Re: [Xen-users] installing a vm with virt-install

[Sadique Puthen <sputhenp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Daniel McBrearty wrote:
> >  i gave this location to virt install.
> >  bottom line: The net install method works for virt install. So, you
> >  could look at those directories, see if you are missing any meta file
> >  that virt install requires (but i doubt it)
> >
> >     
> OK. But what about when you have the iso downloaded on a local disc?
> surely this should be fine too?
>
> absolute path to dir/file should work, no ?
>   
Absolute path to the directory which contains the isos wouldn't work for 
paravirtualized installation. You have to loop back mount the whole 
isos, copy the contents to a directory and share the directory using 
nfs/http/ftp and specify nfs/http/ftp url as the installation source. 
See some details at.
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_108_10484.shtm

--Sadique

> I tried to find docs about this, what it expects to see and how to
> tell it, but found nothing  ...
>
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