QA:Testcase Virtualization Guest pxeBoot

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Description

This test case will test the PXE boot on guest.If you have a PXE boot server available, testing gPXE is pretty straightforward

How to test

1. Make sure the guest can access the network which the PXE server is on, e.g. by configuring a bridge.
2. Define a guest which which will PXE boot from that network:

    $> cat > netboot.xml <<EOF
   <domain type='kvm'>
     <name>netboot</name>
     <memory>524288</memory>
     <os>
       <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
       <boot dev='network'/>
     </os>
     <devices>
       <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
       <interface type='bridge'>
         <source bridge='br0'/>
         <model type='virtio'/>
       </interface>
       <graphics type='vnc'/>
     </devices>
   </domain>
   EOF 

3. Define, start and test the defined guest using the following commands

     $> virsh define netboot.xml
     $> virsh start netboot
     $> virt-viewer netboot
   

Expected Results

1. Confirm that the guest has obtained a DHCP address and download the appropriate files via TFTP
2. No errors during booting