On 6/11/2014 1:15 PM, Steve Campbell wrote: > On 6/11/2014 10:56 AM, Zoltan Frombach wrote: >> On 6/11/2014 4:44 PM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>> On 6/11/2014 10:13 AM, Zoltan Frombach wrote: >>>> On 6/11/2014 4:10 PM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>>> On 6/11/2014 10:03 AM, Zoltan Frombach wrote: >>>>>> On 6/11/2014 3:50 PM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 4:00 PM, Zoltan Frombach wrote: >>>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 9:51 PM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 3:38 PM, Zoltan Frombach wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 9:27 PM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 3:09 PM, Zoltan Frombach wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Steve, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Try the following config. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On your host: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 : >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> DEVICE=eth0 >>>>>>>>>>>> BOOTPROTO=none >>>>>>>>>>>> ONBOOT=yes >>>>>>>>>>>> NM_CONTROLLED=no >>>>>>>>>>>> TYPE=Ethernet >>>>>>>>>>>> HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx <- put your physical NIC's MAC >>>>>>>>>>>> address >>>>>>>>>>>> here >>>>>>>>>>>> BRIDGE=br0 >>>>>>>>>>>> USERCTL=no >>>>>>>>>>>> IPV6INIT=no >>>>>>>>>>>> IPV6_AUTOCONF=no >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-br0 : >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> DEVICE=br0 >>>>>>>>>>>> BOOTPROTO=static >>>>>>>>>>>> ONBOOT=yes >>>>>>>>>>>> NM_CONTROLLED=no >>>>>>>>>>>> TYPE=Bridge >>>>>>>>>>>> IPADDR=10.0.5.16 >>>>>>>>>>>> NETMASK=255.255.255.0 <- you may need to adjust this to your >>>>>>>>>>>> network >>>>>>>>>>>> GATEWAY=10.0.5.1 >>>>>>>>>>>> DNS1=8.8.8.8 >>>>>>>>>>>> DNS2=8.8.4.4 >>>>>>>>>>>> PEERDNS=yes >>>>>>>>>>>> DELAY=0 >>>>>>>>>>>> STP=off >>>>>>>>>>>> USERCTL=no >>>>>>>>>>>> IPV6INIT=no >>>>>>>>>>>> IPV6_AUTOCONF=no >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Restart networking on the host. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Then inside you VM: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 : >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> DEVICE=eth0 >>>>>>>>>>>> BOOTPROTO=static >>>>>>>>>>>> ONBOOT=yes >>>>>>>>>>>> NM_CONTROLLED=no >>>>>>>>>>>> TYPE=Ethernet >>>>>>>>>>>> HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx <- it must be a unique MAC address >>>>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>>>>> your VM >>>>>>>>>>>> IPADDR=10.0.5.17 >>>>>>>>>>>> NETMASK=255.255.255.0 <- you may need to adjust this to >>>>>>>>>>>> your >>>>>>>>>>>> network >>>>>>>>>>>> GATEWAY=10.0.5.1 >>>>>>>>>>>> DNS1=8.8.8.8 >>>>>>>>>>>> DNS2=8.8.4.4 >>>>>>>>>>>> PEERDNS=yes >>>>>>>>>>>> USERCTL=no >>>>>>>>>>>> IPV6INIT=no >>>>>>>>>>>> IPV6_AUTOCONF=no >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Then in Virtual Machine Manager make sure that your VM's NIC is >>>>>>>>>>>> connected to the br0 bridge, like this: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Network Source: Specify shared device name >>>>>>>>>>>> Bridge Name: br0 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 8:16 PM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 12:43 PM, Digimer wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/06/14 12:38 PM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 12:05 PM, Digimer wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/06/14 11:46 AM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/10/2014 10:46 AM, Digimer wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/06/14 10:03 AM, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had so much trouble putting Centos 6 guest VMs on a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Centos 5 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> host >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I finally switched to a Centos 6 host. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've not needed more that test VMs, so I've used Virtual >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Machine >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manager >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the old system, which worked pretty well, so I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decided to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> create my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first KVM guest machine. I noticed when I created it, I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> options of NAT for my network interface, so I used that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (obvious). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, after starting the VM, I find I don't have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> connectivity >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interface. Reading, I find examples where I need to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> create >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bridges >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> perhaps. Xen did most of this for me, so it's a little >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can anyone throw me a clue, please? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> steve campbell >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Setting up a bridge is not that hard, and it will give >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your VMs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> direct >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> access to the outside world, and host <-> VM access just >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is a link showing how to setup a bridge connected >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bond >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> device. Ignore the bond and pretend it is a straight ethX >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> device: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://alteeve.ca/w/AN!Cluster_Tutorial_2#Configuring_our_Bridge.2C_Bonds_and_Interfaces >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The host has a device named virbr0 that is installed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> during >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> system >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> installation. It also has a network device vnet0. There >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are no >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> files in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts for these. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shouldn't I be able to use the virbr0 virtual bridge for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tried setting up the VM's device with all of the options >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> listed, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but to no avail. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Should I need to set up another bridge for this? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And thanks for the link. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> steve >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> virbr0 is created and managed by libvirtd. If you open >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Virtual >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Machine >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manager, connect to localhost and then double-click on >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'localhost', >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you will see a tab for creating/managing bridges (NAT'ed, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> generally). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I disable 'virbr0' as NAT'ing is generally not what I want. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The 'vnetX' devices are dynamically created to link a VM's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interface >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to a bridge. Think of them as virtual network cables. They >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> created >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and destroyed as needed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry, but I'm confused: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My host server has a real NIC and IP address with a real >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gateway to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> outside: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> virtbr0 IP: 192.168.122.1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Host IP: 10.0.5.16 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gateway IP: 10.0.5.1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on eth0 and this works >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My VM server has all fake stuff currently: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Host IP: 10.0.5.17 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gateway IP: 10.0.5.1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on eth0 and this is like NIC without a cable. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I need to create a bridge device on both the host and VM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (lets >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> name it br1). I change the eth0 config file on both host and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> VM to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> point >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to br1 and give the br1 config file on both host and VM the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> correct >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IP. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But won't this just let the two talk to each other. How will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the VM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> server get outside? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> steve >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The bridge is created only on the host. Think of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bridge as >>>>>>>>>>>>>> being >>>>>>>>>>>>>> like a virtual switch. When a VM is created, you tell it to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> connect to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the bridge, similar to how you would plug a physical wire >>>>>>>>>>>>>> into a >>>>>>>>>>>>>> real >>>>>>>>>>>>>> switch. That provides the link to the network, and then you >>>>>>>>>>>>>> configure >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the virtual server's network just as if it was a real >>>>>>>>>>>>>> network. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On the host, you don't set the IP on the ethX device, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> instead you >>>>>>>>>>>>>> tell >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ethX to connect to the bridge (look at 'bond2' in the link >>>>>>>>>>>>>> above >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the 'BRIDGE="..."' line). Then you move the host's IP >>>>>>>>>>>>>> address/config >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the bridge itself (look at the 'vbr2' in the link above). >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you're still stuck, tell me the IP addresses you want to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> set in >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> host and VM and I'll see if I can bang out a couple sample >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'ifcfg-X' >>>>>>>>>>>>>> files. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm running into some problems with my config files where I >>>>>>>>>>>>> get a >>>>>>>>>>>>> message that says the network can't determine my interface >>>>>>>>>>>>> names. >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll >>>>>>>>>>>>> look further, but the IPs above are what I need. 10.0.5.1 is a >>>>>>>>>>>>> firewall >>>>>>>>>>>>> that NATs the 10.0.5.0/24 network to another outside public >>>>>>>>>>>>> firewall. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>>>>>>> steve >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>> CentOS-virt mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>>> CentOS-virt at centos.org >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Stuck in a rut now. Restarting the network indicates : >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying >>>>>>>>>>> initialization. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I thought it might be due to the fact I didn't have the >>>>>>>>>>> "TYPE" in >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> ifcfg-eth0 file, but after adding that, I still get the error. >>>>>>>>>> NM_CONTROLLED=no might help with that. >>>>>>>>> I turned off and stopped NetworkManager and had already specified >>>>>>>>> this. >>>>>>>>>>> I'm using the same hardware address that was in the original >>>>>>>>>>> eth0 >>>>>>>>>>> file. >>>>>>>>>> That is fine. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> My bridge device starts fine, but I'll tailor it to your >>>>>>>>>>> specs. >>>>>>>>>> Also, you might want to check the contents of your >>>>>>>>>> /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules file. Is the MAC >>>>>>>>>> address >>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>>> eth0 the same as in your >>>>>>>>>> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 >>>>>>>>>> file? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> They are the same except the udev file has lower case letters >>>>>>>>> in it. >>>>>>>> You mean the hexadecimal numbers are lower case? That shouldn't >>>>>>>> matter. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Try to delete the file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> reboot your host machine. >>>>>>>> ( See >>>>>>>> http://www.andrewklau.com/device-eth0-does-not-seem-to-be-present-delaying-initialization/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> All is well on the host now, and I've brought up the VM and >>>>>>> configured >>>>>>> it to use the bridge. I can ping the host from the VM but I have no >>>>>>> access beyond the local network. The host sees the world, but the VM >>>>>>> only sees the 10.0.5.0/24 network. >>>>>> Did you set the gateway in your VM to 10.0.5.1 ? >>>>>> Can you ping the gateway ( ping 10.0.5.1 ) from the VM? >>>>>> Do you have a firewall configured in your VM (or host) ? If so, >>>>>> try to >>>>>> disable the firewall temporarily for testing. >>>>>> >>>>> The gateway is set. Can't ping the gateway. Firewalls (iptables and >>>>> ip6tables) are stopped and off. Previous post suggested the route. >>>>> I'll >>>>> check it. >>>> Add the following lines to your /etc/sysctl.conf file on your host: >>>> >>>> net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 >>>> net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 0 >>>> net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1 >>>> net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1 >>>> >>>> then issue the following command: >>>> >>>> sysctl -p >>>> >>> Still no joy. I'm installing another VM just to see if having the bridge >>> defined before installation would make a difference. I find it hard to >>> imagine all of this can't be done will creating the VM (Xen seemed to do >>> it all for you). >> What you did on the host machine, only has to be done once when you >> setup the system to be used as a KVM host server. >> >>> So now, I've got the route, gateway, bridge, and eth0/1 defined on the >>> original. I can ping both the host and the VM from each other. The host >>> can see the world through the gateway. The VM can't see the gateway or >>> the world. >> How did you come up with the IP address ( 10.0.5.17 ) for the VM ? Are >> you sure it is not blocked somehow by your gateway ( at 10.0.5.1 ) ? >> >> Also, maybe your gateway ( at 10.0.5.1 ) is doing MAC address >> filtering? Since your VM has its own MAC address, this could be a >> problem. >> > The gateway is a firewall. It's set up to route and NAT from 10.0.5.0/24 > to another inside network on 10.0.0.0/24. This is the true inside > network that is NATted to the public with our public IPs. It accepts all > traffic from the 10.0.5.0 network. > > steve > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-virt mailing list > CentOS-virt at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt > I created another VM, this time the bridge was available when it was created, an it's working. I'll delete the first VM and re-create it and see if that doesn't resolve it. Thanks for all the help and tutoring on this. steve