Unable to start KVM guest due to "No bootabe device" error message on the screen.

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Issue

  • While starting the KVM guest, it fails with "No bootabe device" error message on screen.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2

  • Installed 'libvirt' Packages

libvirt-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64                                
libvirt-client-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64                          
libvirt-devel-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64                           
libvirt-python-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64

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