Re: [Users] kickstarting a vm via http

----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Leonhardt" <alex.tuxx(a)gmail.com&gt; > To: users(a)ovirt.org > Sent: Tuesday, 16 October, 2012 11:22:06 PM > Subject: Re: [Users] kickstarting a vm via http > > > FWIW and in case someone is interested, you can use the following > kernel parameters to kickstart from network (without pxe - i'd > prefer that, but it's not always an option) : > > ks= http://X.X.X.X/ks/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0 ip=X.X.X.X > netmask=255.255.255.0 This, afaik, will not work for the VMs, since the params are passed to libvirt, that can't take files from http/s. Have you actually tried this and it worked?

> > it'll require you however to have the kernel & initrd.img files - you > can get those from the distro cd / iso (even jus the network > install) and put them somewhere, doesnt matter - just reference > those files in the "kernel path" and "initrd path" and it'll work .. > e.g. > > kernel path [ /var/www/html/repo/centos/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz ] > initrd path [ /var/www/html/repo/centos/images/pxeboot/initrd.img ] > > alex > > > On 10/16/2012 09:59 PM, Alex Leonhardt wrote: > > ok, local path seems to do the trick :) > > ta! > > > On 10/16/2012 08:49 PM, Alex Leonhardt wrote: > > hi, > > i'm trying to kickstart a new VM using the kernel parameters field, > however, when I enter any text in there, it requires me to give a > path for the kernel ?? is that deliberate ? if so, should that be > the path to the kernel via http:// or on the local filesystem of the > node ?? > > Thanks > Alex > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >