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Re: [Xen-devel] Error bringing up VMs with Xen 4.0.1 + 2.6.18-194.32.1.e

To: AP Xen <apxeng@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Error bringing up VMs with Xen 4.0.1 + 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5xen CentOS Dom0
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:57:43 +0200
Cc: 'Xen-Devel' <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 'Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk' <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:54:42AM -0800, AP Xen wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk [mailto:konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:24 AM
> > To: AP Xen
> > Cc: 'Xen-Devel'
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Error bringing up VMs with Xen 4.0.1 + 2.6.18-
> > 194.32.1.el5xen CentOS Dom0
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:00:18AM -0800, AP Xen wrote:
> > > I am running Xen 4.0.1 with a 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5xen CentOS Dom0. I
> > built
> > > and installed the Xen binaries from source. The systems boot
> > successfully
> > > however I am having issues bring up DomUs. Here is config:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > name = 'xyz'
> > >
> > > memory = 256
> > >
> > > vcpus = 1
> > >
> > > pae = 1
> > >
> > > vnc = 1
> > >
> > > vncunused = 1
> > >
> > > disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vg1/xyz,hda,w' ]
> > >
> > > vif = [ 'type=netfront,bridge=xenbr0,mac=04:01:3e:00:04:62' ]
> > >
> > > builder = 'hvm'
> > >
> > > kernel = '/usr/sbin/hvmloader'
> > >
> > > boot = 'c'
> > >
> > > device_model = '/usr/sbin/qemu-dm'
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > When I do an xm create on the config, I get the following error:
> > >
> > > Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected. Hotplug scripts not
> > working.
> > 
> > Does the 'xenbr0' interface exist?
> 
> Here is the output of "brctl show"
> bridge name   bridge id               STP enabled     interfaces
> br2026b               8000.001b2147d86c       no              eth2.2026
> br2026f               8000.003048f5af19       no              eth1.2026
> eth0          8000.003048f5af18       no              peth0
> virbr0                8000.000000000000       yes             
> 

Well, you don't have a bridge called 'xenbr0'.
So it won't work, like you noticed.

You seem to have a bridge called 'eth0' - use that instead in the domU cfg.


> > Have you tried to contact the xen-users mailing list instead of xen-
> > devel?
> 
> I did and waited for 24 hrs and received no reply.
> 
> I also tried bringing up the VM without the "vif" parameter in the config.
> The VM kernel panicked because it couldn't find the boot device.
> 

This question is not suitable for xen-devel mailinglist.

-- Pasi


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