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Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or previous

To: Álvaro Vega García <avega@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or previous
From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:50:22 -0800 (PST)
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--- On Mon, 1/19/09, Álvaro Vega García <avega@xxxxxx> wrote:
From: Álvaro Vega García <avega@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or previous
To: "bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 8:36 AM

Hi,
Finally I've used the same software configuration in a different machine
hardware (without PERC) and it worked.
Thanks,
Alvaro

On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 14:36 +0100, Boris Derzhavets wrote:
> Álvaro,
>
> I've done test (2 vcpus) at Xen 3.3.1-RC3(RC4) CentOS 5.2 Dom0
> with no problems :-
> http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/113963/index.html
> But, on SATA drive attached to Intel ICH9R (AHCI mode setup in BIOS)
> 1. Your notation on Debian:-
> disk=['file:/var/xen/domains/pacopico/disk.img,ioemu:hda,w',
> 'file:/root/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
>
> S10 10/08 does have PV drivers implemented, try :-
>
> disk=['file:/var/xen/domains/pacopico/disk.img,hda,w',
> 'file:/root/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
> 2.
> Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID handles your Dom0 . I do remember
> discussion at help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx very similar to your complaints
> Solution was to switch from RAID to SCSI (emulation) in BIOS settings
> when install on bare metal (!). Actually, it was SAS controller.
> Just a guess :-
> Try switch to SCSI in BIOS to avoid RAID.
> I would expect RAID BIOS settings to cause a problem
>
> 3. Try to install any other HVM DomU (WinXP,Linux).
> What's gonna happen ? Is RAID a problem for non-Solaris HVM ?
>
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Álvaro Vega García <avega@xxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Álvaro Vega García <avega@xxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or previous
> To: "bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx"
<bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7:14 AM
>
> Hi Boris,
> Many thanks for your comment!
> Anyway, I just have moved to Xen 3.3.1 (from sources over
2.6.18-xen
> debian kernel) and now the installation boot process crashes[1] at
disk
> detection stage when I use this configuration:
>
>
disk=['file:/var/xen/domains/pacopico/disk.img,ioemu:hda,w',
>
'file:/root/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
>
> But when using this other configuration:
>
disk=['file:/var/xen/domains/pacopico/disk.img,ioemu:sda,w',
>
'file:/root/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
>
> the Solaris 10 boot installation process works fine, but
doesn't find
> any hard disk to perform the installation.
>
> So my problem now, if I'm not wrong, is how to disable SCSI
detection of
> Solaris. Or is there any way to offer only an IDE disk to a guest?
>
> My dom0 is using a "Dell PowerEdge Expandable
> RAID" and by the moment
> I
> don't worried about performance issues.
>
> What was your disk configuration?
>
> Thanks,
> Álvaro
>
> [1]:
> Configuring devices:
>
> panic[cpu0]/thread=cff51de0: BAD TRAP: type=e (#pf Page fault)
> rp=cff51d0c addr=c ocurred in module xdf due to NULL pointer
dereference
>
> sched: #pf Page fault
> Bad kernel fault at addr=0xc
> ...
> syncing file systems...
>
> On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 12:00 +0100, Boris Derzhavets wrote:
> > Details may be viewed at:-
> >
http://bderzhavets.blogspot.com/2008/04/install-hvm-freebsd-7.html
> >
> > --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Boris Derzhavets
<bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or
previous
> > To: "xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> > <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ALVARO
> VEGA
> GARCIA"
> > <avega@xxxxxx>
> > Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 5:37 AM
> >
> > Xen 3.2 port has to be done with vmxassist=n
> >
> > I mean :-
> > # cd xen-3.2.1
> > # make world vmxassist=n
> > # make install
> > By default it is "y"
> > You install is supposed to hang up.
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 1/14/09, ALVARO VEGA GARCIA
<avega@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > From: ALVARO VEGA GARCIA <avega@xxxxxx>
> > Subject: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2
or
> > previous
> > To: "xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> > <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 1:40 PM
> >
> >
> Hi,
> > Was anyone able to run Solaris 10 10/08 as
guest under a
> HVM domU Debian Etch
> > (xen 3.0.3-1) or current Debian Lenny (xen
3.2-1)?
> > In my case Solaris installation stops after
boot kernel ;
> I can't see
> > anyhing after grub
> > screen.
> >
> > I know that it is possible using Xen 3.3 (see
[1]) but
> > I don't know if it
> > possible with a previous Xen version
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Álvaro
> >
> > [1]
>
http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2008-10/msg00068.html
> >
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