Fedora 17 64bit : boxgrinder 0.10.1 libvirt delivery plugin

Here’s an explanation of how to build a VM and deploy it in a KVM host with boxgrinder libvirt delivery plugin.

[root@fc17 ~]# uname -ri 3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64 x86_64 [root@fc17 ~]# cat /etc/fedora-release Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)

install boxgrinder via yum

[root@fc17 ~]# yum install -y *boxgrinder* [root@fc17 ~]# boxgrinder-build --version | head -1 BoxGrinder Build 0.10.1

make a working directory

[root@fc17 ~]# mkdir boxgrinder_works [root@fc17 ~]# cd boxgrinder_works/

make a template file

[root@fc17 boxgrinder_works]# cat centos6-jeos.appl name: "centos6-jeos" summary: CentOS 6 Core os:  name: centos  version: 6  password: centos hardware:  cpus: 1  memory: 256  partitions:    "/":      size: 5  # 5GB    "swap":      size: 0.5  # 0.5GB repos:  - name: "rbel6"    baseurl: "http://rbel.frameos.org/stable/el6/#BASE_ARCH#/" packages:  - coreutils  - openssh-server

build centos6 jeos and deploy it in “/var/lib/libvirt/images” directory.

[root@fc17 boxgrinder_works]# boxgrinder-build centos6-jeos.appl -d libvirt --delivery-config connection_uri:qemu:///system,image_delivery_uri:/var/lib/libvirt/images

building the VM

[root@fc17 boxgrinder_works]# boxgrinder-build centos6-jeos.appl -d libvirt --delivery-config connection_uri:qemu:///system,image_delivery_uri:/var/lib/libvirt/images I, [2012-06-05T00:03:12.223041 #2978]  INFO -- : Validating appliance definition from centos6-jeos.appl file... I, [2012-06-05T00:03:12.224695 #2978]  INFO -- : Appliance definition is valid. I, [2012-06-05T00:03:12.232729 #2978]  INFO -- : Building 'centos6-jeos' appliance for x86_64 architecture. I, [2012-06-05T00:03:12.236035 #2978]  INFO -- : Resolving packages added to centos6-jeos appliance definition file... I, [2012-06-05T00:03:38.005527 #2978]  INFO -- : All additional packages for centos6-jeos appliance successfully resolved. I, [2012-06-05T00:03:38.005846 #2978]  INFO -- : Building centos6-jeos appliance... supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = x86_64, kernel = (null), initrd = (null), appliance = (null) supermin helper [00000ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64 exists checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 exists supermin helper [00000ms] finished creating kernel supermin helper [00001ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d supermin helper [00001ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/base.img supermin helper [00007ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img supermin helper [00014ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles supermin helper [00098ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img supermin helper [00098ms] adding kernel modules supermin helper [00196ms] finished creating appliance supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = x86_64, kernel = /tmp/guestfs.gIaqbT/kernel, initrd = /tmp/guestfs.gIaqbT/initrd, appliance = /tmp/guestfs.gIaqbT/root supermin helper [00000ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64 exists checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 exists supermin helper [00000ms] finished creating kernel supermin helper [01219ms] finished mke2fs supermin helper [01220ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d supermin helper [01220ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/base.img supermin helper [05841ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img supermin helper [05881ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles supermin helper [17090ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img supermin helper [17095ms] adding kernel modules supermin helper [30948ms] closing ext2 filesystem supermin helper [30948ms] finished creating appliance W, [2012-06-05T00:11:50.557966 #2978]  WARN -- : Loading SELinux policy failed. SELinux may be not fully initialized. I, [2012-06-05T00:12:00.319755 #2978]  INFO -- : Executing post operations after build... I, [2012-06-05T00:12:00.694046 #2978]  INFO -- : Base image for centos6-jeos appliance was built successfully. I, [2012-06-05T00:12:00.718734 #2978]  INFO -- : Copying disk build/appliances/x86_64/centos/6/centos6-jeos/1.0/centos-plugin/centos6-jeos-sda.raw to: /var/lib/libvirt/images... I, [2012-06-05T00:12:48.573367 #2978]  INFO -- : Determining remotely. I, [2012-06-05T00:12:50.454926 #2978]  INFO -- : Defining domain centos6-jeos-1-0-centos-6-x86_64-raw

centos jeos VM has been deployed !

[root@fc17 boxgrinder_works]# virsh list --all Id    Name                           State ---------------------------------------------------- -     centos6-jeos-1-0-centos-6-x86_64-raw shut off

virsh # dumpxml centos6-jeos-1-0-centos-6-x86_64-raw <domain type='qemu'>  <name>centos6-jeos-1-0-centos-6-x86_64-raw</name>  <uuid>4e2aeb27-2aa4-2751-ad51-a0ac798466b8</uuid>  <description>CentOS 6 Core</description>  <memory unit='KiB'>262144</memory>  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>262144</currentMemory>  <vcpu>1</vcpu>  <os>    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.15'>hvm</type>    <boot dev='hd'/>  </os>  <features>    <pae/>  </features>  <clock offset='utc'/>  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>  <devices>    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>    <disk type='file' device='disk'>      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/centos6-jeos-sda.raw'/>      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>    </disk>    <controller type='usb' index='0'>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>    </controller>    <controller type='ide' index='0'>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>    </controller>    <interface type='network'>      <mac address='52:54:00:91:44:2b'/>      <source network='default'/>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>    </interface>    <serial type='pty'>      <target port='0'/>    </serial>    <console type='pty'>      <target type='serial' port='0'/>    </console>    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes'/>    <video>      <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>    </video>    <memballoon model='virtio'>      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>    </memballoon>  </devices> </domain> virsh #

start the VM

virsh # start centos6-jeos-1-0-centos-6-x86_64-raw Domain centos6-jeos-1-0-centos-6-x86_64-raw started virsh # list --all Id    Name                           State ---------------------------------------------------- 1     centos6-jeos-1-0-centos-6-x86_64-raw running