On Thu, Nov 07, 2019 at 11:02:49AM -0500, jonetsu wrote: > Hello, > > I've created several VMs using virt-manager and am using them. This > time around though, I'd like to use the CLI approach. The problem > resides in defining a storage space. This is using virt-install 1.5.1 > on Xubuntu 18.04. > > For the occasion I created a new directory to store images. So I > specify this new directory: > > virt-install \ > --name=arch01 \ > --disk path=/Share2/KVMImages/arch01.qcow2 \ > --disk size=10 \ > [ ... ] > > The above will not work as it reports: > > 'must be a file or a device, not a directory' > > So I specify a file: > > [ ... ] > --disk path=/Share2/KVMImages/arch01.qcow2 \ > --disk size=10 \ > [ ... ] > > And it reports: > > 'Size must be specified for non existent volume 'arch01.qcow2'' > > But the size is already specified as one of the options. > > This is where I'm puzzled about the process. What is going on ?
Hi,
The issue is that you are using the virt-install --disk option
incorrectly. If you look into man page of virt-install you can see some
examples. The options for each parameter needs to be separated by
comma. The command line that you are using is telling virt-install to
use 2 disks, one with the path and second one with only size provided.
If you want to have only a single disk for your VM you need to use it
like this:
virt-install \
[ ... ] \
--disk path=/Share2/KVMImages/arch01.qcow2,size=10 \
[ ... ]
Pavel
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