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[Xen-API] Unable to start a domain with nfsroot (no ip conf passed)

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Subject: [Xen-API] Unable to start a domain with nfsroot (no ip conf passed)
From: Saurabh Garg <saurabh.g.garg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:23:59 +0530
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Hi,

I am trying to create a domU, which has its root file system on the nfsserver. I put the pvArgs fieds as follows:

ip=DHCP nfsroot=<NFS_SERVER_IP>:/vm

where NFS_SERVER_IP is the address of my nfs server, with the roor partition available at /vm location.

While starting this machine however, I get the following

IP-Config: Guessing netmask 255.255.255.0
IP-Config: Complete:
    device=eth0, addr=220.0.0.0, mask=255.255.255.0, gw=255.255.255.255,
    host=220.0.0.0, domain=, nis-domain=(none),
    bootserver=255.255.255.255, rootserver=<NFS_SERVER_IP>, rootpath=


And the nfs server can not be connected after this, following which the vm start fails.

However, if I specify the ip string completely, as <client-ip>:<server-ip>:<gw-ip>:<netmask>:<hostname>:eth0:off, I'm able to get my domain up. The kernel is patched for nfsroot support.

I guess I'm, missing out some configuration, that will enable all the ip parameters to be auto-configured. Can some one please provide some insight into what the exact ip string should look like in this case.

Thanks,
Saurabh.

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