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From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] BalloonWorkerThread issue
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:07:25 -0500
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On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at 09:12:42PM +0530, R J wrote:
> Hello Konrad.
> 
> Thanks for your email. I have added my responses below.

Please don't top post.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:22 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad-Gq0aWv8utHQdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 11:28:59PM +0530, R J wrote:
> > > Hello List,
> > >
> > > Merry Christmas to all !!
> > >
> > > Basically I'm trying to boot a Windows 2008R2 DC HVM with 90GB static max
> > > memory and 32GB static min.
> > >
> > > The node config is Dell M610 with X5660 and 96GB RAM and its running XCP
> > 1.1
> > >
> > > Many times the node crashes while booting HVM. Sometimes I get success.
> >
> >
> > Node? Meaning dom0? Or the guest? Are you using dom0_mem=max:X argument?
> >
> 
> Node means the physical machine. I was not sure to call it as dom0.
> dom0 in this case has default 750 MB RAM.

Ok, so did you look in the serial log to see why the node crashed?

> 
> 
> > > I have attached the HVM boot log of successful start. Many times the node
> > > hangs as soon as the BalloonWorkerThread is activated.
> >
> > Which PV driver is this? Is this with the other ones: GPL one, Citrix,
> > Novell, and
> > Oracle as well?
> >
> 
> This is Citrix PV driver. XCP 1.1 and PV drivers are 1.1 version.

OK, can you try other ones?