in main
dom = guest.start_install(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait))
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 820,
in start_install
self._prepare_install(meter)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/FullVirtGuest.py",
line 245, in _prepare_install
distro = self.os_distro)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
line 259, in prepare
self._prepare_cdrom(guest, distro, meter)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
line 202, in _prepare_cdrom
arch = arch)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
line 160, in acquireBootDisk
return store.acquireBootDisk(fetcher, progresscb)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line
126, in acquireBootDisk
return fetcher.acquireFile("images/boot.iso", progresscb)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/ImageFetcher.py",
line
131, in acquireFile
raise ValueError, _("Invalid file location given: ") + msg
ValueError: Invalid file location given: No such file or directory
Tim
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Tim Edwards
2009-Mar-25 13:03 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Installing via kickstart over NFS "Invalid file location given: No such file ordirectory"
I''ll answer my own question, the problem was due to Scientific Linux have a slightly different directory structure in images/ in the installation tree than the standard RHEL. Since support for finding the boot image is hardcoded in virt-install/libvirt unless someone adds specific support for SL it won''t work. The workaround is to instead specify the installation tree through the kickstart file. However that brings me to the second problem. I removed --location and replaced it with --cdrom pointing to the boot.iso. This worked fine but the boot options specified with -x (to tell it where to find the kickstart file + the network settings) were ignored. I ended up getting it working by manually typing them in. Tim Tim Edwards wrote:> Hi, > > I''m trying to install a domU over kickstart using NFS (both to retrieve > the kickstart file and to retrieve the install tree). I''ve tried a few > different variations of the below command: > virt-install --name sl43test --ram 4050 --file=/disk/sl43test.img > --file-size=120 --os-variant=rhel4 --vnc > --location=nfs://1.1.1.1:/monitorfs/operations/mirror/sl43/i386/ -x > "text nfs:1.1.1.1:/monitorfs/operations/etc/kickstart.cfg/acinst4.ks > ip=1.1.1.3 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=1.1.1.254 dns=1.1.1.10" > > The error I get is: > Invalid file location given: No such file or directory > Domain installation may not have been > successful. If it was, you can restart your domain > by running ''virsh start sl43test''; otherwise, please > restart your installation. > Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:24:27 ERROR Invalid file location given: No such > file ordirectory > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 560, in ? > main() > File "/usr/sbin/virt-install", line 492, in main > dom = guest.start_install(conscb, progresscb, wait=(not wait)) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line 820, > in start_install > self._prepare_install(meter) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/FullVirtGuest.py", > line 245, in _prepare_install > distro = self.os_distro) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py", > line 259, in prepare > self._prepare_cdrom(guest, distro, meter) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py", > line 202, in _prepare_cdrom > arch = arch) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py", > line 160, in acquireBootDisk > return store.acquireBootDisk(fetcher, progresscb) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/OSDistro.py", line > 126, in acquireBootDisk > return fetcher.acquireFile("images/boot.iso", progresscb) > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/ImageFetcher.py", line > 131, in acquireFile > raise ValueError, _("Invalid file location given: ") + msg > ValueError: Invalid file location given: No such file or directory > > Tim > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users