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(Tweak virt-install command)
(Fix up test cases for Fedora 18)
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# Launch the 'New VM' wizard
# Launch the 'New VM' wizard
# Enter any name, choose network install option
# Enter any name, choose network install option
# Enter a URL for the latest fedora test release. F17 Alpha looks like: http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/17-Alpha/Fedora/x86_64/os
# Enter the following URL (latest F18 development bits): http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/18/x86_64/os/
# Note: due to an [[https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785815|anaconda bug]], you'll need to add some extra info here. Under URL Options -> Kernel Options, add this:
  root=live:http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/17-Alpha/Fedora/x86_64/os/LiveOS/squashfs.img
# Press enter when the URL field is active: virt-manager should auto detect the URL as a recent fedora distro
# Press enter when the URL field is active: virt-manager should auto detect the URL as a recent fedora distro
# Proceed with through the wizard, using the default suggested values.
# Proceed with through the wizard, using the default suggested values.
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   $> virt-install --name fedoratestday --ram 1024 \
   $> virt-install --name fedoratestday --ram 1024 \
         --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/fedoratestday.img,size=10 \
         --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/fedoratestday.img,size=10 \
         --location http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/17-Alpha/Fedora/x86_64/os \
         --location http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/18/x86_64/os/
        --extra-args "root=live:http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/test/17-Alpha/Fedora/x86_64/os/LiveOS/squashfs.img"
 
Typically the extra-args would not be required, except for the bug mentioned in the virt-manager example.


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Revision as of 00:24, 1 November 2012

Description

Install a Fedora guest from an install tree URL using virt-install or virt-manager.

Setup

Nothing beyond initial test day setup.

How to test

virt-manager

  1. Run virt-manager (should autoconnect to qemu)
  2. Launch the 'New VM' wizard
  3. Enter any name, choose network install option
  4. Enter the following URL (latest F18 development bits): http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/18/x86_64/os/
  5. Press enter when the URL field is active: virt-manager should auto detect the URL as a recent fedora distro
  6. Proceed with through the wizard, using the default suggested values.
  7. Start the install, and perform the install as you would on a normal machine.

virt-install

An example virt-install invocation looks like 

 $> virt-install --name fedoratestday --ram 1024 \
        --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/fedoratestday.img,size=10 \
        --location http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/18/x86_64/os/

Expected Results

Guest installations start and perform without any issues. Guest is bootable after install completes.

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