KVM Installation Issue - CentOS7 - Dracut error

[srinivas_pithani]

hi there, I am trouble creating KVM VMs on my Dell Poweredge System .

i am using following command
virt-install --virt-type=kvm --name vm02 --ram 2048 --vcpus=2 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/centos_vm02.qcow2,bus=virtio,size=10 --os-variant=centos7.0 --network bridge=virbr0 --console pty,target_type=serial --location '/root/kvm/centos7/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1804.iso.1' --extra-args 'console=ttyS0,115200n8 serial ks=/root/kvm/ks7.cfg' --nographics

I have no clue on why this error is coming . FYI , if I tried using of the image from http link , it seemed to work , but I have to struggle with command line selection , I dont want to do that way . The checksum of the iso I am using matches and unfortunately I dont want to use VNC as I want this to be automated for faster installations over my farm.

I am directed with this error :

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[    7.555375] ata1: PATA max MWDMA2 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0xc100 irq 14
[    7.560833] ata2: PATA max MWDMA2 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0xc108 irq 15
[    7.583565] 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8
[  132.053195] dracut-initqueue[694]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
(...)
[  OK  ] Started Device-Mapper Multipath Device Controller.
         Starting Open-iSCSI...
[  OK  ] Started Open-iSCSI.
         Starting dracut initqueue hook...
[  132.053195] dracut-initqueue[694]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
[  132.578081] dracut-initqueue[694]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
(...)
[  193.536300] dracut-initqueue[694]: Warning: Could not boot.
[  193.720339] dracut-initqueue[694]: Warning: /dev/root does not exist
         Starting Dracut Emergency Shell...
Warning: /dev/root does not exist

Generating "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt"
(...)
dracut:/#

Appreciate any inputs .

[avij]

Use -c instead of --location for .iso images.

[hunter86_bg]

ks=/root/kvm/ks7.cfg'

SELINUX might prevent access in some cases (when virt-install is not started by a user).

[srinivas_pithani]

Use -c instead of --location for .iso images.

This doesnt help as I get the following error

ERROR --extra-args only work if specified with --location. See the man page for examples of using --location with CDROM media

I tried removing the extra-args , but doesn't take it further.

[srinivas_pithani]

ks=/root/kvm/ks7.cfg'

SELINUX might prevent access in some cases (when virt-install is not started by a user).

I haven't installed the system yet , I am in the process of installaing the system .

[srinivas_pithani]

When I use the following location for image, the installation proceeds and take me to a text version of GUI installation & I can proceed from there - this is not what I would like to have .

It doesnt take my ks file , thats a different issue , prb not related to this , will check myself.

virt-install --virt-type=kvm --name vm02 --ram 2048 --vcpus=2 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/centos_vm02.img.qcow2,bus=virtio,size=10 --os-variant=centos7.0 --network bridge=virbr0 --console pty,target_type=serial --location 'http://mirror.i3d.net/pub/centos/7/os/x86_64/' --extra-args 'console=ttyS0,115200n8 serial ks=/root/kvm/ks7.cfg' --nographics

[avij]

How do you think the virtual machine can access /root/kvm/ks7.cfg?

[srinivas_pithani]

I want to say that I can install the machine without any kickstart kindof standard install , but the key problem is on why I am being taken into dracut shell .

[hunter86_bg]

Warning: /dev/root does not exist

Have you defined "/dev/root" anywhere ?

[TrevorH]

If it works if you only remove ks=/root/kvm/ks7.cfg from your virt-install line then I'd say that's pretty conclusive evidence that that is the problem. But that path will be interpreted from INSIDE the VM so will be looking at the VM's /root not the one on your host.