Fedora 18 : build VMs with boxgrinder ( fail ! )

[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/fedora-release Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) # uname -ri 3.7.5-201.fc18.x86_64 x86_64

install boxgrinder via yum

[root@localhost ~]# yum install -y rubygem-boxgrinder-build.noarch rubygem-boxgrinder-core.noarch

make VM definition file for Fedora 17 Vm

[root@localhost Boxgrinder_works]# cat f17-basic.appl name: f17-x86_64 summary: Just Enough Operating System based on Fedora 17 os:   name: fedora   version: 17   password: password # default is boxgrinder hardware:   cpus: 1   memory: 512   partitions:            "/":        size: 5 # 5GB HDD        type: ext4 packages:   - @core default_repos: true

build the F17 VM
nn ,error

[root@localhost Boxgrinder_works]# boxgrinder-build f17-basic.appl --os-config format:qcow2 --trace <snip> D, [2013-02-07T00:28:12.030425 #22209] DEBUG -- : Installing: setserial                    ##################### [210/211] D, [2013-02-07T00:28:15.938889 #22209] DEBUG -- : Installing: rootfiles                    ##################### [211/211] D, [2013-02-07T00:30:00.159584 #22209] DEBUG -- : Unable to create appliance : Unable to run ['/usr/bin/firewall-offline-cmd', '--disabled']! D, [2013-02-07T00:30:00.235624 #22209] DEBUG -- : Unmounting directory /root/My_works/Boxgrinder_works/build/appliances/x86_64/fedora/17/f17-x86_64/1.0/fedora-plugin/tmp/imgcreate-yICUXj/install_root/ D, [2013-02-07T00:30:01.914531 #22209] DEBUG -- : Removing compat symlinks D, [2013-02-07T00:30:01.914876 #22209] DEBUG -- : Unmapping /dev/loop0 D, [2013-02-07T00:30:01.931232 #22209] DEBUG -- : Losetup remove /dev/loop0 D, [2013-02-07T00:30:02.064390 #22209] DEBUG -- : Installing: kernel                       ##################### [212/211] D, [2013-02-07T00:30:02.064770 #22209] DEBUG -- : E, [2013-02-07T00:30:02.099925 #22209] ERROR -- : /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-core-0.3.14/lib/boxgrinder-core/helpers/exec-helper.rb:85:in `execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/rpm-based/rpm-based-os-plugin.rb:107:in `execute_appliance_creator' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/rpm-based/rpm-based-os-plugin.rb:71:in `build_with_appliance_creator' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/fedora/fedora-plugin.rb:53:in `execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/base-plugin.rb:172:in `run' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:184:in `execute_plugin' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:207:in `execute_without_userchange' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:129:in `block in execute_plugin_chain' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:125:in `each' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:125:in `execute_plugin_chain' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:164:in `create' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/bin/boxgrinder-build:203:in `<top (required)>' /bin/boxgrinder-build:23:in `load' /bin/boxgrinder-build:23:in `<main>' F, [2013-02-07T00:30:02.100695 #22209] FATAL -- : RuntimeError: An error occurred while executing command: 'appliance-creator -d -v -t 'build/appliances/x86_64/fedora/17/f17-x86_64/1.0/fedora-plugin/tmp' --cache=/var/cache/boxgrinder/rpms-cache/x86_64/fedora/17 --config 'build/appliances/x86_64/fedora/17/f17-x86_64/1.0/fedora-plugin/tmp/f17-x86_64.ks' -o 'build/appliances/x86_64/fedora/17/f17-x86_64/1.0/fedora-plugin/tmp' --name 'f17-x86_64' --vmem 512 --vcpu 1 --format qcow2', process exited with wrong exit status: 1 /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-core-0.3.14/lib/boxgrinder-core/helpers/exec-helper.rb:92:in `rescue in execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-core-0.3.14/lib/boxgrinder-core/helpers/exec-helper.rb:51:in `execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/rpm-based/rpm-based-os-plugin.rb:107:in `execute_appliance_creator' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/rpm-based/rpm-based-os-plugin.rb:71:in `build_with_appliance_creator' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/fedora/fedora-plugin.rb:53:in `execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/base-plugin.rb:172:in `run' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:184:in `execute_plugin' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:207:in `execute_without_userchange' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:129:in `block in execute_plugin_chain' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:125:in `each' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:125:in `execute_plugin_chain' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:164:in `create' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/bin/boxgrinder-build:203:in `<top (required)>' /bin/boxgrinder-build:23:in `load' /bin/boxgrinder-build:23:in `<main>'

well I can not find the way to solve this , so I’ll build CentOS 6 VM.

Here’s the definition file for CentOS 6 VM

[root@localhost Boxgrinder_works]# cat centos6.appl name: centos6-x86_64 summary: Just Enough Operating System based on CentOS6 os:   name: centos   version: 6   password: password # default is boxgrinder hardware:   cpus: 1   memory: 512   partitions:            "/":        size: 5 # 5GB HDD        type: ext4 packages:    - @core    - acpid

[root@localhost Boxgrinder_works]# boxgrinder-build centos6.appl --os-config format:qcow2 --trace <snip> D, [2013-02-07T01:13:10.988533 #27863] DEBUG -- : Installing: xorg-x11-drv-ati-firmware    ##################### [191/198] D, [2013-02-07T01:13:11.003432 #27863] DEBUG -- : Installing: iwl4965-firmware             ##################### [192/198] D, [2013-02-07T01:13:11.009095 #27863] DEBUG -- : Installing: ql2500-firmware              ##################### [193/198] D, [2013-02-07T01:13:11.011226 #27863] DEBUG -- : Installing: ql2100-firmware              ##################### [194/198] D, [2013-02-07T01:13:11.036569 #27863] DEBUG -- : Installing: rt61pci-firmware             ##################### [195/198] D, [2013-02-07T01:13:11.058688 #27863] DEBUG -- : Installing: ivtv-firmware                ##################### [196/198] D, [2013-02-07T01:13:11.063158 #27863] DEBUG -- : Installing: ipw2200-firmware             ##################### [197/198] D, [2013-02-07T01:14:45.939371 #27863] DEBUG -- : Unable to create appliance : Unable to run ['/usr/bin/firewall-offline-cmd', '--disabled']! D, [2013-02-07T01:14:46.004680 #27863] DEBUG -- : Unmounting directory /root/My_works/Boxgrinder_works/build/appliances/x86_64/centos/6/centos6-x86_64/1.0/centos-plugin/tmp/imgcreate-EesjbB/install_root/ D, [2013-02-07T01:14:46.965246 #27863] DEBUG -- : Removing compat symlinks D, [2013-02-07T01:14:46.965646 #27863] DEBUG -- : Unmapping /dev/loop0 D, [2013-02-07T01:14:46.986006 #27863] DEBUG -- : Losetup remove /dev/loop0 D, [2013-02-07T01:14:47.112435 #27863] DEBUG -- : Installing: zd1211-firmware              ##################### [198/198] D, [2013-02-07T01:14:47.112815 #27863] DEBUG -- : E, [2013-02-07T01:14:47.146380 #27863] ERROR -- : /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-core-0.3.14/lib/boxgrinder-core/helpers/exec-helper.rb:85:in `execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/rpm-based/rpm-based-os-plugin.rb:107:in `execute_appliance_creator' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/rpm-based/rpm-based-os-plugin.rb:71:in `build_with_appliance_creator' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/rhel/rhel-plugin.rb:33:in `build_rhel' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/centos/centos-plugin.rb:44:in `execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/base-plugin.rb:172:in `run' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:184:in `execute_plugin' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:207:in `execute_without_userchange' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:129:in `block in execute_plugin_chain' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:125:in `each' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:125:in `execute_plugin_chain' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:164:in `create' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/bin/boxgrinder-build:203:in `<top (required)>' /bin/boxgrinder-build:23:in `load' /bin/boxgrinder-build:23:in `<main>' F, [2013-02-07T01:14:47.147247 #27863] FATAL -- : RuntimeError: An error occurred while executing command: 'appliance-creator -d -v -t 'build/appliances/x86_64/centos/6/centos6-x86_64/1.0/centos-plugin/tmp' --cache=/var/cache/boxgrinder/rpms-cache/x86_64/centos/6 --config 'build/appliances/x86_64/centos/6/centos6-x86_64/1.0/centos-plugin/tmp/centos6-x86_64.ks' -o 'build/appliances/x86_64/centos/6/centos6-x86_64/1.0/centos-plugin/tmp' --name 'centos6-x86_64' --vmem 512 --vcpu 1 --format qcow2', process exited with wrong exit status: 1 /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-core-0.3.14/lib/boxgrinder-core/helpers/exec-helper.rb:92:in `rescue in execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-core-0.3.14/lib/boxgrinder-core/helpers/exec-helper.rb:51:in `execute' /usr/share/gems/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.4/lib/boxgrinder-build/plugins/os/rpm-based/rpm-based-os-plugin.rb:107:in `execute_appliance_creator'

nnn , can’t build VMs on Fedora 18...
When using Fedora 17 , I was able to build VMs with boxgrinder without problems.

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

Fedora 16 64bit : build a VM image based on Fedora , RHEL and CentOS with boxgrinder

[ what’s boxgrinder ]

boxgrinder enables you to build a custom Virtual appliance based on Fedora , RHEL and CentOS for KVM , VMware etc.

- boxgrinder
http://boxgrinder.org/

[root@fc16 ~]# cat /etc/fedora-release Fedora release 16 (Verne) [root@fc16 ~]# uname -ri 3.3.5-2.fc16.x86_64 x86_64

[ installation ]

install boxgrinder and documentation via yum.

[root@fc16 ~]# yum install *boxgrinder*

[ build a VM image with boxgrinder ]

1. create an appliance definition file.

There are sample definition files under /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances
directory.

I am going to build a VM using /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/jeos-f16.appl

make a working directory for boxgrinder and copy jeos-f16.appl to that directory.

[root@fc16 ~]# mkdir Boxgrinder_works [root@fc16 ~]# cd Boxgrinder_works/ [root@fc16 Boxgrinder_works]# cp /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/jeos-f16.appl .

[root@fc16 Boxgrinder_works]# cat jeos-f16.appl name: jeos-f16 os:  name: fedora  version: 16 repos:  - name: "temp-fedora-updates-testing"    mirrorlist: "https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=updates-testing-f#OS_VERSION#&arch=#BASE_ARCH#"    ephemeral: true

There are some definition files under  /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/.

[root@fc16 Boxgrinder_works]# ls /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/* /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/gnome-fedora.appl /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/jeos-centos5-files.appl /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/jeos-centos5.appl /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/jeos-centos6.appl /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/jeos-f15.appl /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/jeos-f16-files.appl /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/jeos-f16.appl /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/modular: _hardware_cpus.appl             _packages_squid.appl _hardware_memory.appl           _packages_utils.appl _hardware_partitions_home.appl  _repos_boxgrinder_permanent_noarch.appl _hardware_partitions_root.appl  _repos_testlocal_ephemeral_noarch.appl _os_password.appl               _test_base.appl _packages_groups_base.appl      modular.appl _packages_groups_core.appl

build a Fedora 16’s JeOS image for KVM using a sample definition file ( jeos-f16.appl )

[root@fc16 Boxgrinder_works]# boxgrinder-build jeos-f16.appl --os-config format:qcow2 I, [2012-05-15T00:12:45.600999 #4575]  INFO -- : Validating appliance definition from jeos-f16.appl file... I, [2012-05-15T00:12:45.603516 #4575]  INFO -- : Appliance definition is valid. I, [2012-05-15T00:12:45.613775 #4575]  INFO -- : Building 'jeos-f16' appliance for x86_64 architecture. I, [2012-05-15T00:12:45.622250 #4575]  INFO -- : Resolving packages added to jeos-f16 appliance definition file... I, [2012-05-15T00:13:21.232120 #4575]  INFO -- : All additional packages for jeos-f16 appliance successfully resolved. I, [2012-05-15T00:13:21.232524 #4575]  INFO -- : Building jeos-f16 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/3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64 exists checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-3.fc16.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.4-3.fc16.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-3.fc16.x86_64 exists checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.5-2.fc16.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.5-2.fc16.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.5-2.fc16.x86_64 exists supermin helper [00000ms] finished creating kernel supermin helper [00001ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d supermin helper [00073ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/base.img supermin helper [00080ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img supermin helper [00098ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles supermin helper [03203ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img supermin helper [03605ms] finished creating appliance supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = x86_64, kernel = /tmp/guestfs.qPBEet/kernel, initrd = /tmp/guestfs.qPBEet/initrd, appliance = /tmp/guestfs.qPBEet/root supermin helper [00000ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64 exists checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-3.fc16.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.4-3.fc16.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.4-3.fc16.x86_64 exists checking modpath /lib/modules/3.3.5-2.fc16.x86_64 is a directory picked vmlinuz-3.3.5-2.fc16.x86_64 because modpath /lib/modules/3.3.5-2.fc16.x86_64 exists supermin helper [00000ms] finished creating kernel supermin helper [02620ms] finished mke2fs supermin helper [02621ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d supermin helper [02621ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/base.img supermin helper [06528ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img supermin helper [06576ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles supermin helper [18756ms] visiting /usr/lib64/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img supermin helper [29206ms] finished creating appliance W, [2012-05-15T00:19:50.063980 #4575]  WARN -- : Loading SELinux policy failed. SELinux may be not fully initialized. I, [2012-05-15T00:22:32.786026 #4575]  INFO -- : Executing post operations after build... I, [2012-05-15T00:22:35.250434 #4575]  INFO -- : Base image for jeos-f16 appliance was built successfully.

It took around 15 minutes to build the VM in my environment.

the VM image will be built under the working directory where you issue boxgrinder-build command.

[root@fc16 fedora-plugin]# pwd /root/Boxgrinder_works/build/appliances/x86_64/fedora/16/jeos-f16/1.0/fedora-plugin [root@fc16 fedora-plugin]# ls jeos-f16-sda.qcow2  jeos-f16.xml

[root@fc16 fedora-plugin]# file *.qcow2 jeos-f16-sda.qcow2: QEMU QCOW Image (v2), 1078984704 bytes [root@fc16 fedora-plugin]# cat jeos-f16.xml <image>  <name>jeos-f16</name>  <domain>    <boot type='hvm'>      <guest>        <arch>x86_64</arch>      </guest>      <os>        <loader dev='hd'/>      </os>      <drive disk='jeos-f16-sda.qcow2' target='hda'/>    </boot>    <devices>      <vcpu>1</vcpu>      <memory>262144</memory>      <interface/>      <graphics/>    </devices>  </domain>  <storage>    <disk file='jeos-f16-sda.qcow2' use='system' format='qcow2'/>  </storage> </image>

start the VM

[root@fc16 fedora-plugin]# qemu-kvm jeos-f16-sda.qcow2 -m 256

well ,,, what’s root user’s credential ???


it seems that root user’s credentials are “boxgrinder-pw”.

[root@fc16 modular]# pwd /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.10.1/integ/appliances/modular [root@fc16 modular]# cat _os_password.appl name: os-password summary: create password os:  name: dummy-os  version: 14  password: boxgrinder-pw post:  base:    - "/bin/echo 'true' > /os-password-boxgrinder-test"  ec2:    - "/bin/echo 'true' > /os-password-ec2-boxgrinder-test"  vmware:    - "/bin/echo 'true' > /os-password-vmware-boxgrinder-test"  virtualbox:    - "/bin/echo 'true' > /os-password-virtualbox-boxgrinder-test"

user : root
pass : boxgrinder-pw



nice tool !
You could build your custom virtual appliances easily with boxgrinder.