Description
Launch an instance on OpenStack.
Setup
Optionally include information on preparing the test environment
How to test
Launch an instance of one of the images downloaded and registered in the previous test case.
$> . ./novarc $> euca-run-instances ami-tty --kernel aki-tty --ramdisk ari-tty -k nova_key
Expected Results
Verify that the instance has started.
$> nova list +--------------------------------------+----------+--------+------------------+ | ID | Name | Status | Networks | +--------------------------------------+----------+--------+------------------+ | a47a424a-014b-4b81-97e6-b34d31b5589d | Server 1 | ACTIVE | testnet=10.0.0.2 | +--------------------------------------+----------+--------+------------------+
It may take a while to transition from the BUILD to the ACTIVE state, as reported by 'nova list'
If the instance goes into the ERROR state, then check the nova-compute logs for errors:
$> grep ERROR /var/log/nova/compute.log
If running on a VM as opposed to bare metal, you may see an error like the following:
'libvirtError: unsupported configuration: CPU specification not supported by hypervisor'
In that case, you can work-around the issue by adding the line
libvirt_cpu_mode=none
to /etc/nova/nova.conf, then retsart the nova-compute service:
and repeat the boot step above:
$> sudo service openstack-nova-compute restart
Otherwise:
$> sudo virsh list Id Name State ---------------------------------- 1 instance-00000001 running
Get console output and ensure instance is fully started
$> euca-get-console-output i-00000001
Try SSH-ing into the instance:
$> ssh -i nova_key.priv -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null root@10.0.0.2
Check for new errors in the logs:
$> grep -i error /var/log/nova/*.log
Notes:
- We use
/dev/nullfor known hosts because the fingerprints associated with these IPs will change when you start over with your testing; updating known hosts gets annoying - You've probably got a stale dnsmasq process around if you see:
dnsmasq: failed to create listening socket for 10.0.0.1: Address already in use