Using vmbuilder with libvirt

Posted by digo on March 3, 2011 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments

In order to use vmbuilder (in my case python-vm-builder 0.12.4) to generate fully functional Ubuntu kvm-images, the following adjustments to the libvirt-template of vmbuilder have to be made in order to work.

First, make a dir-copy of /etc/vmbuilder/libvirt/ to a location that suits you and use it by handing over the --templates-option to vmbuilder.

The following lines of libvirt/libvirtxml.tmpl have to be changed:

#if $mac
 <mac address='$mac'/>
#end if

has to be moved just in front of

</interface>

The line

<graphics type='vnc' port='-1' listen='127.0.0.1'/>

has to become

<graphics type='vnc' port='-1' listen='127.0.0.1' keymap='de'/>

Add the following lines right before the closing devices-tag:

<serial type='pty'>
  <target port='0'/>
</serial>
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