Auto install SUSE 11 on KVM

1. mount suse iso to a temp directory

   mount -o loop SLES-11-SP1-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso /mnt/temp

2. create autoyast file

<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/profile.dtd"> <profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns">   <software>     <patterns config:type="list">       <pattern>WBEM</pattern>       <pattern>apparmor</pattern>       <pattern>base</pattern>       <pattern>documentation</pattern>       <pattern>gnome</pattern>       <pattern>Minimal</pattern>       <pattern>x11</pattern>     </patterns>     <remove-packages config:type="list"/>     <remove-patterns config:type="list"/>   </software>   <host>     <hosts config:type="list">       <hosts_entry>         <host_address>127.0.0.1</host_address>         <names config:type="list">           <name>localhost</name>         </names>       </hosts_entry>       <hosts_entry>         <host_address>192.168.1.50</host_address>         <names config:type="list">           <name>robinsuse.ibm.com robinsuse</name>         </names>       </hosts_entry>       <hosts_entry>         <host_address>::1</host_address>         <names config:type="list">           <name>localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback</name>         </names>       </hosts_entry>       <hosts_entry>         <host_address>fe00::0</host_address>         <names config:type="list">           <name>ipv6-localnet</name>         </names>       </hosts_entry>       <hosts_entry>         <host_address>ff00::0</host_address>         <names config:type="list">           <name>ipv6-mcastprefix</name>         </names>       </hosts_entry>       <hosts_entry>         <host_address>ff02::1</host_address>         <names config:type="list">           <name>ipv6-allnodes</name>         </names>       </hosts_entry>       <hosts_entry>         <host_address>ff02::2</host_address>         <names config:type="list">           <name>ipv6-allrouters</name>         </names>       </hosts_entry>       <hosts_entry>         <host_address>ff02::3</host_address>         <names config:type="list">           <name>ipv6-allhosts</name>         </names>       </hosts_entry>     </hosts>   </host>   <networking>     <dhcp_options>       <dhclient_hostname_option>AUTO</dhclient_hostname_option>     </dhcp_options>     <dns>       <dhcp_hostname config:type="boolean">false</dhcp_hostname>       <domain>ibm.com</domain>       <hostname>robinsuse</hostname>       <nameservers config:type="list">         <nameserver>211.161.46.84</nameserver>         <nameserver>211.161.46.85</nameserver>       </nameservers>       <resolv_conf_policy>auto</resolv_conf_policy>       <searchlist config:type="list">         <search>ibm.com</search>       </searchlist>       <write_hostname config:type="boolean">false</write_hostname>     </dns>     <interfaces config:type="list">       <interface>         <bootproto>static</bootproto>         <device>eth0</device>         <ipaddr>192.168.1.50</ipaddr>         <name>Ethernet Card 0</name>         <netmask>255.255.255.0</netmask>         <prefixlen>24</prefixlen>         <startmode>auto</startmode>         <usercontrol>no</usercontrol>       </interface>     </interfaces>     <managed config:type="boolean">false</managed>     <routing>       <ip_forward config:type="boolean">false</ip_forward>       <routes config:type="list">         <route>           <destination>default</destination>           <device>-</device>           <gateway>192.168.1.1</gateway>           <netmask>-</netmask>         </route>       </routes>     </routing>   </networking> <general>  <mode>    <confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm>  </mode> </general>     <users config:type="list">         <user>             <encrypted config:type="boolean">false</encrypted>             <user_password>111111</user_password>             <username>root</username>         </user>     </users>     <partitioning config:type="list">         <drive>             <use>all</use>         </drive>     </partitioning>  <x11>     <color_depth>16</color_depth>     <configure_x11 config:type="boolean">true</configure_x11>     <display_manager>gnome</display_manager>     <enable_3d config:type="boolean">false</enable_3d> <!--     <monitor>       <display>         <frequency config:type="integer">60</frequency>         <max_hsync config:type="integer">97</max_hsync>         <max_vsync config:type="integer">180</max_vsync>         <min_hsync config:type="integer">30</min_hsync>         <min_vsync config:type="integer">50</min_vsync>         <width config:type="integer">1024</width>       </display>       <monitor_device>G90F</monitor_device>       <monitor_vendor>VIEWSONIC</monitor_vendor>     </monitor> -->     <resolution>1600x1200,1280x1024,1024x768,800x600,640x480</resolution>     <window_manager>gdm</window_manager>   </x11> </profile>

3.create domain

virt-install -n testsuse -r 1024 --vcpus=1 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/testsuse.img,size=8 -l /mnt/temp --initrd-inject=/home/gongys/ks.cfg --extra-args "autoyast=file:///ks.cfg" --connect=qemu:///system --vnc -v --network bridge=br0 --disk path=/home/gongys/SLES-11-SP1-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso,device=cdrom