Updated June 2016
Got a question on how I setup vagrant-libvirt. This is my most basic setup.
Install Vagrant
Easy enough! Install the deb
wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/1.8.4/vagrant_1.8.4_x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i vagrant_1.8.4_x86_64.deb
Install libvirt and qemu-kvm
Follow the Ubuntu Libvirt Guide
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-bin libvirt-dev
$ sudo adduser $USER libvirtd
Install vagrant-libvirt gem
This step may require libvirt-dev deb package be installed.
$ vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt
$ vagrant plugin list
vagrant-libvirt (0.0.33)
Install Vagrant Boxes
A Vagrant box is a tar archive with 3 files in it.
- base VagrantFile
- metadata.json
- QCOW2 image
You can also build your own Vagrant box very easily using Packer and Packer build templates found in chef/bento github repo.
Example: using a PC with a Monitor
git clone https://github.com/chef/bento
cd bento
packer build -only qemu ubuntu-14.04.amd64.json
vagrant box add builds/ubuntu-14.04.libvirt.box --name "trusty64"
Example: using a Server with No Monitor Access (headless)
git clone https://github.com/chef/bento
cd bento
packer build -only qemu -var "headless=true" ubuntu-14.04.amd64.json
vagrant box add builds/ubuntu-14.04.libvirt.box --name "trusty64"
Verify the box is installed
$ vagrant box list
trusty64 (libvirt, 0)
Create a 2 VM Vagrant file
Create a 2 VM Vagrant file using libvirt, with their eth1 addresses in a
very isolated network
config. Basically
this is a bridge with no DNSMASQ running or NAT applied. This setup is useful
for connecting VM NICs via IP. It is not suitable for L2 config like point to
point VM links that need BPDUs or other types of L2 protocols to flow between
the VMs. LLDP frames/BPDUs are consumed by the host.
eth0 on the VMs is managed by vagrant code and it automatically assigns it
to a bridge with DNSMASQ and
NAT applied.
