Re: [Users] kickstarting a vm via http

From: "Itamar Heim" <iheim(a)redhat.com&gt; To: "Dan Yasny" <dyasny(a)redhat.com&gt; Cc: "Alex Leonhardt" <alex.tuxx(a)gmail.com&gt;, users(a)ovirt.org Sent: Thursday, 18 October, 2012 2:12:03 AM Subject: Re: [Users] kickstarting a vm via http On 10/17/2012 11:39 AM, Dan Yasny wrote: > > > ----- 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? I'm not sure this is blocked for fedora. also, iirc, you can place them on the iso domain, and use an iso:// notation

> >> >> 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 >> >