Re: problems with Ubuntu server amd64 (kernel 2.6.24) and Windows 2003 32bit as guest

[Izik Eidus <izike@qumranet.com>]

Davide D'Amico wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm new in the world of virtualization.
> I have the following setup:
> An Ubuntu amd64 Server (DELL PE 2950 with Dual Quad Xen 2Ghz) with 24GB DDR2 Ram
> onboard and a Perc 6/i SAS controller.
> I have a Windows 2003 32 bit guest that hangs up (i.e. not responding anymore)
> when I try to transfer a big file on it (i.e. 120 MBytes or more).
> I am using libvirt and virt-manager with this .xml config file:
> <domain type='kvm'>
>   <name>w2k3</name>
>   <uuid>e98b1cf4-fb3b-11dc-bcfb-001e4f1c0780</uuid>
>   <memory>6291456</memory>
>   <currentMemory>6291456</currentMemory>
>   <vcpu>2</vcpu>
>   <os>
>     <type>hvm</type>
>     <boot dev='hd'/>
>   </os>
>   <features>
>     <acpi/>
>   </features>
>   <clock offset='localtime'/>
>   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
>   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
>   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
>   <devices>
>     <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
>     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
>       <source file='/mnt/dom2/w2k3.img'/>
>       <target dev='hda'/>
>     </disk>
>     <interface type='bridge'>
>       <mac address='00:16:3e:40:90:16'/>
>       <source bridge='br0'/>
>     </interface>
>     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
>     <graphics type='vnc' port='5902' listen='127.0.0.1'/>
>   </devices>
> </domain>
> 
> And a bridged network environment on it:
> bridge name	bridge id		STP enabled	interfaces
> br0		8000.001e4f1c0780	no		eth0
> 							vnet0
> 							vnet1
> 							vnet2
> 
> I don't know if I have to enable $MAGIC_OPTION during kernel compilation
> or enable any features in libvirt config file (pae, apic) or if it could
> be a network problem.
> Could someone point in the right direction to solve the issue?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> dave
> 
ok, what happen if you tell virt-manger to run the Win2k3 without kvm (i mean with the qemu cpu emulator)


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