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Re: [Xen-users] What packages ubuntu-xen-server & ubuntu-xen-desktop are

To: xen-users <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Paul Schulze <avlex@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] What packages ubuntu-xen-server & ubuntu-xen-desktop are up to on intrepid
From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:06:58 -0800 (PST)
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Paul,
Current Xen 3.2 port to Hardy works fine regarding issues i was
concerned about:-

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/110728/index.html
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/110642/index.html
http://librenix.com/?inode=12795

Boris.


--- On Sun, 11/2/08, Paul Schulze <avlex@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Paul Schulze <avlex@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] What packages ubuntu-xen-server & ubuntu-xen-desktop are up to on intrepid
To: "xen-users" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 10:05 AM

Hi Boris,

I am currently thinking of upgrading to Ubuntu Intrepid myself, or backporting
xen-3.3 until an official backport is made (which seems to be in progress, from
what I read). However, the biggest problem at the moment seems (as you already
mentioned) to be the kernel. Even though all other packages that were part of
Ubuntu in the past are included in the new version as well, the changelog of the
xen-3.3 source package states, that users are on their own to find a suitable
kernel. Do you (or anyone else) know, if the Ubuntu Hardy Dom0 kernel works with
Xen and if so, does it support use of the new features (f.e. like PvSCSI,
amongst others), or are there problems to be expected?

Thanks,


Paul.

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Am 02.11.2008 um 15:17 schrieb Boris Derzhavets:

> I have installed Ubuntu Intrepid Server on bare metal and successfully
ran:-
>
> # apt-get install ubuntu-xen-server.
>
> It installed several packages on system . Now i can see files
> /boot/xen-3.3.gz, /etc/init.d/xend, /etc/init.d/xendomains, but no
> xenified kernel gets in. Attempt to use vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-server,
obviously , fails with system panic.
> I do remember recompiling procedure for Xen 3.2.1 hypervisor on CentOS
5.2 . New xen.gz kept working with old CentOS 5.2 xenified kernel:-
>
>
http://grantmcwilliams.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=204:recompile-xen-321-for-centos-5&catid=97:xen-howtos&Itemid=379
>
> It was based on :-
> rpm -i
http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.2.0/centos-5.1/xen-3.2.0-0xs.centos5.src.rpm
>
> Actually , review by Grant MacWilliams :-
>
>
http://grantmcwilliams.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=229:install-xen-33-x8664-on-centos-5-the-easy-way&catid=97:xen-howtos&Itemid=379
>
> also put in work xen-3.3.gz with old xenified kernel from RH repositories.
> This port i have been using many times with minor vncviewer's issues.
>
> I wonder would it be able to backport this package from Intrepid to Hardy
?
>
> --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] What packages ubuntu-xen-server &
ubuntu-xen-desktop are up to on intrepid
> To: deshantm@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 2:28 AM
>
> Sorry, for stupid question. Are you saying that install
ubuntu-xen-server on Itrepid Server will bring to system xen-3.3.gz
,vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen,initrd-2.6.18.8-xen.img ?
> In other words, would it work like cloning via "hg" Xen 3.3
repository to local host and making xen build with 2.6.18 kernel ?
> Actually, allows to avoid painful procedure of apt-getting packages
required for
> successful build:- gcc,build-essentials,zlib,libncurses, . . .
> Through my comprehension Xen Hypervisor requires xenified kernel, ramdisk,
> and daemon xend to run on the system.
>
> Otherwise, i don't understand what exactly mean words :-
> "Intrepid apparently does have Xen 3.3 hypervisor support"
>
> Thank you.
> Boris
>
> --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Todd Deshane <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] What packages ubuntu-xen-server &
ubuntu-xen-desktop are up to on intrepid
> To: bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 12:41 AM
>
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Boris Derzhavets
<bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > I've recently installed Ubuntu Intrepid Server PV DomU at Xen 3.3
> CentOS 5.2
> > Dom0. Details here (if needed) :-
> > http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/111103/index.html
> > Running Synaptic Manager at DomU i've noticed packages mentioned
above
> as
> > available
> > for install . I don't intend install ubuntu-xen-server on DomU ,
but
> Ubuntu
> > Intrepid Server running on bare metal will potentially allow (?) to
> install
> > ubuntu-xen-server
> > ( with all
> dependent packages).
> > Per recent message from Todd Deshane, i've learned , that there
is no
> > option to install
> > Xen 3.3 on Ubuntu Intrepid Server to create Dom0, unless to make a
port
> on
> > your own :) Apparently a couple of months is not enough for forward
> porting
> > Xen 3.3 to intrepid kernel, but i am still confused about packages in
> > Synaptic. What they are supposed to serve ?
> >
>
> Just to clarify, Intrepid apparently does have Xen 3.3 hypervisor support.
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/ubuntu-xen-server
>
> The dom0 kernel, just like with Fedora 9,10, is missing from Intrepid as
> both Fedora and Ubuntu decided to wait for upstream linux xen support
[1,2]
> in order for them to again include a dom0 kernel. A pv_ops-based dom0
> kernel should soon be supported by the xen developers and be put into
> mainline Linux
>
> [1] http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps
> [2]
> http://xenbits.xensource.com/paravirt_ops/patches.hg
>
> Cheers,
> Todd
>
> --Todd Deshane
> http://todddeshane.net
> http://runningxen.com
>
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