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Re: [Xen-users] Host and guest architecture compatibility

To: "Ferreira, N.L." <N.L.Ferreira@xxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Host and guest architecture compatibility
From: "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:28:33 +0700
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2009/3/21 Ferreira, N.L. <N.L.Ferreira@xxxxx>:
> I was trying to install a para-virtualized domU of a linux distro (SL i386)
> using virt-install, but was not successful. My dom0 is centoOS 5.2 x86_64.
>
> After a night of sleep, I remember reading somewhere (probably in this
> mailing list) that a PV i386 domU is not compatible running on top of a
> x86_64 dom0.
>
> Just to be sure (already prepared 5 servers with x64 as dom0's), can someone
> confirm if this is still a problem?

It works, but only in later versions of RHEL/Centos/SL (5.0 won't
work, 5.2 should work). You might need to get newer domU kernel. Are
you still using SL 5.0?

Regards,

Fajar

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