Unable to create OpenVZ VPS in SolusVM: Unable to get appcache tarball name

Applicable to:

• SolusVM

Symptoms 

• Unable to create an OpenVZ VPS in SolusVM - VPS stays offline.
• In /var/log/vzctl.log the following error is shown:

  CONFIG_TEXT: vzctl : CT 101 : Unable to get appcache tarball name for ve-vswap-solus.conf-sample with ostemplate centos-6-x86_64-minimal

• IN /var/log/vztt.log the following error is shown:

  CONFIG_TEXT: Error: package_manager file for centos-6-x86_64 EZ os template should be filled

Cause

The package vzpkg and centos-6-x86_64-ez are missing.

Resolution

1. Connect to the slave server over SSH.
2. Install the template and vzpkg packages:

   # yum install vzpkg* centos-6-x86_64-ez -y

3. Update package_manager file:

   # echo "rpm47x64" > /vz/template/centos/6/x86_64/config/os/default/package_manager