How to install a KVM CentOS6.4 guest with NAT + PXE?

[maicheng365]

I want to test virt-install with PXE + NAT in my VMware Workstation.
It has two vm VMware Workstation:CentOS1 and CentOS2,below it's description:

CentOS1: IP 192.168.1.77,as PXE server :192.168.1.77/pub , net type : bridge ,OS:CentOS6.4

CentOS2: IP 192.168.1.76,need to install a KVM guest named CentOS3 , net type: bridge , OS:CentOS6.4

I already configured CentOS1,it can automatic intall a CentOS 6.4 ,only need to connect to 192.168.1.77

CentOS2 like a physical machine ,it has a lot of KVM guest.But I just has one IP address for CentOS2,so these KVM guests network should use NAT.

My virt-install command line is :

"virt-install -n CentOS_Http_1 -r 512 --vcpus 1 --accelerate --disk path=/data/virhost/CentOS_Http/node1.img --nographics -w network=default,model=virtio --os-variant=rhel6 --autostart --pxe --force"

I konw it's wrong ,because I change it several times.There is a screenshot when i run it.

skydrive image:

http://sdrv.ms/16Z92Q8

It seems can't find gateway 192.168.1.1,cause the KVM guest gateway use virbr0: 192.168.122.1.

For now I just know when the guest booting ,if it can find gw 192.168.1.1,not just gw 192.168.122.1,the installation will be success.And I think maybe the nat virtual network configure is very import.


So how to configure CentOS2 or "virt-install" command line that I can install KVM guest with "virt-install --PXE" ?
I really need a step-by-step help!

 

[ryanvade]

I am not exactly sure what you are trying to do. But, it sounds like the install is not detecting the server, so it is not booting from it? Perhaps you should try something like this:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/mi...nguage=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1020359

 

[maicheng365]

I am not exactly sure what you are trying to do. But, it sounds like the install is not detecting the server, so it is not booting from it? Perhaps you should try something like this:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/mi...nguage=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1020359

My purpose is install a vm in the CentOS2,CentOS2 is also a vm ,I just want to test : install this vm use pxe , and this vm use nat network ,when I run the virt-install command line ,this vm start booting,the dhcp server or virtual network manager give him a IP:192.168.122.* ,and it start to search pxe Server IP = 192.168.122.1-192.168.122.254 ,not 192.168.1.*,he can't find pxe Server(192.168.1.77),so how to configure CentOS2 , make it can find pxe Server.

And the problem is not about vmware workstation,vmware has two vm ,CentOS1 and CentOS2,both can connect intenet and connect each other,but I install the vm:CentOS3 is in CentOS2,use virt-intall command line ,not in vmware workstation.