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Fw: Re: [Xen-devel] vmx problem

To: pasik@xxxxxx
Subject: Fw: Re: [Xen-devel] vmx problem
From: Fasiha Ashraf <feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:04:33 +0530 (IST)
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Fasiha Ashraf

--- On Fri, 23/10/09, Fasiha Ashraf <feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Fasiha Ashraf <feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] vmx problem
To: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
Cc: "Fajar A." <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" <space.time.universe@xxxxxxxxx>, "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, 23 October, 2009, 1:32 PM

Yess xen is running, PFA virt-manager status screen shot.
 
[root@Server1-FC11 init.d]# xm list
Name                                        ID   Mem VCPUs      State   Time(s)
Domain-0                                     0  7555     8     r-----    777.3
[root@Server1-FC11 init.d]# xm info
host                   : Server1-FC11
release                : 2.6.30-rc6-tip
version                : #1 SMP Thu Oct 22 12:48:59 PKST 2009
machine                : x86_64
nr_cpus                : 8
nr_nodes               : 1
cores_per_socket       : 4
threads_per_core       : 1
cpu_mhz                : 1995
hw_caps                : bfebfbff:20100800:00000000:00000140:000ce33d:00000000:00000001:00000000
virt_caps              : hvm
total_memory           : 8186
free_memory            : 524
node_to_cpu            : node0:0-7
node_to_memory         : node0:524
xen_major              : 3
xen_minor              : 4
xen_extra              : .1
xen_caps               : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32 hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64
xen_scheduler          : credit
xen_pagesize           : 4096
platform_params        : virt_start=0xffff800000000000
xen_changeset          : unavailable
cc_compiler            : gcc version 4.4.1 20090725 (Red Hat 4.4.1-2) (GCC)
cc_compile_by          : root
cc_compile_domain      : (none)
cc_compile_date        : Wed Oct 21 16:54:50 PKST 2009
xend_config_format     : 4


Fasiha Ashraf

--- On Fri, 23/10/09, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:

From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] vmx problem
To: "Fasiha Ashraf" <feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Fajar A." <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" <space.time.universe@xxxxxxxxx>, "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, 23 October, 2009, 12:49 PM

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:30:47AM +0530, Fasiha Ashraf wrote:
>    Yeah... I believe so till now. If this is true why my virt-manager
>    behaving like this. PFA some screen shots of virt-manager, both virt types
>    para and fully are disabled. and it stops me from creating a VM.
>

VMX is not needed for paravirtualized (PV) guests. VMX is only needed
for fully virtualized (HVM) guests.

Are you sure you're running Xen? What does "xm info" and "xm list" tell
you?

-- Pasi

>    Regards,
>    Fasiha Ashraf
>
>    --- On Fri, 23/10/09, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
>    <space.time.universe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>      From: Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) <space.time.universe@xxxxxxxxx>
>      Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] vmx problem
>      To: "Fasiha Ashraf" <feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>      Cc: "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Pasi Kärkkäinen"
>      <pasik@xxxxxx>, "Fajar A." <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>,
>      xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      Date: Friday, 23 October, 2009, 10:20 AM
>
>      For paravirtualized guests I don't think you need the hardware
>      virtualization assist (VMX). You only need vmx when you want to create
>      HVM guests.
>
>      --
>      Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Dip(Mechatronics) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical
>      Engineering)
>      Alma Maters:
>      (1) Singapore Polytechnic
>      (2) National University of Singapore
>      Blog URL: [1]http://teo-en-ming-aka-zhang-enming.blogspot.com
>      Email: [2]space.time.universe@xxxxxxxxx
>      MSN: [3]teoenming@xxxxxxxxxxx
>      Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
>      Street: Bedok Reservoir Road
>      Republic of Singapore
>
>      On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Fasiha Ashraf <[4]feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>      wrote:
>
>        >>Any plans for 'nested' VMX support? KVM seems to have that.
>        No i just need to enable virtualization flag on my intel xeon quad
>        core processor, so that i can create paravirt VMs in my set-up. Which
>        at this time virt-manager is not allowing me to do.
>
>        Regards,
>        Fasiha Ashraf
>
>        --- On Thu, 22/10/09, Pasi Kärkkäinen <[5]pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>          From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <[6]pasik@xxxxxx>
>          Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] vmx problem
>          To: "Keir Fraser" <[7]keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>          Cc: "Fasiha Ashraf" <[8]feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Fajar A."
>          <[9]fajar@xxxxxxxxx>, "xen" <[10]xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>          Date: Thursday, 22 October, 2009, 7:22 PM
>
>          On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 03:12:04PM +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
>          > VMX is hidden from guest kernels as it's not a feature they
>          themselves can
>          > make use of. Hence it does not appear in the guest's
>          /proc/cpuinfo.
>          >
>
>          Any plans for 'nested' VMX support? KVM seems to have that..
>
>          -- Pasi
>
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