ERROR Couldn't find hvm kernel for SUSE tree

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Virtualization
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We are trying to install SUSE virtual machine using virt-install. Used the below command for installation.

_virt-install --network type=bridge,source=virbr0 --name Redhat --ram=4096 --vcpus=8 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/Suse_new.qcow2,format=qcow2,bus=virtio,size=40 --graphics none --location=./SLE-12-SP5-Server-DVD-x86_64-RC2-DVD2.iso --extra-args=“console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200” --check all=off --os-variant sles12
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I was getting the error

ERROR Couldn’t find hvm kernel for SUSE tree.

It was suggested in community forums to use “–cdrom” option instead of “–location” to install this iso image. Installing with --cdrom option successfully completes the installation, but there is no option in cdrom installation to provide '–extra-args=" so we are unable to get console access to the installed virtual machine. What could be the reason the iso image does not support installation with “–location”.

It would be of great help if anybody could suggest an iso image that supports installation with --location flag so we could connect to the VM using command line.

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Hi
A couple of questions, name Redhat? you have the wrong media (DVD2 contains the source rpms), it should be SLE-12-SP5-Server-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso Use the full path to the media location you have ./SLE-...

For qemu I use the following;

-drive file=/stuff/iso_images/SLE_15/SLE-15-SP1-Installer-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso,index=1,media=cdrom