Installing VM from ISO in OpenVZ?

[mylesw]

I have a Dell SC1425 server which doesn't support VT. I've installed Proxmox VE on it without a problem, and now am trying to install VMs. When I go to create a VM in Proxmox, it warns me that the computer doesn't support VT and therefore won't let me use KVM. I can install VMs from the Appliances without an issue, that supports 90% of what I want to do.

However I need to install a firewall appliance (ie. Untangle, pfSense, IPCop, etc.) to front all the VMs on this box. Since I can't find an appliance for this in the list, I thought I could just install a VM from an ISO image.

It would seem that the only way to install a VM from an ISO image is with KVM. Hence my problem.

Is it possible to create an empty VM container that can boot an ISO image for its installation with OpenVZ on Proxmox? Or is there something I am missing in my understandings of how I should be doing this?

Myles

 

[udo]

I have a Dell SC1425 server which doesn't support VT. I've installed Proxmox VE on it without a problem, and now am trying to install VMs. When I go to create a VM in Proxmox, it warns me that the computer doesn't support VT and therefore won't let me use KVM. I can install VMs from the Appliances without an issue, that supports 90% of what I want to do.

However I need to install a firewall appliance (ie. Untangle, pfSense, IPCop, etc.) to front all the VMs on this box. Since I can't find an appliance for this in the list, I thought I could just install a VM from an ISO image.

It would seem that the only way to install a VM from an ISO image is with KVM. Hence my problem.

Is it possible to create an empty VM container that can boot an ISO image for its installation with OpenVZ on Proxmox? Or is there something I am missing in my understandings of how I should be doing this?

Myles

Hi Myles,
there is no way...
OpenVZ need the same kernel (and some other stuff) from the host system. So you can't do a normal installation with an ISO. You must use an OpenVZ-template for that.
Due to the same kernel, you can't also run a BSD-box (pfsense?) nor you can load kernelmodule inside a guest. All needed kernel-modules must load on the host!

Perhaps someone has use on OpenVZ-Firewall?! I can't give helpfull tips (but why you don't use iptables on the host?).

Udo