Re: [gentoo-user] Virt-manager

[john]

On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:17:12 -0400
Albert Hopkins <marduk@×××××××××××.org> wrote:

>
>
> On Thursday, July 7 at 23:30 (+0100), john said:
>
> > On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:26:18 -0400
>
> >
> > Have cleared up error messages using config as suggested.
> >
> > I still get the issue when starting /etc/init.d/libvirtd
> >
> > >  * Starting libvirtd ...
> > > /usr/sbin/libvirtd: error: Unable to initialize network sockets.
> > > Check /var/log/messages or run without --daemon for more info.
> > >  * start-stop-daemon: failed to start
> > > `/usr/sbin/libvirtd'                [ !! ]
> > >  * ERROR: libvirtd failed to start
>
> You'll have to turn up the logging level of libvirt (to find out
> exactly what it's trying to do and where it's erroring out).
>
> > BUT when i start /usr/sbin/libvirtd from command line virt-manager
> > now works. It lets me create vms (yippee)
> >
> > I was unaware that libvirtd was a separate package (thought it was
> > part of virt-manager. After reading your hints it dawned on me that
> > is was seaparate so have enabled more use flags. I should check
> > more carefully the output of emerge -vp.
> >
>
> libvirt (not libvirtd) is a seperate package, it (possibly) contains a
> number of things, including
>
> libvirt: the C library that allows you to manage many different types
> of virtualization platforms using a common API.
> Python bindings for the above
> A command-line and shell interface (called virsh)
> libvirtd, which is a daemon helper used to manage virtualization
> platforms which don't have their own management service (such as kvm).
>
> virt-manager, is a seperate product.  It is a GUI interface written in
> python that is used to talk to manage different types of
> virtualization platforms.  It uses libvirt (its python bindings) to
> do this.  Think of it as a GUI version of virsh.
>
> But you don't need virt-manager to use libvirt, and you don't even
> need libvirtd to use libvirt (e.g. you are interfacing with Xen or
> VMware hypervisors).
>
> That's why I was trying to say it's good for you to figure out what
> you are trying to do, before you go through the trouble of figuring
> out how to solve a problem that doesn't even pertain to you and could
> have been avoided altogether just by choosing the right combination
> of USE flags.
>
> If you are just wanting have a GUI for Xen, for example, you don't
> even need to worry about libvirtd.  If, for example, you are using
> KVM but you want the VMs to bridge off a physical interface and have
> no need for "virtual networks", then you don't even need the virt-net
> USE flag.
> > Anyway I am up and running with a big thanks to yourself and will
> > have a closer look at the service another day.
>
> Ok
>
>

LOL Well I was up and running but now when trying to create VMs I get
(have done upgrade of around 20 packages)
 
Uncaught error validating install parameters: Must pass a VirtualDevice
instance.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1241, in
validate
    return self.validate_final_page()
  File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/create.py", line 1501, in
validate_final_page
    self.guest.add_device(self.nic)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", line
666, in add_device
    raise ValueError(_("Must pass a VirtualDevice instance."))
ValueError: Must pass a VirtualDevice instance.

dnsmasq installed. python-updater run. revdep-rebuild etc......

Are there any other GUIs to try for for virtualisation?????

Or is it better sticking to CL to qemu-kvm?
Am I expecting too much for this just to work?



 
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John D Maunder
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