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[opensuse-virtual] DomU cannot find /dev/hda2 after upgrading to SLES 10 SP1
by Tyler D 01 Jul '08

01 Jul '08

Hello, I'm midway in the process of upgrading a server from SLES 10 GA to SP2. I updated the Dom0 (host) to SP1, then recreated a test VM (DomU) that has the GA version on it (I made a new VM with the same specs, and pointed it to the old hda file). I then updated the VM to SP1 as well. When the installer first listed partitions, none were showing, until I ticked 'Show all partitions'. I installed to /dev/xda2. When I try to boot the VM, it says: Waiting for device /dev/hda2 to appear ... not found -- exiting to /bin/sh. I can run a few basic commands at this point, and I checked for /etc/fstab, and for any hda files in /dev - none are there. In the original config file for this VM is the following line: bootentry = 'hda2:/boot/vmlinuz-xenpae,/boot/initrd-xenpae' My guess is that the VM's boot entry is still configured to search for /hda2, although there is no option for changing this in the new SP1 Virtual Machine Manager. Editing the config files for a VM under SP1 seems to have no effect as the settings appear to be stored elsewhere after the initial creation. If you would be so kind as to a) suggest how I can edit the VM's boot entry (no, GRUB is not installed on the VM) from Dom0 or the very limited /bin/sh mode), and/or b) offer other suggestions or solutions, it would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance. I've read the documentation and know that there may be further headaches in upgrading the VMs to SP2 (you're supposed to update the DomUs before the Dom). I'm waiting at SP1 until I can get the VMs properly upgraded. -- 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] Cool Solutions about XEN networking
by Stephen Shaw 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

Thought this might be of value. http://www.novell.com/communities/node/5071/sles-10-sp2-networking-under-xe… Stephen -- Some people are like slinkies. Not really good for anything but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs. -- 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 Host on x86_64
by Stefan Kunze 30 Jun '08

30 Jun '08

Hi, just a short question has someone a working Xen Installation as Host (on x86_64) with Opensuse 11.0. Background: I have to installations of Opensuse 11.0 where i also installed the Xen Pattern. But on both Systems i cannot boot into the Xen kernel. I am thinking this might be different problems on both PC's but want to make sure that This is not a general Problem or i am missing something. I have following packages installed in the pattern. bridge-utils (1.4-28.1) kernel-xen (2.6.25.5-1.1 virt-manager (0.5.3-21.1) vm-install (0.2.9-5.1) xen (3.2.1_16881_04-4.2) xen-doc-html (3.2.1_16881_04-4.2) xen-doc-pdf (3.2.1_16881_04-4.2) xen-libs (3.2.1_16881_04-4.2) xen-tools (3.2.1_16881_04-4.2) xterm (235-12.1) yast2-vm ((2.16.5-7.1) So there was nothing changed from the original pattern. The only package which was not installed was install-initrd (1.0-368.1) Is this maybe necessary? If necessary i can send a more detailed description in a later mail. Best regards Stefan -- 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] VMs no longer work after updating SLES10 GA to SP1
by Tyler D 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Hi, we just updated our SUSE Linux server from v10 GA to SP1, and the VMs no longer work. We still have the VM configuration files in /etc/xen/vm, and the .hda image files, but we are unable to boot the VMs (they do not appear in "xm list"). Is there a way to manually add the VMs? Thank you, -Tyler D. -- 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] opensuse11 x86_64 kernel_xen and Dell 2950
by 李瑞江 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

Hi Willem Meens: Thank you for your reply. I am not using tg3 driver but I am using bnx2. I think we got the same problem: the kernel got something wrong with the broadcom network device. It seems that xen works well with the old 2.6.22 kernel now and all my virtual machine is running well. An other problem I encountered now is that Yast->Virtualization->Virtual Machine Manager gives me no reply just like it does in early 10.3 x86_64(but in 10.3, after some upgrade the Yast xen program works!) The system hangs when using 2.6.25 kernel and I don't know how to get the boot log. Can you tell me how to save the hanged system's boot log? Thanks! RuijiangLi On Tuesday 24 June 2008 16:15:12 Willem Meens wrote: > Hi RuijiangLi, > > These bugs could be related although you are using the tg3 driver I would > think: > > > https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396236 > > https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=389944 > > > Downgrading the kernel does not seem like a good plan and could really mess > up the Xen working state. > Best of course if this gets fixed with the current kernel in 11.0, but if > you are out of time a workaround could be to install openSUSE 10.3 which > should work fine. > > Hope that helps & this gets sorted! > > Wj > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: ??? [mailto:lithium7456@gmail.com] > Verzonden: dinsdag 24 juni 2008 6:53 > Aan: opensuse-virtual(a)opensuse.org > Onderwerp: [opensuse-virtual] opensuse11 x86_64 kernel_xen and Dell 2950 > > I installed opensuse11 x86_64 on a Dell 2950 server, at first, everything > goes > well. > > But after I installed Xen via Yast and choose "Xen" from boot menu, the > system > hangs, and the small LCD on the server shows "CPU 1 IERR" or "CPU 2 IERR" > > The last line of screen is like this: > > Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v1.5.11 (June 4, 2007) > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 > > I have to download kernel-xen 2.6.22 from opensuse 10.3's repo and with the > old kernel system can boot. > > Anyone has the same problem? And any other solution? > > Thanks! > > RuijiangLi -- 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] opensuse11 x86_64 kernel_xen and Dell 2950
by 李瑞江 24 Jun '08

24 Jun '08

I installed opensuse11 x86_64 on a Dell 2950 server, at first, everything goes well. But after I installed Xen via Yast and choose "Xen" from boot menu, the system hangs, and the small LCD on the server shows "CPU 1 IERR" or "CPU 2 IERR" The last line of screen is like this: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v1.5.11 (June 4, 2007) ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 I have to download kernel-xen 2.6.22 from opensuse 10.3's repo and with the old kernel system can boot. Anyone has the same problem? And any other solution? Thanks! RuijiangLi -- 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] Still open bugs in Opensuse Virtual. How to help in testing?
by Tetsu Asaka 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

Hello List! I am reading here http://en.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_openSUSE.org that there are "5 days to go" to Version 11 relase. Two bugs are now only concerning me Bug 394575 - cannot install XEN guest - network issue https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=394575 Bug 398932 - "trap divide error" appears when launching the Virtual Machine Manager https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=398932 In his earlier comment, Jason at Novell said On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Jason Douglas <jdouglas(a)novell.com> wrote: > Even though the fix has been submitted, it might take a while for a new kernel > to show up in factory. Hopefully it will be there very soon, as many people > are anxious to get the fix, and we would like to do some additional testing on > the official build. It has been some time now since I am able to do work with Factory because of these bugs. And nothing is there in the repositories to help to test. Is there another way or place that we can help testing? I dont believe that a desision exists to make the new release with the bugs in it? -- 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] vmware-server refuses to start, after an update. (fwd)
by Carlos E. R. 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I started my installed vmware, and it told me I had an update, do you want to update? I said yes, I downloaded VMware-server-1.0.6-91891.i386.rpm, run "rcvmware stop", then "rpm -U VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.i386.rpm". I tried to run it, and it told me to run "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl" to configure it. This runs fine (enter to everything), it compiled the kernel modules, I run "rcvmware start", then I tried to start the server, and I get: cer@nimrodel:~> vmware vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command: /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl. So, I run again that script: nimrodel:~ # /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 Virtual ethernet Unable to stop services for VMware Server Execution aborted. I stop again the service, and try again: nimrodel:~ # rcvmware stop Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 Virtual ethernet nimrodel:~ # /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 Virtual ethernet Unable to stop services for VMware Server Execution aborted. nimrodel:~ # So I rebooted, run the configure script, tried again, the exact same result. I think the script refuses to run because there is a module loaded that does not unload: Module Size Used by ppdev 8836 0 vmnet 33424 2 <== nimrodel:~ # rmmod vmnet ERROR: Module vmnet is in use What can I do now? It refuses to run. :-/ This is opensuse 10.3 fully updated. [...] Update: If I remove the file "/etc/vmware/not_configured" the server runs happily. But it is created again for the next run! - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIUbJztTMYHG2NR9URAjf8AJ0Yl1lYyb3J4Xf54Xwasm/jYZLEuACdFu5V 6wJotqu3z94uKUe6DXUwQk4= =NFye -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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] Basic Xen questions
by LDB 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

Is it possible to mirror your VMs to another physical server to ensure high availability? Just in case you have to reboot the primary physical server .. Thank you, LDB -- 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] "trap divide error" appears when launching the Virtual Machine Manager
by Tetsu Asaka 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Hello list! I have this evening updated my system with "zypper dup" and rebooted the server. I am running now with the kernel-xen version uname -a Linux server 2.6.25.4-10-xen #1 SMP 2008-05-28 16:25:04 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I begin the process to create a Xen guest with "xm create" xm create -c /home/test/xen/os11.cfg I see at the Console the continuation until NET: Registered protocol family 17 RPC: Registered udp transport module. RPC: Registered tcp transport module. loop: module loaded xen-vbd: registered block device major 202 blkfront: xvda: barriers enabled xvda: unknown partition table netfront: Initialising virtual ethernet driver. Then I make a connect to the server with VNC screen and launch the "Virtual Machine Manager" to see the Guest Console. But now not as before the program starts quickly and then stops then. I see for only a moment the GUI of the Virtual Machine Manager. The output in the /var/log/messages System log shows me Jun 5 20:07:56 server gconfd (root-4813): starting (version 2.22.0), pid 4813 user 'root' Jun 5 20:07:56 server gconfd (root-4813): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0 Jun 5 20:07:56 server gconfd (root-4813): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1 Jun 5 20:07:56 server gconfd (root-4813): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2 Jun 5 20:07:56 server gconfd (root-4813): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.vendor" to a read-only configuration source at position 3 Jun 5 20:07:56 server gconfd (root-4813): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.schemas" to a read-only configuration source at position 4 Jun 5 20:07:56 server kernel: /usr/share/virt[4811] trap divide error ip:7f006b3fc5ac sp:7fff80125bf0 error:0 in libvirt.so.0.4.0[7f006b3db000+5e000] Jun 5 20:08:26 server gconfd (root-4813): GConf server is not in use, shutting down. Jun 5 20:08:26 server gconfd (root-4813): Exiting I can repeat this problem each time. Perhaps someone can see this also? -- 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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