FYI: iPXE in Fedora 17

[Daniel P. Berrange]

FYI, as of this morning, both Fedora rawhide and Fedora 17 now have QEMU
using iPXE.

  https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-4242/

Please try them out with

   yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update qemu

and check PXE boot is working sensibly for you, and that gpxe-roms-qemu
gets removed automagically & replaced by ipxe-roms-qemu.


Regards,
Daniel
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[Kashyap Chamarthy]

On 03/30/2012 08:26 PM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
>  FYI, as of this morning, both Fedora rawhide and Fedora 17 now have
> QEMU
>  using iPXE.
>  
>    https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-4242/
>  
>  Please try them out with
>  
>     yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update qemu
>  
>  and check PXE boot is working sensibly for you, and that gpxe-roms-qemu
>  gets removed automagically & replaced by ipxe-roms-qemu. 
I'm made a scratch build[1] for F16 (as I don't have an F17 host yet), and about
to test
w/ the below cmd line:

################
virt-install --connect=qemu:///system \
  --network=bridge:br0\
  --pxe \
  --name f16tbox \
  --disk path=/export/vmimgs/f16tbox1.img,size=10 \
  --ram 2048 \
  --vcpus=2 \
  --check-cpu \
  --hvm \
  --os-variant fedora16
################
(Also, w/ my firewall turned off (iptables seems to block tftp..)

[1] http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3962520

Is this valid?

>  
>  
>  Regards,
>  Daniel

[Kashyap Chamarthy]

On 04/03/2012 05:14 AM, Kashyap Chamarthy wrote:
>  On 03/30/2012 08:26 PM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> > FYI, as of this morning, both Fedora rawhide and Fedora 17 now have QEMU
> > using iPXE.
> >
> >   https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-4242/
> >
> > Please try them out with
> >
> >    yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update qemu
> >
> > and check PXE boot is working sensibly for you, and that gpxe-roms-qemu
> > gets removed automagically & replaced by ipxe-roms-qemu.
>  
>  I'm made a scratch build[1] for F16 (as I don't have an F17 host yet), and about
> to test
>  w/ the below cmd line:
>  
>  ################
>  virt-install --connect=qemu:///system \
>    --network=bridge:br0\
>    --pxe \
>    --name f16tbox \
>    --disk path=/export/vmimgs/f16tbox1.img,size=10 \
>    --ram 2048 \
>    --vcpus=2 \
>    --check-cpu \
>    --hvm \
>    --os-variant fedora16
>  ################
>  (Also, w/ my firewall turned off (iptables seems to block tftp..)
>  
>  [1] http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3962520
>  
>  Is this valid? 
(replying to myself)

I think, I need to scratch build 'qemu-1.0-11.fc17.src.rpm' as well for F16 -- as
this
seems to have your changelog entry 'Switch to iPXE for netboot ROMs)

Just issued a F16 scratch build for 'qemu' too --
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3962553


>  
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Daniel
>  
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[Kashyap Chamarthy]

On 04/03/2012 05:40 AM, Kashyap Chamarthy wrote:
>  On 04/03/2012 05:14 AM, Kashyap Chamarthy wrote:
> > On 03/30/2012 08:26 PM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> >> FYI, as of this morning, both Fedora rawhide and Fedora 17 now have QEMU
> >> using iPXE.
> >>
> >>   https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-4242/
> >>
> >> Please try them out with
> >>
> >>    yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update qemu
> >>
> >> and check PXE boot is working sensibly for you, and that gpxe-roms-qemu
> >> gets removed automagically & replaced by ipxe-roms-qemu.
> >
> > I'm made a scratch build[1] for F16 (as I don't have an F17 host yet), and
> about to test
> > w/ the below cmd line:
> >
> > ################
> > virt-install --connect=qemu:///system \
> >   --network=bridge:br0\
> >   --pxe \
> >   --name f16tbox \
> >   --disk path=/export/vmimgs/f16tbox1.img,size=10 \
> >   --ram 2048 \
> >   --vcpus=2 \
> >   --check-cpu \
> >   --hvm \
> >   --os-variant fedora16
> > ################
> > (Also, w/ my firewall turned off (iptables seems to block tftp..)
> >
> > [1] http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3962520
> >
> > Is this valid?
>  
>  (replying to myself)
>  
>  I think, I need to scratch build 'qemu-1.0-11.fc17.src.rpm' as well for F16 -- as
> this
>  seems to have your changelog entry 'Switch to iPXE for netboot ROMs)
>  
>  Just issued a F16 scratch build for 'qemu' too --
>  http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3962553 
Ok, I installed the rpms, and tried to start an old F16 guest, and then tried to create a
'new' guest w/ 'pxe' option. This is what I see:

##################################################################
[root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]# virsh start f16t1
error: Failed to start domain f16t1
error: internal error cannot parse /usr/bin/qemu-kvm version number in 'QEMU emulator
version 1.0 (qemu-kvm-1.0), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard'

[root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]#
##################################################################
[root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]# rpm -qa | grep -i qemu
ipxe-roms-qemu-20120328-1.gitaac9718.fc16.noarch
qemu-common-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
qemu-kvm-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
qemu-system-x86-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
qemu-img-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
[root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]#
##################################################################

And, then try to create a new guest w/ 'pxe' using virt-install
##################################################################
[root@foobar pxetest]# ./pxetest1.bash
+ virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --network=bridge:br0 --pxe --name f16tbox2 --disk
path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/f16tbox2.img,size=8 --ram 1024 --vcpus=2 --check-cpu --hvm
--os-variant fedora16
ERROR    Host does not support virtualization type 'hvm'
##################################################################
[root@foobar pxetest]# file /dev/kvm
/dev/kvm: character special
[root@foobar pxetest]#
##################################################################

(Side note: the above same virt-install cmd-line worked for me using gpxe ont this same
box)

Any hints?

>  
>  
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Daniel
> >
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[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 01:09:30PM +0530, Kashyap Chamarthy wrote:
>  On 04/03/2012 05:40 AM, Kashyap Chamarthy wrote:
>  > On 04/03/2012 05:14 AM, Kashyap Chamarthy wrote:
>  >> On 03/30/2012 08:26 PM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
>  >>> FYI, as of this morning, both Fedora rawhide and Fedora 17 now have QEMU
>  >>> using iPXE.
>  >>>
>  >>>   https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-4242/
>  >>>
>  >>> Please try them out with
>  >>>
>  >>>    yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update qemu
>  >>>
>  >>> and check PXE boot is working sensibly for you, and that gpxe-roms-qemu
>  >>> gets removed automagically & replaced by ipxe-roms-qemu.
>  >>
>  >> I'm made a scratch build[1] for F16 (as I don't have an F17 host yet),
> and about to test
>  >> w/ the below cmd line:
>  >>
>  >> ################
>  >> virt-install --connect=qemu:///system \
>  >>   --network=bridge:br0\
>  >>   --pxe \
>  >>   --name f16tbox \
>  >>   --disk path=/export/vmimgs/f16tbox1.img,size=10 \
>  >>   --ram 2048 \
>  >>   --vcpus=2 \
>  >>   --check-cpu \
>  >>   --hvm \
>  >>   --os-variant fedora16
>  >> ################
>  >> (Also, w/ my firewall turned off (iptables seems to block tftp..)
>  >>
>  >> [1] http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3962520
>  >>
>  >> Is this valid?
>  > 
>  > (replying to myself)
>  > 
>  > I think, I need to scratch build 'qemu-1.0-11.fc17.src.rpm' as well for F16
> -- as this
>  > seems to have your changelog entry 'Switch to iPXE for netboot ROMs)
>  > 
>  > Just issued a F16 scratch build for 'qemu' too --
>  > http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3962553
>  
>  Ok, I installed the rpms, and tried to start an old F16 guest, and then tried to create
> a
>  'new' guest w/ 'pxe' option. This is what I see:
>  
>  ##################################################################
>  [root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]# virsh start f16t1
>  error: Failed to start domain f16t1
>  error: internal error cannot parse /usr/bin/qemu-kvm version number in 'QEMU
> emulator
>  version 1.0 (qemu-kvm-1.0), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard'
>  
>  [root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]#
>  ##################################################################
>  [root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]# rpm -qa | grep -i qemu
>  ipxe-roms-qemu-20120328-1.gitaac9718.fc16.noarch
>  qemu-common-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
>  qemu-kvm-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
>  qemu-system-x86-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
>  qemu-img-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
>  [root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]#
>  ##################################################################
>  
>  And, then try to create a new guest w/ 'pxe' using virt-install
>  ##################################################################
>  [root@foobar pxetest]# ./pxetest1.bash
>  + virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --network=bridge:br0 --pxe --name f16tbox2
> --disk
>  path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/f16tbox2.img,size=8 --ram 1024 --vcpus=2 --check-cpu --hvm
>  --os-variant fedora16
>  ERROR    Host does not support virtualization type 'hvm'
>  ##################################################################
>  [root@foobar pxetest]# file /dev/kvm
>  /dev/kvm: character special
>  [root@foobar pxetest]#
>  ##################################################################
>  
>  (Side note: the above same virt-install cmd-line worked for me using gpxe ont this same
> box)
>  
>  Any hints? 
The version of libvirt you have is not expecting the new 2-digit QEMU
version numbers. Update to newer libvirt too !


Daniel
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[Kashyap Chamarthy]

> >
> > Ok, I installed the rpms, and tried to start an old F16 guest, and then tried to
> create a
> > 'new' guest w/ 'pxe' option. This is what I see:
> >
> > ##################################################################
> > [root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]# virsh start f16t1
> > error: Failed to start domain f16t1
> > error: internal error cannot parse /usr/bin/qemu-kvm version number in 'QEMU
> emulator
> > version 1.0 (qemu-kvm-1.0), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard'
> >
> > [root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]#
> > ##################################################################
> > [root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]# rpm -qa | grep -i qemu
> > ipxe-roms-qemu-20120328-1.gitaac9718.fc16.noarch
> > qemu-common-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
> > qemu-kvm-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
> > qemu-system-x86-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
> > qemu-img-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
> > [root@foobar qemu-and-ipxe-rpms]#
> > ##################################################################
> >
> > And, then try to create a new guest w/ 'pxe' using virt-install
> > ##################################################################
> > [root@foobar pxetest]# ./pxetest1.bash
> > + virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --network=bridge:br0 --pxe --name f16tbox2
> --disk
> > path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/f16tbox2.img,size=8 --ram 1024 --vcpus=2 --check-cpu
> --hvm
> > --os-variant fedora16
> > ERROR    Host does not support virtualization type 'hvm'
> > ##################################################################
> > [root@foobar pxetest]# file /dev/kvm
> > /dev/kvm: character special
> > [root@foobar pxetest]#
> > ##################################################################
> >
> > (Side note: the above same virt-install cmd-line worked for me using gpxe ont this
> same box)
> >
> > Any hints?
>  
>  The version of libvirt you have is not expecting the new 2-digit QEMU
>  version numbers. Update to newer libvirt too ! 
Gah, silly me.

Just kicked off a scratch build for libvirt too using this srm -->
libvirt-0.9.10-4.fc17.src.rpm  --
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3962625

Will retest once it's built.

Thanks.


>  
>  
>  Daniel