From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Randy McAnally" Subject: Windows PV 0.6.5 crashing Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:24:47 -0500 Message-ID: <20080217172448.M50260@fast-serv.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Return-path: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com Cc: james.harper@bendigoit.com.au List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Hi All, We've been running about eight Windows 2003 HVM's without much issue (except weak network/IO performance) for a couple of months now. We're using the xensource drivers installed from the xen tools CDROM (installer .exe). It leaves a SCSI block device with a question mark but otherwise works fine. I deployed the first Windows 2003 HVM using the GPL PV (0.6.5) drivers last week. The install went great...no more unknown devices, new gigabit nic, ect. I tested the VM (with GPL PV 0.6.5 drivers) outside of production, and then had it running in production for about a week uploading mp3 files to it at a rate of around 5Mbps (constant). Once I installed and started some transcoding processes (CPU hungry, very little disk or network IO), the VM crashed and continued crashing every few hours. Average CPU usage is around 25%, and network IO is 2-3Mbps when this happens. I have since disabled the /gplpv switch and switched to using the Realtek NIC. The crashing has stopped. Here's the stop codes I've seen so far: One of the following: Reason Code: 0x8050013 Bug ID: Bugcheck String: Comment: Two of the following: Reason Code: 0xa000000 Bug ID: Bugcheck String: Comment: -- Randy McAnally Fast Serv Networks, LLC 619-819-8252 x201 619-819-9443 fax