Kvm on gentoo
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Gentoo
We tested the instructions using a fresh Gentoo Live CD 2008 Installation. Regardless of the Gentoo version, make sure to refresh the repository information by
emerge --sync
We use the term Host Machine to refer to machines where Virtual Machines will be running. We use the term Management Machine to refer to the machine where Convirt will run to manage all the Host Machines. In the simplest case of just one computer, the Management Machine is also the Host Machine.
Setup the Management Machine
ConVirt depends on the following packages:
- dev-python/pycairo
- dev-python/pycrypto - requires the GNU MP library which can be enabled using the "gmp" USE-flag
- dev-python/paramiko
- x11-libs/vte
- net-misc/socat
- gnome-base/gvfs - required for File Browsing
Please make sure you enable the "gmp" USE-flag for dev-python/pycrypto by either adding it to the USE-variable in the /etc/make.conf file or edit/create /etc/portage/package.use and put the following line in: dev-python/pycrypto gmp
Than install the dependencies:
emerge -av pycairo pycrypto paramiko vte socat gvfs
alternatively you can install the pycrypto package using the following line:
USE=gmp emerge -a pycrypto
If you ever need a console (guess you would need instantly!) you need to install also vncviever:
emerge tightvnc
Install Xen-tools -- (No longer necessary in Convirt 0.9.5)
sudo mkdir -p /etc/portage/package.keywords sudo echo app-emulation/xen-tools ~x86 >> /etc/portage/package.keywords sudo emerge -a xen-tools
Download and unpack convirt
wget http://www.convirture.com/downloads/convirt/1.0/convirt-1.0.tar.gz tar -zxvf convirt-1.0.tar.gz
If you have remote host machines with KVM setup already, go to the Start Convirt section directly.
Setup KVM on the Host Machines (Gentoo)
Ensure sshd (SSH Daemon) is running, unless the Host Machine is the localhost.
sudo rc-update add sshd default
Install KVM
sudo mkdir -p /etc/portage/package.keywords sudo echo app-emulation/kvm ~x86 >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/package.keywords sudo emerge -a genkernel sudo emerge -a kvm
Note: emerge kvm for the first time will first fail, as it requires KVM compilation in the kernel or as a kernel module. emerge -a kvm will force install all the required dependencies, including Linux Kernel 2.6.25-gentoo-r7 or later.
Compile the kernel, KVM is installed as a module by default.
cd /usr/src/linux sudo genkernel --menuconfig all
Now emerge kvm should work.
sudo emerge -a kvm
Link the missing dependencies, because the latest version of gcc on Gentoo is not compatible with qemu, and Convirt uses qemu-system-x86_64 as the KVM binary.
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/kvm /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 sudo ln -s /usr/bin/kvm-img /usr/bin/qemu-img
Reboot is necessary to reload the new kernel.
reboot
Start KVM
sudo /sbin/modprobe kvm sudo /sbin/modprobe kvm-intel
Verify KVM Setup
To make sure you are using the right KVM
sudo kvm | head -n1
Should see something like QEMU PC emulator ... (kvm-7x)
sudo lsmod | grep kvm sudo modinfo kvm
Should also show kvm-7x.
Test KVM Setup by create a disk image
kvm-img create -f qcow2 vdisk.qcow2 10G
Run KVM manually. Note: -net nic -net user may be necessary for network access
sudo kvm -hda vdisk.qcow2 -m 1024 -cdrom path-to-an-iso-file -net nic -net user
Other Steps
Convirt uses /dev/cdrom by default. Gentoo uses /dev/cdrom1 etc by default. Link your cdrom device, e.g. /dev/cdrom1 to /dev/cdrom
sudo ln -s /dev/cdrom1 /dev/cdrom
Troubleshoot KVM Setup Issues
If you see
open /dev/kvm: No such file or directory Could not initialize KVM, will disable KVM support
That means either
- KVM was not compiled as modules
- KVM was not loaded into the kernel via modprobe kvm and modprobe kvm-intel
- Didn't run kvm as root, or as a user who has read/write access to /dev/kvm
Start Convirt on the Management Machine
cd convirt-0.9.5 sudo ./Convirt # managing localhost and remote hosts via SSH, or ./Convirt # managing remote host via SSH.
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