Windows 8 on virsh failed..
This is a failed log on testing Windows 8 on virsh. With kvm (w/o virsh, just kvm command line) I could run Windows 8 VM, but it has some issue on disk performance. So, I’ve tried to move into virsh.
preparation
To run on just prepared test server (Intel NCU BOXDC3217IYE) with Debian Wheezy RC1, I need to setup:
- Setup bridge device: br0
- Enable vnc_listen = "0.0.0.0" in /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
Tried and failure
Added following xml with virsh define test.ml.
<domain type='kvm'>
<name>WinVM</name>
<memory>524288</memory>
<currentMemory>524288</currentMemory>
<vcpu>1</vcpu>
<os>
<type>hvm</type>
<boot dev='hd'/>
<boot dev='cdrom'/>
</os>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>restart</on_crash>
<features>
<acpi />
<apic />
<pae />
</features>
<clock offset='localtime'/>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
<disk type='file' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
<source file='/local/kvm/win-test.disk'/>
<target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
</disk>
<interface type='bridge'>
<source bridge='br0'/>
<mac address='52:54:00:1d:18:5e'/>
<target dev='vnet0'/>
</interface>
<input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
<graphics type='vnc' port='5902' keymap='ja'/>
</devices>
</domain>
And attached iso image by following xml with virsh attach-device --config WinVM ./iso_win8_ent_ja_x86.xml
<disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none'/> <source file='/local/iso/ja_windows_8_enterprise_x86.iso'/> <readonly/> <target dev='hdc'/> </disk >
(Note: --config makes this iso device permanently.)
After kicking installer by virsh start, Windows 8 installer died with error 5D.
