Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of Internal/VMHostSetup

Timestamp:

Nov 29, 2011, 8:06:15 AM (13 years ago)

Author:

ssugrim

Comment:

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Internal/VMHostSetup

@@ -113 +113 @@
     However we'll want to add a few parameters to get the machine in a usable mode.
     {{{
-kvm -daemonize -vnc :0 -m 2048 -smp 2 -net nic,macaddr=00:11:22:EE:EE:EE -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -drive file=/root/test_mac.img -cdrom /root/ubuntu-11.04-server-amd64.iso -boot order=dc
+kvm -daemonize -vnc :0 -m 2048 -smp 2 -net nic,model=e1000,macaddr=00:11:22:EE:EE:EE -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -drive file=/root/test_mac.img -cdrom /root/ubuntu-11.04-server-amd64.iso -boot order=dc
     }}}
     The paramenters are:
@@ -119 +119 @@
     * -m - Memeory
     * -snp - #of cpus
-    * -net nic,.. - specify the mac of the first interface. more can be added but the flags will be diffrent.
+    * -net nic,model=e1000,.. - specify the mac of the first interface. more can be added but the flags will be diffrent. '''NOTE''' the model flag is required other wise it defaults to 10/100 with the requisite degradation in performance. 
     * -net tap,... - specify how the other end of the nic gets connected. In this case we used the vswitch start up scripts
     * -drive - the name of the disk drive (there are many ways to specify this flag, include -hda,etc ...)
@@ -131 +131 @@
     }}}
  1. After the os is installed, it will try to reboot and fail. At this point you can "shut down" the machine by kill -9 the process.
- 1. Next "remove" the cdrom and start the vm again. It should boot appropriately. Note the missing -boot param.
+ 1. Next "remove" the cdrom and start the vm again. It should boot appropriately. Note the missing -boot param. 
     {{{
-kvm -daemonize -vnc :0 -m 2048 -smp 2 -net nic,macaddr=00:11:22:EE:EE:EE -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -drive file=/root/test_mac.img
+kvm -daemonize -vnc :0 -m 2048 -smp 2 -net nic,model=e1000,macaddr=00:11:22:EE:EE:EE -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -drive file=/root/test_mac.img
     }}}
  1. On external3 I've made 2 scripts to start the VM. Their contents are very simple:
     {{{
 start_vm:
-kvm -daemonize -vnc :$2 -m 2048 -smp 2 -net nic,macaddr=00:11:22:EE:EE:E$2 -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -drive file=$1 
+kvm -daemonize -vnc :$2 -m 2048 -smp 2 -net nic,model=e1000,macaddr=00:11:22:EE:EE:E$2 -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -drive file=$1 
 install_vm:
-kvm -daemonize -vnc :0 -m 2048 -smp 2 -net nic,macaddr=00:11:22:EE:EE:E0 -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -cdrom /root/ubuntu-11.04-server-amd64.iso -boot order=dc -drive file=$1
+kvm -daemonize -vnc :0 -m 2048 -smp 2 -net nic,model=e1000,macaddr=00:11:22:EE:EE:E0 -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -cdrom /root/ubuntu-11.04-server-amd64.iso -boot order=dc -drive file=$1
 root@external3:/root#
     }}}