hello Josh, I am facing some what similar issue.I have added a new computer host(virtual machine). I checked the dhcp.conf files, the addressing, etc/hosts file. But on making a reservation, my virtual machine does startup, but its not getting any IP addresses assigned. Its unable to detect any networks created, I have renamed the .vmdk and -flat.vmdk files according to the naming convention (Note: we are using ESX provisioning and it is a Windows 2003 image). Is there anythin specific you wanted me to check??
Thanks, Kiran On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Josh Thompson <josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu>wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jeff, > > VCL will handle creating the virtual machines on the VMWare host. It > manages > both the vmdk and vmx files, and then registers/unregisters the virtual > machines as needed. What it doesn't currently do is automatically create > new > virtual machines in its own database or dynamically assign virtual machines > to VM hosts. > > This is what you should do next time you need to add virtual machines: > > * look at the highest MAC address assigned in the computers table > * go to the Add Multiple Computers page, enter the MAC address that would > come > after what you looked up, and enter the rest of the information required on > that page. > * get the DHCP info and add it to your dhcpd.conf file > * add entries to /etc/hosts for the virtual machines > * go to the Virtual Hosts section of the site and assign the new virtual > machines to VM hosts > > After doing that, vcld should be able to provision reservations for the > virtual machines. > > Aaron/Andy: correct me if I missed anything. > > Josh > > On Friday February 19, 2010, Jeffrey Wisman wrote: > > I did use the "Add Multiple" for this, but I didn't put a MAC as we > hadn't > > created virtual machines for these (and thus had no MAC to use). I > created > > 10 computers using add multiple. > > > > I plan to create 10 virtual machines on the VMWare host and get their MAC > > addresses and add them to the 10 computers in the computer table that > were > > created with add multiple. From what I understand, this should resolve > it. > > Correct me if I'm wrong. > > > > To save some time next time, I'd have created the 10 virtual machines > > first, grabbed the first MAC address, and then used the "Add Multiple" > with > > that MAC address. I'd still have to actually create (or clone) the 10 > > virtual machines though. > > > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Josh Thompson > <josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu>wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > On Friday February 19, 2010, Jeffrey Wisman wrote: > > > > Am I misunderstanding, or do I need to create 10 virtual machines to > go > > > > with my 10 "computers" and then assign the mac address from each > > > > virtual machine to each computer? This doesn't seem especially > > > > scalable, so I > > > > > > hope > > > > > > > I'm misunderstanding and that there is really something else going > on. > > > > > > Jeff, > > > > > > The "Add Multiple" checkbox on Manage Computers->Edit Computer > > > Information is > > > designed to help with this. You should only need to enter the > > > information on > > > the "Add Multiple Computers" page that link takes you to one time to > > > generate > > > as many virtual machines as you want. Make sure you enter the > start/end > > > private IPs and the start MAC (also make sure to select available as > the > > > state as there's currently a bug preventing adding machines directly in > > > the maintenance state). > > > > > > After submitting that page, you will also be able to generate the > > > additional > > > DHCP info for your dhcpd.conf file. You will need to enter the private > > > IP of > > > your management node to get that file. > > > > > > We have it slated for version 2.4 to dynamically manage the virtual > > > hosts/guests for you. > > > > > > Josh > > > - -- > > > - ------------------------------- > > > Josh Thompson > > > Systems Programmer > > > Advanced Computing | VCL Developer > > > North Carolina State University > > > > > > josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu > > > 919-515-5323 > > > > > > my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > iD8DBQFLftn6V/LQcNdtPQMRAsdLAJ9U9c3CIiiDN78lVNlyE9m8vCEcUQCfQH8v > > > mcT86d46Nq32IXmz5dJuij4= > > > =EQA0 > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > - -- > - ------------------------------- > Josh Thompson > Systems Programmer > Advanced Computing | VCL Developer > North Carolina State University > > josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu > 919-515-5323 > > my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFLfvFfV/LQcNdtPQMRAl1hAJ9uvh+ZPex679zlR6MV3DqJsfMfqgCeN3wg > F81YtCL/j1kKNthfN4AbTDQ= > =FMsp > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
