Add verbose logging

cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go

@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ assumes you have already installed one of the VM drivers: virtualbox/vmwarefusio
 }
 
 func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	if glog.V(8) {
+		glog.Infoln("Viper configuration:")
+		viper.Debug()
+	}
 	shouldCacheImages := viper.GetBool(cacheImages)
 	k8sVersion := viper.GetString(kubernetesVersion)
 	clusterBootstrapper := viper.GetString(cmdcfg.Bootstrapper)

pkg/minikube/cluster/cluster.go

@@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ func StartHost(api libmachine.API, config MachineConfig) (*host.Host, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Error checking if host exists: %s", cfg.GetMachineName())
 	}
 	if !exists {
+		glog.Infoln("Machine does not exist... provisioning new machine")
+		glog.Infof("Provisioning machine with config: %+v", config)
 		return createHost(api, config)
+	} else {
+		glog.Infoln("Skipping create...Using existing machine configuration")
 	}
 
-	glog.Infoln("Machine exists!")
 	h, err := api.Load(cfg.GetMachineName())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error loading existing host. Please try running [minikube delete], then run [minikube start] again.")