Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:00:25 +0200 From: Egoitz Aurrekoetxea Aurre <egoitz@ramattack.net> To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Citrix Xenserver and FreeBSD migration/suspend scripts Message-ID: <D530A3A1-A370-47E7-B4A5-041B39DDB677@ramattack.net> In-Reply-To: <op.wixrbfzh34t2sn@localhost> References: <61BCA99E-2574-4987-ACD9-E84A3AEBD2A3@ramattack.net> <20120810.034203.52110126.moto@kawasaki3.org> <69EAC334-C51A-4F12-98BE-C25674F10A36@ramattack.net> <20120810.103728.219947649.moto@kawasaki3.org> <C29A4285-989C-4F3F-BE5D-B92959E0BD92@ramattack.net> <op.wit1wntv34t2sn@me-pc> <000001cd7889$05e15ac0$11a41040$@ezwind.net> <op.wixrbfzh34t2sn@localhost>
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El 12/08/2012, a las 18:12, Mark Felder <feld@feld.me> escribió: > On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:50:16 -0500, Jay West <jwest@ezwind.net> wrote: > >> Questions: >> 1) on the stock 64bit 9.0 & 9.1-beta XENHVM kernels, we still had the boot >> problem where after installing the kernel and rebooting, the boot failed as >> being unable to find the boot device. We had to pass a boot string of ad0p2 >> instead of the default ada0p2, and then edit fstab accordingly. I assume >> others here had to do that as well? >> > > Yes, but I think that's because with the XENHVM kernel the disks are using a different driver. There's a difference between the ad and ada drivers. That's it... > >> 2) I'm sure this will show a lack of understanding on my part, but I'm just >> curious about the xen-tools port that has been in the ports collection for a >> little while. As per the pdf on the migration/suspend scripts, this needs to >> be installed first. I would think the current port - being called >> "xen-tools", would/should include these migration/suspend scripts. It's not >> xen-tools (in Citrix parlance) without that capability. So, is this a case >> of the new scripts just "finish off" the work that went into the current >> xen-tools script and the xen-tools port in the ports collection is >> functionally incomplete? I guess I'm unclear as to the >> history/relationship/status of the xen-tools port and these >> migration/suspend scripts. > > This is likely where it will show up. I've been talking to the ports@ team and it seems to make sense that we include it in that port. I suppose should be different ports... Xenstore is a Xen system capability but the Citrix rules for working with the xapi and xencenter are just for Citrix's Xen systems... You don't need them if you're virtualizing in a Gentoo dom0 for example... I'll create a different port for it in September/October... Which of course install by dependency xen-tools's port... But should not be the same port. > >> >> 3) In some of my googling on 64 bit XENHVM "how-to's", one of them (can't >> find it at the moment) mentioned 64 bit Freebsd not working right under Xen >> with regards to SMP, and the how-to offered several patches to disable SMP >> amongst other related items. To run the new migration/suspend scripts, did >> other people here need to use those patches? >> > Nope and I'm running some big mail systems with it... I haven't seen nothing related to smp... Unless untill now... > I have a feeling this is an old/resolved issue as I've not seen it yet.help
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