678374 – virt-install doesn't create storage file when using --nonsparse option

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Bug 678374 - virt-install doesn't create storage file when using --nonsparse option

Summary: virt-install doesn't create storage file when using --nonsparse option

Keywords:
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA
Alias:	None
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	python-virtinst
Sub Component:
Version:	6.1
Hardware:	Unspecified
OS:	Linux
Priority:	high
Severity:	high
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	6.1
Assignee:	Cole Robinson
QA Contact:	Virtualization Bugs
Docs Contact:
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2011-02-17 17:50 UTC by Daniel Yeisley
Modified:	2011-06-10 02:33 UTC (History)
CC List:	7 users (show)
Fixed In Version:
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	virt-install would fail to install the guest when the --nonsparse option was invoked. This issue has been resolved.
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed:	2011-05-19 13:43:18 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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System	ID	Private	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2011:0636	0	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	python-virtinst bug fix and enhancement update	2011-05-18 17:55:48 UTC

Description Daniel Yeisley 2011-02-17 17:50:27 UTC

Description of problem:
When I use the --nonsparse flag the guest install fails with:
  "No disks found
   No usable disks have been found."

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL6.1-20110210.1

# rpm -qf /usr/sbin/virt-install
python-virtinst-0.500.5-1.el6.noarch

How reproducible:
I've seen this multiple times.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. /usr/sbin/virt-install --name guest-80-17.rhts.eng.bos.redhat.com --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest-80-17.rhts.eng.bos.redhat.com.iso --ram=4096 --vcpus=4 -s 15 --nonsparse --hvm --debug --prompt --accelerate --os-variant=virtio26 --network bridge:br0 --noreboot --vnc
2.
3.
  
Actual results:
Guest install fails.
https://beaker.engineering.redhat.com/jobs/53753

Expected results:


Additional info:
Guest install works when I remove the nonsparse flag.
https://beaker.engineering.redhat.com/jobs/53771

Comment 3 Cole Robinson 2011-03-10 18:24:54 UTC

Fixed in python-virtinst-0.500.5-2.el6

Comment 5 Daniel Yeisley 2011-03-16 16:00:23 UTC

I'm not seeing this problem any more with the RHEL6.1-20110311.3 build.
https://beaker.engineering.redhat.com/jobs/61924

Comment 6 Nan Zhang 2011-03-18 08:29:53 UTC

Verified with python-virtinst-0.500.5-2.el6.noarch, it's fixed already. Move to VERIFIED.


# virt-install -n test1 -r 512 --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/boot/Fedora-14-i686-Live-Desktop.iso --vcpus=2 -s 5 --nonsparse --hvm --debug --prompt --accelerate --os-variant=virtio26 --network network:default --noreboot --vnc
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:02 DEBUG    Launched with command line:
/usr/sbin/virt-install -n test1 -r 512 --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/boot/Fedora-14-i686-Live-Desktop.iso --vcpus=2 -s 5 --nonsparse --hvm --debug --prompt --accelerate --os-variant=virtio26 --network network:default --noreboot --vnc
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:02 DEBUG    Requesting libvirt URI default
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:02 DEBUG    Received libvirt URI qemu:///system
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:02 DEBUG    Requesting virt method 'hvm', hv type 'default'.
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:02 DEBUG    Received virt method 'hvm'
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:02 DEBUG    Hypervisor name is 'kvm'
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:03 DEBUG    Setting os type to 'linux' for variant 'virtio26'
Please enter the path to the file you would like to use for storage. It will have size 5.0GB. 
/var/lib/libvirt/images/test1.img
This will overwrite the existing path '/var/lib/libvirt/images/test1.img'
Do you really want to use this disk (yes or no) 
yes
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:29 DEBUG    DistroInstaller location is a local file/path: /var/lib/libvirt/boot/Fedora-14-i686-Live-Desktop.iso
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:29 DEBUG    Guest.has_install_phase: True

Starting install...
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:29 DEBUG    Generated install XML: 
<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>test1</name>
  <currentMemory>524288</currentMemory>
  <memory>524288</memory>
  <uuid>0b0a0ece-9fb7-4a96-7760-128a5b9baf3b</uuid>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type>
    <boot dev='cdrom'/>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/><apic/><pae/>
  </features>
  <clock offset="utc"/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
  <vcpu>2</vcpu>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='threads'/>
      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/test1.img'/>
      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' io='threads'/>
      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/boot/Fedora-14-i686-Live-Desktop.iso'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
    </disk>
    <interface type='network'>
      <source network='default'/>
      <mac address='52:54:00:86:35:13'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
    </interface>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/>
    <console type='pty'/>
    <video>
      <model type='cirrus'/>
    </video>
  </devices>
</domain>

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:29 DEBUG    Generated boot XML: 
<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>test1</name>
  <currentMemory>524288</currentMemory>
  <memory>524288</memory>
  <uuid>0b0a0ece-9fb7-4a96-7760-128a5b9baf3b</uuid>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/><apic/><pae/>
  </features>
  <clock offset="utc"/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <vcpu>2</vcpu>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='threads'/>
      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/test1.img'/>
      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
    </disk>
    <interface type='network'>
      <source network='default'/>
      <mac address='52:54:00:86:35:13'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
    </interface>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1'/>
    <console type='pty'/>
    <video>
      <model type='cirrus'/>
    </video>
  </devices>
</domain>

Creating domain...                                                                                    |    0 B     00:00     
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:29 DEBUG    Started guest, connecting to console if requested
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:29 DEBUG    Launching console callback

Comment 7 zhe peng 2011-04-15 09:46:09 UTC

verified this bug with:
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.32-130.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Apr 5 19:58:31 EDT
2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

python-virtinst-0.500.5-3.el6.noarch
libvirt-0.8.7-17.el6.x86_64

passed.

Comment 9 Michael Hideo 2011-05-16 04:55:52 UTC

    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
* virt-install would fail to install the guest when the --nonsparse option was invoked. This issue has been resolved. (BZ#678374)

Comment 10 Michael Hideo 2011-05-16 21:40:31 UTC

    Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    Diffed Contents:
@@ -1 +1 @@
-* virt-install would fail to install the guest when the --nonsparse option was invoked. This issue has been resolved. (BZ#678374)+virt-install would fail to install the guest when the --nonsparse option was invoked. This issue has been resolved.

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 13:43:18 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0636.html

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