Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:20:53 +0200 From: Holger Fischer <hoo.mb@web.de> To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Subject: Where to get the latest kernel and world fixes for freebsd8-stable Message-ID: <4E498DB5.6030400@web.de>
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Hi All, What is the most stable and performant way to run freebsd 8 as xenhvm domu in 64bit. I decided to build my own mfsbsd(with CUSTOM=1 BUILDKERNEL=1 BUILDWORLD=1 KERNCONF=XENHVMHOO) with a fresh cvsup of freebsd-8-stable in /usr/src. I created my own kernel conf file XENHVMHOO in /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf and changed the modules_override option to makeoptions MODULES_OVERRIDE="zfs opensolaris ntfs ext2fs" for zfs-support Any recommendations for other changes in kernel conf file? Are there other patches available which are not in cvs tree of 8-stable? I'd rather use 8.x-release, is there a patchset for 8.x-release containing xen-relevant-patches only? What serious bugs are known and left in 8-stable? Are Patches available? I want to use fbsd-domu to have raidz zpool from 4 dom0 phy: - disks(2tb wd-re4-gp) and do file services and iscsi from that. Iscsi exports are imported in dom0 used for other domu's. At most I need nfsv3-FileService. I'll play around with samba from ports too to test interoperability with a 2008r2 ad at work possibly (including zfsacl/winacl/ricacl - tests). I've seen a bug report back in january somebody having troubles with iet-iscsi-target-port in domu. Is this resolved? Which is the most stable implementation of iscsi-targets(in domu) at the moment iet or istgt? FreeNAS still uses istgt, why? Under Linux People are more convinced with IET (as far as I know, correct me, if I'm wrong) Are there other kernel-based implementations for iscsi-target (planned) - like lio or scst on linux or comstar on solaris-based os's? What about performance of iscsi-target(iet or istgt)(in domu) under fbsd8. I believe it cannot be too bad because freenas provides iscsi-target support. Any counters on that? Again, for this use scenario any known bugs? I'd love to test something making freebsd run more stable as a xen-domu. I have a recent machine running xen at home with a bit free cpu and ram. They run mostly 24/7 so I can do longer tests too. Best regards Holger Fischer
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