[Users] ovirt-node test

[Cristian Falcas]

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 00:32, Mike Burns <mburns at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-12-06 at 00:15 +0200, Cristian Falcas wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was thinking that maybe it may be helpfull to add at the end of
>> http://www.ovirt.org/wiki/Node_Building a way to test the newly
>> created iso. For me, it worked with this (presumably you have an
>> interface with ip 10.10.10.10 on the host):
>>    qemu-kvm -m 512 -cdrom ovirt-node-image.iso -net nic,model=virtio
>> -net user,net=10.10.10.20/24,host=10.10.10.10,dhcpstart=10.10.10.20
>>
>> In this setup it looks like the connection is only from the guest to the host.
>>
>> Of course, you need to set a root password (as explained from my
>> knowledge only on this list) and after logging in to do dhclient eth0.
>> There is any way to specify a way to get the ip from dhcp at boot
>> time?
>
> Agreed that having a way to test is a good idea.  Personally, I have vm
> setup in virt-manager locally that points directly to where the iso
> image gets created.  So it's a simple matter of just starting that vm.
>
> As for setting the root password, you shouldn't have to do this unless
> you're facing a problem with the image booting.  The image should boot
> directly to an installation TUI that doesn't require a password.  The
> TUI has you set and admin password for future configuration, but you
> shouldn't need the root password unless there is a problem.
>
> Mike
>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>    Cristi
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Thene I have the same problem with the tui as the other discussion
around here. The after the ovirt first-boot message nothing happenes,
only a complain that there is no virtualization. I will check again to
see if therer are any problems.

Best regards,