From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues Subject: Re: Xen-hypervisor 3.2 on HP Proliant DL380 G6 Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:40:51 -0400 Message-ID: <4C473123.3060607@gmail.com> References: <20100718200746.GD17817@reaktio.net> <20100719114158.GJ17817@reaktio.net> <4C443D09.9080501@gmail.com> <20100719115412.GK17817@reaktio.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20100719115412.GK17817@reaktio.net> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Pasi_K=E4rkk=E4inen?= , xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Hi all, Only to register, after my tests ... HP DL380 G6 is not compatible with xen-3.2 on Debian Lenny kernel 2.6.26. The HVM hosts hangs on boot. My tests with Debian Lenny 2.6.26-2 xen kernel and Xen-3.4.3 works=20 fine and without problems. Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen wrote: > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 07:54:49AM -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues wr= ote: > =20 >> And Kernel Version ? >> >> >> 2.6.26 work with this version of xen ? >> >> =20 > > You can try it, but Debian Lenny 2.6.26 kernel is known to be problemat= ic for many people.. > > Available Xen dom0 kernels: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Ke= rnels > > -- Pasi > > =20 >> >> Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen wrote: >> =20 >>> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 07:40:44AM -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues = wrote: >>> =20 >>> =20 >>>> Tank you for your explanation .... >>>> >>>> The xen-hypervisor 4.x can be use with security in the production e= nvironment ? >>>> >>>> =20 >>>> =20 >>> I'd recommend using Xen 4.0.1-rc4 or newer. >>> >>> -- Pasi >>> >>> =20 >>> =20 >>>> 2010/7/18 Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen : >>>> =20 >>>> =20 >>>>> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 11:23:38PM -0400, Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigue= s wrote: >>>>> =20 >>>>> =20 >>>>>> I has beens instaled Debian Lenny 5 and follow packages: >>>>>> >>>>>> ii libxenstore3.0 3.2.1-2 >>>>>> Xenstore communications library for Xen >>>>>> ii linux-image-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 2.6.26-24 >>>>>> Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64, oldstyle Xen support >>>>>> ii linux-modules-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 2.6.26-24 >>>>>> Linux 2.6.26 modules on AMD64 >>>>>> ii xen-hypervisor-3.2-1-amd64 3.2.1-2 = The >>>>>> Xen Hypervisor on AMD64 >>>>>> ii xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 2.6.26-24 = XEN >>>>>> system with Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64 >>>>>> ii xen-shell 1.8-3 >>>>>> Console based Xen administration utility >>>>>> ii xen-tools 3.9-4 >>>>>> Tools to manage Debian XEN virtual servers >>>>>> ii xen-utils-3.2-1 3.2.1-2 = XEN >>>>>> administrative tools >>>>>> ii xen-utils-common 3.2.0-2 = XEN >>>>>> administrative tools - common files >>>>>> ii xenstore-utils 3.2.1-2 >>>>>> Xenstore utilities for Xen >>>>>> ii xenwatch 0.5.2-1 >>>>>> Virtualization utilities, mostly for Xen >>>>>> >>>>>> =20 >>>>>> =20 >>>>> Xen packages in Lenny are getting very old, you should run somethin= g more recent.. >>>>> Especially for Xen HVM guests. >>>>> >>>>> =20 >>>>> =20 >>>>>> obviously my hardware has virtualization support for hvm: >>>>>> >>>>>> xm dmesg | grep -i hvm >>>>>> (XEN) HVM: VMX enabled >>>>>> >>>>>> and >>>>>> >>>>>> xm info | grep xen_caps >>>>>> xen_caps : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x8= 6_32 >>>>>> hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64 >>>>>> >>>>>> and >>>>>> >>>>>> grep -i vmx /proc/cpuinfo >>>>>> this nothing return, but this no have problema, because I have ot= her >>>>>> servers without this output and hvm works fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> =20 >>>>>> =20 >>>>> Yeah, because VMX is used by Xen hypervisor (xen.gz), so dom0 Linux= doesn't see it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> =20 >>>>> =20 >>>>>> Every HVM machine freezing when boot. I tested in the folow scenar= ies: >>>>>> >>>>>> - Boot from iso of Windows install Media 2008/ XP etc ... >>>>>> >>>>>> Freeze when boot on image >>>>>> >>>>>> - Boot from iso of ubunt >>>>>> >>>>>> Freeze after I enter the option in grub, in loading kernel ... >>>>>> >>>>>> - Boot from Windows 2008 ready image that run perfectly in another= machine >>>>>> >>>>>> Freeze during .. loading windows files .... >>>>>> >>>>>> =20 >>>>>> =20 >>>>> Update to Xen 3.4.x or 4.0.x. >>>>> >>>>> =20 >>>>> =20 >>>>>> Name ID Mem VCPUs St= ate Time(s) >>>>>> Domain-0 0 27218 16 r--= --- 376.5 >>>>>> win2008-ts 13 2048 1 r--= --- 123.4 >>>>>> >>>>>> =20 >>>>>> =20 >> >> >> >> =20 > > =20 --=20 Emanuel dos Reis Rodrigues Senior Level Linux Professional (LPIC-3)=20 LPI 302 (Mixed Environment) Specialty C|EH Certified Ethical Hacker http://br.linkedin.com/in/emanuelreis emanueldosreis(No*SpAm)gmail.com +55 95 8112-9628