I will go in depth on configuration modification done for running Nutanix cluster on KVM later.
(if you are interested, i like this doc
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A Create]# lsb_release - vmware -v
LSB Version: :base-4.0-amd64:base-4.0-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A Create]# virsh nodeinfo
CPU model: x86_64
CPU(s): 24
CPU frequency: 1600 MHz
CPU socket(s): 1
Core(s) per socket: 6
Thread(s) per core: 2
NUMA cell(s): 2
Memory size: 49486468 KiB
virsh sysinfo (smbiosDump) - dmidecode on linux works as well.
<sysinfo type='smbios'>
<bios>
<entry name='vendor'>American Megatrends Inc.</entry>
<entry name='version'>2.1b </entry>
<entry name='date'>10/28/2011</entry>
<entry name='release'>8.16</entry>
</bios>
Step 1.
- Login to nutanix Controller VM and Create Iscsi disk on Nutanix Container ( ncli ctr ls)
a. ncli vdisk create name=kvm-training-disk9 ctr-name=xyz max-capacity=16
ncli> vdisk ls names=kvm-training-disk9
Name : kvm-training-disk9
Container ID : 779
Max Capacity : 16 GB (17,179,869,184 bytes)
ISCSI Target : iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625
ISCSI LUN : 0
b. On KVM terminal - Verify that you are able to see the iscsi targets.
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# sudo iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p 192.168.5.2:3260|egrep "iso|disk9" ( esxcfg-scsidevs -m)
192.168.5.2:3260,1 iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:gasmith-training-cdrom-centos-6.4-x86_64-bin-dvd1.iso-bca6c6aa
192.168.5.2:3260,1 iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:CentOS-6.4-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso-c0e9bd87
192.168.5.2:3260,1 iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625
c. Define the pool - same as creating datastore vmkfstools -C
virsh pool-define-as --name kvm-training-disk9 --type iscsi --source-host 192.168.5.2 \
--source-dev iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625 \
--target /dev/disk/by-path
Pool kvm-training-disk9 defined
where name can be specific to VM name, 192.168.5.2 is internal CVM IP, source dev is iqn name
of the iscsi lun, and have it defined in /disk/by-path.
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A by-path]# cd /dev/disk/by-path
root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A by-path]# ls
ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:CentOS-6.4-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso-c0e9bd87-lun-0
ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625-lun-0
d. Activate the pool
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh pool-list
Name State Autostart
-----------------------------------------
CentOS-6.4.iso active no
default active yes
(it shows only active pools)
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh pool-list --all -- shows all the pool (esxcfg-scsidevs )
Name State Autostart
-----------------------------------------
CentOS-6.4.iso active no
default active yes
kvm-training-disk9 inactive no
Activate the pool
virsh # pool-start kvm-training-disk9
Pool kvm-training-disk9 started
Autostart the pool if there is a reboot
virsh # pool-autostart kvm-training-disk9
Pool kvm-training-disk9 marked as autostarted
virsh # pool-list ( esxcfg-scsidevs -m)
Name State Autostart
-----------------------------------------
CentOS-6.4.iso active no
default active yes
kvm-training-disk9 active yes
Verify the config
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh pool-dumpxml kvm-training-disk9
<pool type='iscsi'>
<name>kvm-training-disk9</name>
<uuid>3e42d29d-9037-1faa-12e1-af450904b5ab</uuid>
<capacity unit='bytes'>17179869184</capacity>
<allocation unit='bytes'>17179869184</allocation>
<available unit='bytes'>0</available>
<source>
<host name='192.168.5.2'/>
<device path='iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625'/>
</source>
<target>
<path>/dev/disk/by-path</path>
<permissions>
<mode>0755</mode>
<owner>-1</owner>
<group>-1</group>
</permissions>
</target>
</pool>
List the volume
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh vol-list --pool kvm-training-disk9 (esxcfg-scsidevs -m)
Name Path
-----------------------------------------
unit:0:0:0 /dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625-lun-0
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh vol-info --pool kvm-training-disk9 unit:0:0:0
Name: unit:0:0:0
Type: block
Capacity: 16.00 GiB
Allocation: 16.00 GiB
Create the VM with following config
cat ~/KVM/Create/disk9 ( chmod +x)
#!/usr/bin/env bash
virt-install \
--description "CentOS 6.4 - minimal desktop" \
--connect qemu:///system \
--name kvm-training9 \
--disk vol=kvm-training-disk9/unit:0:0:0,format=raw,cache=none,io=native,bus=virtio \
--ram 1024 \
--vcpu 1 \
--graphics vmc,port=5905,listen=0.0.0.0 \
--os-type linux \
--os-variant rhel6 \
--disk vol=CentOS-6.4.iso/unit:0:0:0,format=raw,io=native,bus=ide,device=cdrom \
--noautoconsole \
--wait 0 --network network=VM-Network,model=virtio \
--force
run ~/KVM/Create/disk9
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A by-path]# virsh list ( similar to vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms or vm-support -V esxcli vm process list)
Id Name State
----------------------------------------------------
1 NTNX-12AM2K480036-A-CVM running
52 kvm-training9 running
virsh # dumpxml 52 ---- like vmx file <domain type='kvm' id='52'>
<name>kvm-training9</name>
<uuid>81f4f17f-b9e8-d533-1b89-6295c5ff6048</uuid>
<description>CentOS 6.4 - minimal desktop</description>
<memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
<currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
<vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
<os>
<type arch='x86_64' machine='rhel6.4.0'>hvm</type>
<boot dev='hd'/>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
<apic/>
<pae/>
</features>
<clock offset='utc'/>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>restart</on_crash>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm</emulator>
<disk type='block' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='native'/>
<source dev='/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625-lun-0'/>
<target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
<alias name='virtio-disk0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
</disk>
<disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' io='native'/>
<source dev='/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:CentOS-6.4-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso-c0e9bd87-lun-0'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
<readonly/>
<alias name='ide0-1-0'/>
<address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
</disk>
<controller type='usb' index='0'>
<alias name='usb0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<controller type='ide' index='0'>
<alias name='ide0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
</controller>
<interface type='network'>
<mac address='52:54:00:3e:4c:f5'/>
<source network='VM-Network'/>
<target dev='vnet6'/>
<model type='virtio'/>
<alias name='net0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
</interface>
<serial type='pty'>
<source path='/dev/pts/6'/>
<target port='0'/>
<alias name='serial0'/>
</serial>
<console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/6'>
<source path='/dev/pts/6'/>
<target type='serial' port='0'/>
<alias name='serial0'/>
</console>
<input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
<alias name='input0'/>
</input>
<input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
<graphics type='vnc' port='5909' autoport='no' listen='0.0.0.0'>
<listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
</graphics>
<video>
<model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
<alias name='video0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
</video>
<memballoon model='virtio'>
<alias name='balloon0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
</memballoon>
</devices>
<seclabel type='dynamic' model='selinux' relabel='yes'>
<label>unconfined_u:system_r:svirt_t:s0:c399,c943</label>
<imagelabel>unconfined_u:object_r:svirt_image_t:s0:c399,c943</imagelabel>
</seclabel>
</domain>
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A Create]# ps -ef|grep qemu |grep training9- similar to vmx module in vmware
qemu 14276 1 0 15:44 ? 00:00:42 /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -name kvm-training9 -S -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -m 1024 -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 81f4f17f-b9e8-d533-1b89-6295c5ff6048 -nodefconfig -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/kvm-training9.monitor,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc -no-shutdown -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -drive file=/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625-lun-0,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,format=raw,cache=none,aio=native -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 -drive file=/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:CentOS-6.4-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso-c0e9bd87-lun-0,if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on,format=raw,aio=native -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 -netdev tap,fd=36,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfd=39 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:3e:4c:f5,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc 0.0.0.0:9 -vga cirrus -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
virt-top (esxtop) -1,2,3
virt-top 17:40:34 - x86_64 24/24CPU 1600MHz 48326MB
9 domains, 8 active, 8 running, 0 sleeping, 0 paused, 1 inactive D:0 O:0 X:0
CPU: 1.0% Mem: 22008 MB (22008 MB by guests)
ID S RXBY TXBY RXPK TXPK DOMAIN INTERFACE
1 R 23K 25K 96 89 NTNX-12AM2K4 vnet0
43 R 723 0 9 0 gasmith-trai vnet2
52 R 0 0 0 0 kvm-training vnet6
We have virt_install in Nutanix CVM to automate these steps ( create iscsi disk, create pool and install VM)
.CVM:10.3.202.19:~/nutanix_kvm/bin$ ./virt_install --cdrom /ImageStore/win7.iso --disk 128 --nic VM-Network --vnc_port 5999 --os_type windows --os_variant win7 --name kvm-testing-win27
2013-06-27 11:21:43 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Preparing nutanix disks: 0%
2013-06-27 11:21:46 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Preparing nutanix disks: 50%
2013-06-27 11:21:46 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Preparing nutanix disks: 100%
2013-06-27 11:21:46 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Creating libvirt storage pools: 0%
2013-06-27 11:21:50 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Creating libvirt storage pools: 50%
2013-06-27 11:21:52 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Creating libvirt storage pools: 100%
2013-06-27 11:21:52 INFO kvm_domain_template.py:156 Running virt-install
( connect to VNC -:99 disable Adapt and max quality in vnc viewer)
Connect to the console and install the CentOS.(virt-manager)
virsh # list --all (vmsvc/getallvms)
Id Name State
----------------------------------------------------
1 NTNX-12AM2K480036-C-CVM running
40 kvm-training03 running
41 kvm-training6 running
42 kvm-training4 running
47 kvm-testing-win21 running
48 kvm-testing-win24 running
- kvm-testing-win99 shut off
virsh # start kvm-testing-win99 -- vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on
Domain kvm-testing-win99 started
(if you are interested, i like this doc
KVM Architecture Overview - Google Drive )
For now, let us take a Nutanix cluster running KVM and create VM on it.[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A Create]# lsb_release - vmware -v
LSB Version: :base-4.0-amd64:base-4.0-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A Create]# virsh nodeinfo
CPU model: x86_64
CPU(s): 24
CPU frequency: 1600 MHz
CPU socket(s): 1
Core(s) per socket: 6
Thread(s) per core: 2
NUMA cell(s): 2
Memory size: 49486468 KiB
virsh sysinfo (smbiosDump) - dmidecode on linux works as well.
<sysinfo type='smbios'>
<bios>
<entry name='vendor'>American Megatrends Inc.</entry>
<entry name='version'>2.1b </entry>
<entry name='date'>10/28/2011</entry>
<entry name='release'>8.16</entry>
</bios>
Step 1.
- Login to nutanix Controller VM and Create Iscsi disk on Nutanix Container ( ncli ctr ls)
a. ncli vdisk create name=kvm-training-disk9 ctr-name=xyz max-capacity=16
ncli> vdisk ls names=kvm-training-disk9
Name : kvm-training-disk9
Container ID : 779
Max Capacity : 16 GB (17,179,869,184 bytes)
ISCSI Target : iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625
ISCSI LUN : 0
b. On KVM terminal - Verify that you are able to see the iscsi targets.
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# sudo iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p 192.168.5.2:3260|egrep "iso|disk9" ( esxcfg-scsidevs -m)
192.168.5.2:3260,1 iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:gasmith-training-cdrom-centos-6.4-x86_64-bin-dvd1.iso-bca6c6aa
192.168.5.2:3260,1 iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:CentOS-6.4-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso-c0e9bd87
192.168.5.2:3260,1 iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625
c. Define the pool - same as creating datastore vmkfstools -C
virsh pool-define-as --name kvm-training-disk9 --type iscsi --source-host 192.168.5.2 \
--source-dev iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625 \
--target /dev/disk/by-path
Pool kvm-training-disk9 defined
where name can be specific to VM name, 192.168.5.2 is internal CVM IP, source dev is iqn name
of the iscsi lun, and have it defined in /disk/by-path.
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A by-path]# cd /dev/disk/by-path
root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A by-path]# ls
ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:CentOS-6.4-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso-c0e9bd87-lun-0
ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625-lun-0
d. Activate the pool
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh pool-list
Name State Autostart
-----------------------------------------
CentOS-6.4.iso active no
default active yes
(it shows only active pools)
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh pool-list --all -- shows all the pool (esxcfg-scsidevs )
Name State Autostart
-----------------------------------------
CentOS-6.4.iso active no
default active yes
kvm-training-disk9 inactive no
Activate the pool
virsh # pool-start kvm-training-disk9
Pool kvm-training-disk9 started
Autostart the pool if there is a reboot
virsh # pool-autostart kvm-training-disk9
Pool kvm-training-disk9 marked as autostarted
virsh # pool-list ( esxcfg-scsidevs -m)
Name State Autostart
-----------------------------------------
CentOS-6.4.iso active no
default active yes
kvm-training-disk9 active yes
Verify the config
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh pool-dumpxml kvm-training-disk9
<pool type='iscsi'>
<name>kvm-training-disk9</name>
<uuid>3e42d29d-9037-1faa-12e1-af450904b5ab</uuid>
<capacity unit='bytes'>17179869184</capacity>
<allocation unit='bytes'>17179869184</allocation>
<available unit='bytes'>0</available>
<source>
<host name='192.168.5.2'/>
<device path='iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625'/>
</source>
<target>
<path>/dev/disk/by-path</path>
<permissions>
<mode>0755</mode>
<owner>-1</owner>
<group>-1</group>
</permissions>
</target>
</pool>
List the volume
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh vol-list --pool kvm-training-disk9 (esxcfg-scsidevs -m)
Name Path
-----------------------------------------
unit:0:0:0 /dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625-lun-0
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A ~]# virsh vol-info --pool kvm-training-disk9 unit:0:0:0
Name: unit:0:0:0
Type: block
Capacity: 16.00 GiB
Allocation: 16.00 GiB
Create the VM with following config
cat ~/KVM/Create/disk9 ( chmod +x)
#!/usr/bin/env bash
virt-install \
--description "CentOS 6.4 - minimal desktop" \
--connect qemu:///system \
--name kvm-training9 \
--disk vol=kvm-training-disk9/unit:0:0:0,format=raw,cache=none,io=native,bus=virtio \
--ram 1024 \
--vcpu 1 \
--graphics vmc,port=5905,listen=0.0.0.0 \
--os-type linux \
--os-variant rhel6 \
--disk vol=CentOS-6.4.iso/unit:0:0:0,format=raw,io=native,bus=ide,device=cdrom \
--noautoconsole \
--wait 0 --network network=VM-Network,model=virtio \
--force
run ~/KVM/Create/disk9
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A by-path]# virsh list ( similar to vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms or vm-support -V esxcli vm process list)
Id Name State
----------------------------------------------------
1 NTNX-12AM2K480036-A-CVM running
52 kvm-training9 running
virsh # dumpxml 52 ---- like vmx file <domain type='kvm' id='52'>
<name>kvm-training9</name>
<uuid>81f4f17f-b9e8-d533-1b89-6295c5ff6048</uuid>
<description>CentOS 6.4 - minimal desktop</description>
<memory unit='KiB'>1048576</memory>
<currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
<vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
<os>
<type arch='x86_64' machine='rhel6.4.0'>hvm</type>
<boot dev='hd'/>
</os>
<features>
<acpi/>
<apic/>
<pae/>
</features>
<clock offset='utc'/>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>restart</on_crash>
<devices>
<emulator>/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm</emulator>
<disk type='block' device='disk'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='native'/>
<source dev='/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625-lun-0'/>
<target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
<alias name='virtio-disk0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
</disk>
<disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
<driver name='qemu' type='raw' io='native'/>
<source dev='/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:CentOS-6.4-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso-c0e9bd87-lun-0'/>
<target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
<readonly/>
<alias name='ide0-1-0'/>
<address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
</disk>
<controller type='usb' index='0'>
<alias name='usb0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
</controller>
<controller type='ide' index='0'>
<alias name='ide0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
</controller>
<interface type='network'>
<mac address='52:54:00:3e:4c:f5'/>
<source network='VM-Network'/>
<target dev='vnet6'/>
<model type='virtio'/>
<alias name='net0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
</interface>
<serial type='pty'>
<source path='/dev/pts/6'/>
<target port='0'/>
<alias name='serial0'/>
</serial>
<console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/6'>
<source path='/dev/pts/6'/>
<target type='serial' port='0'/>
<alias name='serial0'/>
</console>
<input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
<alias name='input0'/>
</input>
<input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
<graphics type='vnc' port='5909' autoport='no' listen='0.0.0.0'>
<listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
</graphics>
<video>
<model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
<alias name='video0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
</video>
<memballoon model='virtio'>
<alias name='balloon0'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
</memballoon>
</devices>
<seclabel type='dynamic' model='selinux' relabel='yes'>
<label>unconfined_u:system_r:svirt_t:s0:c399,c943</label>
<imagelabel>unconfined_u:object_r:svirt_image_t:s0:c399,c943</imagelabel>
</seclabel>
</domain>
[root@NTNX-12AM2K480036-A Create]# ps -ef|grep qemu |grep training9- similar to vmx module in vmware
qemu 14276 1 0 15:44 ? 00:00:42 /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -name kvm-training9 -S -M rhel6.4.0 -enable-kvm -m 1024 -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 81f4f17f-b9e8-d533-1b89-6295c5ff6048 -nodefconfig -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/kvm-training9.monitor,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc -no-shutdown -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -drive file=/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:kvm-training-disk9-e3878625-lun-0,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,format=raw,cache=none,aio=native -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 -drive file=/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.5.2:3260-iscsi-iqn.2010-06.com.nutanix:CentOS-6.4-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso-c0e9bd87-lun-0,if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on,format=raw,aio=native -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 -netdev tap,fd=36,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfd=39 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:3e:4c:f5,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc 0.0.0.0:9 -vga cirrus -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
virt-top (esxtop) -1,2,3
virt-top 17:40:34 - x86_64 24/24CPU 1600MHz 48326MB
9 domains, 8 active, 8 running, 0 sleeping, 0 paused, 1 inactive D:0 O:0 X:0
CPU: 1.0% Mem: 22008 MB (22008 MB by guests)
ID S RXBY TXBY RXPK TXPK DOMAIN INTERFACE
1 R 23K 25K 96 89 NTNX-12AM2K4 vnet0
43 R 723 0 9 0 gasmith-trai vnet2
52 R 0 0 0 0 kvm-training vnet6
We have virt_install in Nutanix CVM to automate these steps ( create iscsi disk, create pool and install VM)
.CVM:10.3.202.19:~/nutanix_kvm/bin$ ./virt_install --cdrom /ImageStore/win7.iso --disk 128 --nic VM-Network --vnc_port 5999 --os_type windows --os_variant win7 --name kvm-testing-win27
2013-06-27 11:21:43 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Preparing nutanix disks: 0%
2013-06-27 11:21:46 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Preparing nutanix disks: 50%
2013-06-27 11:21:46 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Preparing nutanix disks: 100%
2013-06-27 11:21:46 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Creating libvirt storage pools: 0%
2013-06-27 11:21:50 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Creating libvirt storage pools: 50%
2013-06-27 11:21:52 INFO batch_worker.py:190 Creating libvirt storage pools: 100%
2013-06-27 11:21:52 INFO kvm_domain_template.py:156 Running virt-install
( connect to VNC -:99 disable Adapt and max quality in vnc viewer)
Connect to the console and install the CentOS.(virt-manager)
virsh # list --all (vmsvc/getallvms)
Id Name State
----------------------------------------------------
1 NTNX-12AM2K480036-C-CVM running
40 kvm-training03 running
41 kvm-training6 running
42 kvm-training4 running
47 kvm-testing-win21 running
48 kvm-testing-win24 running
- kvm-testing-win99 shut off
virsh # start kvm-testing-win99 -- vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on
Domain kvm-testing-win99 started
