[Users] kickstarting a vm via http

[Dan Yasny]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Leonhardt" <alex.tuxx at gmail.com>
> To: users at 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
> 
> 
> 
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Dan Yasny 
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