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@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@ This makes `libvirt` useful to develop, test and debug OpenShift and openshift-a
Install dependencies
--------------------
-1. Install [dnsmasq](http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html)
-2. Install [ebtables](http://ebtables.netfilter.org/)
-3. Install [qemu](http://wiki.qemu.org/Main_Page)
-4. Install [libvirt](http://libvirt.org/)
-5. Enable and start the libvirt daemon, e.g:
+1. Install [ansible](http://www.ansible.com/)
+2. Install [dnsmasq](http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html)
+3. Install [ebtables](http://ebtables.netfilter.org/)
+4. Install [qemu and qemu-system-x86](http://wiki.qemu.org/Main_Page)
+5. Install [libvirt-python and libvirt](http://libvirt.org/)
+6. Install [genisoimage](http://cdrkit.org/)
+7. Enable and start the libvirt daemon, e.g:
- `systemctl enable libvirtd`
- `systemctl start libvirtd`
-6. [Grant libvirt access to your user¹](https://libvirt.org/aclpolkit.html)
-7. Check that your `$HOME` is accessible to the qemu user²
-8. Configure dns resolution on the host³
+8. [Grant libvirt access to your user¹](https://libvirt.org/aclpolkit.html)
+9. Check that your `$HOME` is accessible to the qemu user²
+10. Configure dns resolution on the host³
#### ¹ Depending on your distribution, libvirt access may be denied by default or may require a password at each access.
@@ -68,9 +70,14 @@ If your `$HOME` is world readable, everything is fine. If your `$HOME` is privat
error: Cannot access storage file '$HOME/libvirt-storage-pool-openshift/lenaic-master-216d8.qcow2' (as uid:99, gid:78): Permission denied
```
-In order to fix that issue, you have several possibilities:* set `libvirt_storage_pool_path` inside `playbooks/libvirt/openshift-cluster/launch.yml` and `playbooks/libvirt/openshift-cluster/terminate.yml` to a directory: * backed by a filesystem with a lot of free disk space * writable by your user; * accessible by the qemu user.* Grant the qemu user access to the storage pool.
+In order to fix that issue, you have several possibilities:
+ * set `libvirt_storage_pool_path` inside `playbooks/libvirt/openshift-cluster/launch.yml` and `playbooks/libvirt/openshift-cluster/terminate.yml` to a directory:
+ * backed by a filesystem with a lot of free disk space
+ * writable by your user;
+ * accessible by the qemu user.
+ * Grant the qemu user access to the storage pool.
-On Arch:
+On Arch or Fedora 22+:
```
setfacl -m g:kvm:--x ~
@@ -89,7 +96,8 @@ dns=dnsmasq
- Configure dnsmasq to use the Virtual Network router for example.com:
```sh
-sudo vi /etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d/libvirt_dnsmasq.conf server=/example.com/192.168.55.1
+sudo vi /etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d/libvirt_dnsmasq.conf
+server=/example.com/192.168.55.1
```
Test The Setup