May 2008 - openSUSE Virtual - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-virtual] Bug (Maybe?) with finding Xen Guest installation repository
by Tetsu Asaka 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Hello List! Because with a friend's Ubuntu machine I can do a similar creation, I think it's now maybe a bug. In Xen or OpenSuse I don't understand. I have also read that installing Fedora and Redhat in this method is also successfull. I have installed the very newest OpenSuse Version11 from the Factory Repository. It uses a quite new Xen Hypervisor, "xen-3.2.1_16881_04-2" And I have started the machine in the Xen Kernel uname -a Linux server 2.6.25.4-8-xen #1 SMP 2008-05-26 15:23:05 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Now I attempt to create a Guest domain, also OpenSuse. I am using the method with xm create The Test-configuration is the most simple I can make. It is exactly only cat test.cfg name='test' builder='linux' kernel='/home/tetsu/test/vmlinuz-xen' ramdisk='/home/tetsu/test/initrd-xen' maxmem=1024 memory=1024 vcpus=1 extra='install=http://134.76.12.5/pub/opensuse/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source?device=eth0 hostip=192.168.1.10/24 gateway=192.168.1.1 nameserver=192.168.1.1' root='/dev/xvda1' disk=['phy:/dev/v2/test,xvda,w'] vif=['mac=00:16:3E:01:01:01,bridge=xenTEST,vifname=vifTEST'] vfb=['type=vnc,vncdisplay=1,vnclisten=127.0.0.1'] on_crash='destroy' on_reboot='destroy' on_shutdown='destroy' To install the Guest, I create it xm create -c test.cfg In the VNC display of the output I see a "Red" Error message from the Linuxrc program. Could not find the OpenSuse Repository. Activating manual setup program. Following the advise I have read I check all the entries in the Manual Linurc dialogue. When continuing, I see again another "Red" Error message, No Repository Found. It appears not to use corectly the Guest's interface, eth0? But I see in the Domain 0 the interface is added at the bridge, brctl show bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces xenTEST 8000.00504300415e no peth0 vifTEST Is it a bug? Can someone help? -- Thank you! Testu ----------------------------------- Ride On! __o o__ o__ o__ _ \<,_ _.>/ _ _.>/ _ _.>/ _ (_)/ (_) (_) \(_) (_) \(_) (_) \(_) ----------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-virtual] thinking about consolidating
by Per Jessen 31 May '08

31 May '08

Guys, I'm slowly beginning to consider a consolidation of several small-to-medium sized Intel servers onto one large box - maybe a Sun Fire. The idea would be to move my current physical servers on to virtual servers running on a highly reliable system. I've currently got a total of 16 CPUs and roughly 24Gb RAM. These systems are not maxed out at all, although I do have one database system on an 8-CPU box running pretty hot. The advantages of moving to a single box are obvious - less power, less cooling and less space needed. I was thinking about a 4 x quad core Xeons with 16 or 24Gb RAM. What are the disadvantages of such a consolidation? One seems to be that any hardware upgrade/replacement means all servers are down, not just one. This could presumably be overcome by having a 2nd box with the same config - can Xen-based virtual systems be easily/quickly migrated from one box to another? Another disadvantage I can see is scalability - with my current setup, it's no big deal adding another 1CPU box, it's only a matter of rack space. That's not quite so easy with one large box instead. Has anyone already gone through such considerations? /Per Jessen, Zürich -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-virtual] creating a DomU gives many "Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space" errors
by Tetsu Asaka 30 May '08

30 May '08

Hello List! I have crated my configration file (suse_xen.cfg) for creating a Xen Guest kernel='/boot/vmlinuz-xen' ramdisk='/boot/initrd-xen' name='suse' builder='linux' memory=1024 maxmem=1024 root='/dev/xvda1' disk=['phy:/dev/VolGroup00/suse_xen,xvda,w'] vfb=['type=vnc,vncdisplay=1,vnclisten=127.0.0.1'] on_shutdown='destroy' on_reboot='destroy' on_crash='destroy' vcpus=1 Then I do xm create -c suse_xen.cfg although my Guest does not totally start. I look for messages and have many errors like this "(XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 00000000" xm dmesg SVM: ASIDs enabled. (XEN) CPU1: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ stepping 01 (XEN) Total of 2 processors activated. (XEN) ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs (XEN) -> Using old ACK method (XEN) Platform timer overflows in 8589 jiffies. (XEN) Platform timer is 25.000MHz HPET (XEN) Brought up 2 CPUs (XEN) NS Extension Initialized (XEN) AMD IOMMU: Disabled (XEN) *** LOADING DOMAIN 0 *** (XEN) Xen kernel: 64-bit, lsb, compat32 (XEN) Dom0 kernel: 64-bit, lsb, paddr 0x200000 -> 0x705258 (XEN) PHYSICAL MEMORY ARRANGEMENT: (XEN) Dom0 alloc.: 0000000226000000->0000000228000000 (122880 pages to be allocated) (XEN) VIRTUAL MEMORY ARRANGEMENT: (XEN) Loaded kernel: ffffffff80200000->ffffffff80705258 (XEN) Init. ramdisk: ffffffff80706000->ffffffff813af400 (XEN) Phys-Mach map: ffffffff813b0000->ffffffff814b0000 (XEN) Start info: ffffffff814b0000->ffffffff814b04a4 (XEN) Page tables: ffffffff814b1000->ffffffff814c0000 (XEN) Boot stack: ffffffff814c0000->ffffffff814c1000 (XEN) TOTAL: ffffffff80000000->ffffffff81800000 (XEN) ENTRY ADDRESS: ffffffff80200000 (XEN) Dom0 has maximum 2 VCPUs (XEN) Initrd len 0xca9400, start at 0xffffffff80706000 (XEN) Scrubbing Free RAM: ...........................................................................done. (XEN) Xen trace buffers: disabled (XEN) Std. Loglevel: Errors and warnings (XEN) Guest Loglevel: Nothing (Rate-limited: Errors and warnings) (XEN) Xen is relinquishing VGA console. (XEN) *** Serial input -> DOM0 (type 'CTRL-a' three times to switch input to Xen) (XEN) Freed 104kB init memory. (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 00000000 (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 000000c0 (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 0000009f (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 000000e0 (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 00000000 (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 000000c0 (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 0000009f (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 000000e0 (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 00000000 (XEN) mm.c:645:d1 Non-privileged (1) attempt to map I/O space 000000c0 (XEN) printk: 74 messages suppressed. [snip] Can please someone say what I am not doing well? Tetsu -- Thank you! Testu ----------------------------------- Ride On! __o o__ o__ o__ _ \<,_ _.>/ _ _.>/ _ _.>/ _ (_)/ (_) (_) \(_) (_) \(_) (_) \(_) ----------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-virtual] network-multinet
by alex 30 May '08

30 May '08

Hello List, Why last Xen package for OpenSUSE haven't network-multinet script from Ron Terry? What is the reasons that it was excluded and have OpenSUSE plans to use it in future? Have current Xen's network scripts all functionality that offered 'network-multinet'? Thank you very much, Alex ------ Белросбанк. Новые условия по кредитованию недвижимости. Квартиры, коттеджи, дачи, гаражи, земельные участки. Теперь до 20 лет, от 12% годовых,возможно без справки о доходах. Белросбанк, тел. (017) 21-000-22, www.belrosbank.by -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-virtual] Xen 3.2 and 3.1 host crash when installing Windows 2000 SP4 ?
by Willem Meens 30 May '08

30 May '08

Hi All, Just did a fresh SLES 10 SP2 install and added Xen 3.2 (with Novell update repository in place).. so this should be fresh and with newest versions. When I try to install a Windows 2000 server the guest setup starts normally right up to the point where the drivers have been loaded and the setup states ' starting windows setup... ' , at this point the Xen host blanks and reboots! I get the guest crashing , but having the host doing a spontaneous reboot does not seem very good. I also had this issue on SLES 10 SP1 and was hoping Xen 3.2 would fix this. The server in question had an AMD X2 processor, but I've also had this on an Intel based Dell Poweredge 1950. Is this a known issue? and any known solutions? Thanks & regards, Willem -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-virtual] re: creating a DomU gives also "No Repository Found"
by Tetsu Asaka 29 May '08

29 May '08

Hello List! I have examined the output of the VNC Console, and I see that the LinuxRC program is called. When entering all the data for my Static IP and others, it returns that "No repository found". This same Suse repo can be fully used for a normal non-xen installation. But not for this Domu Guest. Can you help? -- Thank you! Testu ----------------------------------- Ride On! __o o__ o__ o__ _ \<,_ _.>/ _ _.>/ _ _.>/ _ (_)/ (_) (_) \(_) (_) \(_) (_) \(_) ----------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-virtual] problems installing openvz on opensuse 10.3
by gildo.rex＠gmx.de 27 May '08

27 May '08

Hi all, I've got some problems installing openVZ and would be very grateful, if anyone could help me further. I'll try to provide the necessary information, but as I don't know, what might be needed, please tell me if you need more input: I'm running opensuse 10.3 on my computer and tried to install openvz. I've downloaded the package kernel-ovz-2.6.16.46_027test011-0.12.i686.rpm from the openvz homepage. Next I started the installation via rpm -ivh, checked the GRUB-loader /boot/grub/menu-lst and rebooted. The entry was shown and selectable but the kernel didn't boot. Later I found another package at http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/openvz/SUSE_Linux_10.1/ but the installation didn't work either. I remove the silent entry from GRUB and saw, that both kernels seemed not to be able to find the disk - but that is the same as for the normal kernel as well as for the also installed XEN-kernel. My suspect is, that the kernels do not match (please don't laugh, I'm a newbie). My normal kernel: stephan@mpiphysicaltest1:~> uname -r 2.6.22.17-0.1-default And the /boot/grub/menu.lst looks like this: # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Tue May 27 19:12:02 CEST 2008 default 3 timeout 8 ##YaST - generic_mbr gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message ##YaST - activate ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title Ovzpae -- openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.16.43-027test002-24.1 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16.43-027test002-24.1-ovzpae root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_MAXTOR_STM33208_9QF9K35F-part2 vga=0x31a acpi=off resume=/dev/sda1 showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.16.43-027test002-24.1-ovzpae ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux-2.6.16-027test011-0.12-ovz### title Ovz -- openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.16-027test011-0.12 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-027test011-0.12-ovz root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_MAXTOR_STM33208_9QF9K35F-part2 vga=0x31a acpi=off resume=/dev/sda1 showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.16-027test011-0.12-ovz ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: xen### title XEN -- openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.17-0.1 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/xen.gz module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.17-0.1-xen root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_MAXTOR_STM33208_9QF9K35F-part2 vga=0x31a acpi=off resume=/dev/sda1 showopts module /boot/initrd-2.6.22.17-0.1-xen ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux-2.6.22.17-0.1-default### title openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.17-0.1 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.17-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_MAXTOR_STM33208_9QF9K35F-part2 vga=0x31a acpi=off resume=/dev/sda1 showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.17-0.1-default ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.17-0.1 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.17-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_MAXTOR_STM33208_9QF9K35F-part2 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.17-0.1-default ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy### title Floppy rootnoverify (hd0,1) chainloader (fd0)+1 Do you have any idea, what might be wrong? Is it the wrong package? Where can I get the right package? Thanks in advance! Kind Regards Stephan -- GMX startet ShortView.de. Hier findest Du Leute mit Deinen Interessen! Jetzt dabei sein: http://www.shortview.de/?mc=sv_ext_mf@gmx -- GMX startet ShortView.de. Hier findest Du Leute mit Deinen Interessen! Jetzt dabei sein: http://www.shortview.de/?mc=sv_ext_mf@gmx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-virtual] opensuse equivalent for "/etc/sysconfig/xend" config parameters?
by snowcrash+opensuse 24 May '08

24 May '08

hi, on Redhat(& variants), "/etc/sysconfig/xend" exists, wherein one can assign xend script params, e.g. vi /etc/sysconfig/xend --------------------------------- BLKTAPCTRL_ARGS= XENCONSOLED_ARGS= XENCONSOLED_LOG_DIR=/var/log/xen/console XENCONSOLED_LOG_GUESTS=yes XENCONSOLED_LOG_HYPERVISOR=yes XENSTORED_ARGS= XENSTORED_PID="/var/run/xenstore.pid" --------------------------------- *IS* there a similarly-purposed config file in OpenSUSE? or, are we to make changes directly (aka, screw up stuff) in the xen scripts? thanks! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-virtual] Problems with Xen-installationresp.configuration
by gildo.rex＠gmx.de 21 May '08

21 May '08

> > If I may summarize: I install both kernels in the VM. Via the > bootargs-line > > in the config file, I can refer to one of the kernels. On the PAE-host, > it > > refers to the PAE-kernel, on the non-PAE-host, it refers the > non-PAE-kernel. So I > > could have a local version of the config file on each host, and just > copy the > > diskfile, when I change the installation. > > > > Did I get it?? > > > > That's it. Let me know how things turn out. It worked exactly like described. Many thanks for your great support! One more question, if you don't mind: I'd like to use German keyboard layout, which I implemented in system settings. On physical machines and on VMware machines it works. But in the Xen VMs, the VMs ignore the setting. Instead I have another layout, where 'z' and 'y' is changed - but it's not an american layout, so I don't know which layout is active. At the moment it doesn't harm me, as I'm connecting via PuTTY, but I'd like to know how to get a German layout working? Kind regards Stephan p.s.: the next step is to get a openVZ-system working. I hope I can get great support like in that issue. -- GMX startet ShortView.de. Hier findest Du Leute mit Deinen Interessen! Jetzt dabei sein: http://www.shortview.de/?mc=sv_ext_mf@gmx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-virtual] Re: [opensuse-factory] [status report] openSUSE distribution, week 21
by Willem Meens 20 May '08

20 May '08

Hi Stephan, I have been trough those testing points mentioned when I saw it on as news item over at openSUSE.org. I have tested two or three in the list but I felt held back to test more and add comments feeling most points seem to require deeper knowledge (I not sure I have) or very specific scenarios. Although eager to help out I wouldn't really know if it's helping or slowing you guys down ;) My point being that maybe others potential testers share this feeling leaving you with low response... Just my 2cents, Willem On Tue, 2008-05-20 at 13:21 +0200, Stephan Kulow wrote: > Hi, > > Beta3 is tested pretty well, the number of bug reports we see > coming in gives a pretty good feeling of it's usage in real > life scenarios - some even read the most annoying bugs first :) > > What's missing is coordinated testing atm - so far only 12 of 207 > features are registered as tested, this is a pretty bad ratio. > > Right now I see 84 critical+blocker for 11.0 - many of them are > hardware specifics. > > I released factory snapshots of USB and CD images - the USB shows > just too many USB specific problems to be worthy, so I kind of decided > to kill this idea again ;( > > This week we'll do an internal beta3plus and have another public > holiday in Germany, so I think I'll upload new factory snapshots > tomorrow and leave you alone for the long weekend :) > > Greetings, Stephan > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-virtual+help(a)opensuse.org

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