Unable to kickstart kvm guest over pxe boot

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to kickstart kvm guest over pxe boot. However able to kickstart a regular host over pxe boot so the pxe boot configuration works.
  • The setup is as follows:
    • Have a working dhcp server to which add the clients mac address and configuration settings.
    • Have a working tftpboot service running on the same server where dhcp sits and its also working.
  • The problem however comes up when try to launch kvm guest to be installed over pxe boot with the following command:
/usr/sbin/virt-install --hvm --connect qemu:///system --network=bridge:br1 --pxe -n kvmtest -r 2048 -m 00:16:3e:22:a5:7a --vcpus=1 -s 10 --os-type linux --os-variant rhel6 -f /kvm/umlaut/kvmtest.img
  • Further more when try to boot the kvm over cdrom and then issue a kickstart then it works fine.
boot: linux ks=http://blackwood1/path/to/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0
  • Also here is what nics look like.
eth0 = public  (used for host public interface only)  
eth1  = bridged into br1;  
br1    = bridge  (used for kvm guest public interface ex: eth0)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0
  • KVM

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