qemu-1.6.0
KVM Prerequsites
Before building qemu, check to see
if your processor supports Virtualization Technology (VT):
egrep '^flags.*(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo
If you get any output, you have VT technology (vmx for Intel
processors and svm for AMD processors). You then need to go into
your system BIOS and ensure it is enabled. After enabing, reboot
back to your LFS instance.
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and
recompile the kernel if necessary:
Virtualization: Y
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support: M or Y
KVM for Intel processors support: M or Y
KVM for AMD processors support: M or Y
The Intel or AMD settings are not both required, but the one
matching your system processor is required.
For networking, check that the settings CONFIG_BRIDGE, CONFIG_STP,
CONFIG_TUN are enabled and bridge-utils-1.5 is installed.
Installation of qemu
If xorg is not installed in
/usr, then the linker needs to be
told where it is. For example:
export LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/xorg/lib
Install qemu by running the
following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--target-list=x86_64-softmmu &&
make
To run the built in tests, run make
V=1 check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
For convenience you may want to create a symbolic link to run
qemu-system-x86_64:
ln -sv qemu-system-x86_64 /usr/bin/qemu
Command Explanations
--target-list=x86_64-softmmu: This
option limits the build target to the x86_64 architecture. For
other hardware emulation see the --target-list list in configure's help output. Omitting
this option will build all architectures.
Configuring qemu
To generate an image, run:
qemu-img create -f qcow2 vdisk.img 10G
Adjust the virtual disk size and image filename as desired. The
actual size of the file will be less than specified, but will
expand as it is used.
Note
The following instructions assume you have created the optional
symbolic link, qemu. Additionally, you must
run qemu from an
X-Windows based terminal.
To install an operating system, download an iso of your choice or
use a pre-intalled cdrom device. For the purposes of this example,
use Fedora 16 that is downloaded as Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-LXDE.iso in the current
directory. Run the following:
qemu -enable-kvm -hda vdisk.img \
-cdrom Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-LXDE.iso \
-boot d \
-m 384
Follow the normal installation procedures for the chosen
distribution. The -boot option specifies the boot order of drives
as a string of drive letters. Valid drive letters are: a, b (floppy
1 and 2), c (first hard disk), d (first CD-ROM). The -m option is
the amount of memory to use for the virtual machine. If you have
sufficient memory (2G or more), 1G is a reasonable value. For
computers with 512MB of RAM it's safe to use -m 192, or even -m 128
(the default). The -enable-kvm option allows for hardware
acceleeration. Without this switch, the emulation is relatively
slow.
To run the newly installed operating system, run:
qemu -enable-kvm vdisk.img -m 384
To add networking to the instance add "-net nic -net user" to the
command above. qemu provides a DHCP server for the VM and,
depending on the client system, sets up networking though the host.
One problem with the above networking solution is that it does not
provide the ability to connect with the local network. To do that,
there are several additional steps that need to be done, all as the
root user:
-
Set up bridging with bridge-utils-1.5.
-
Allow the host system to forward IP packets.
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
To make this permanent, add the command to /etc/syssysctl.conf:
cat >> /etc/sysctl.conf << EOF
net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
EOF
-
Create scripts for qemu to attach the client network device,
usually visible as tap0, to the host bridge.
cat > /etc/qemu-ifup << EOF
#!/bin/bash
switch=br0
if [ -n "\$1" ]; then
# Add new tap0 interface to bridge
/sbin/ip link set \$1 up
sleep 0.5s
/usr/sbin/brctl addif \$switch \$1
else
echo "Error: no interface specified"
exit 1
fi
exit 0
EOF
chmod +x /etc/qemu-ifup
cat > /etc/qemu-ifdown << EOF
#!/bin/bash
switch=br0
if [ -n "\$1" ]; then
# Remove tap0 interface from bridge
/usr/sbin/brctl delif \$switch \$1
else
echo "Error: no interface specified"
exit 1
fi
exit 0
EOF
chmod +x /etc/qemu-ifdown
Note
The backslashes in the abouve script are for convenience for
cut/paste operations. The backslashes should not appear in the final scripts.
-
Start qemu with "-net nic -net tap" options.
-
If a connection, such as ssh, from the local network to the
client VM is desired, the client should probably be
configured with a static IP address.
Contents
Installed Program:
qemu-ga, qemu-img, qemu-io, qemu-nbd,
qemu-system-x86_64
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directories:
/etc/qemu, /usr/share/qemu,
/usr/share/doc/qemu
Short Description
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qemu-ga
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implements support for QMP (QEMU Monitor Protocol)
commands and events that terminate and originate
respectively within the guest using an agent built as
part of QEMU.
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qemu-img
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provides commands to manage QEMU disk images.
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qemu-io
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is a diagnostic and manipulation program for (virtual)
memory media. It is still at an early stage of
development.
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qemu-nbd
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exports Qemu disk images using the QEMU Disk Network
Block Device (NBD) protocol.
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qemu-system-x86_64
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is the QEMU PC System emulator.
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Last updated on 2013-09-05 10:04:34 -0700