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Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or previous

To: "bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or previous
From: Álvaro Vega García <avega@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:36:42 +0100
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Hi,
Finally I've used the same software configuration in a different machine
hardware (without PERC) and it worked.
Thanks,
Alvaro

On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 14:36 +0100, Boris Derzhavets wrote:
> Álvaro,
> 
> I've done test  (2 vcpus) at Xen 3.3.1-RC3(RC4) CentOS 5.2 Dom0
> with no problems :-
>   http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/113963/index.html
> But, on SATA drive attached to Intel ICH9R (AHCI mode setup in BIOS)
> 1. Your notation on Debian:-
> disk=['file:/var/xen/domains/pacopico/disk.img,ioemu:hda,w',
>          'file:/root/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
> 
> S10 10/08 does have PV drivers implemented, try :-
> 
> disk=['file:/var/xen/domains/pacopico/disk.img,hda,w',
>          'file:/root/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
> 2. 
> Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID handles your Dom0 . I do remember
> discussion at help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx very similar to your complaints
> Solution was to switch from RAID to SCSI (emulation) in BIOS settings
> when install on bare metal (!). Actually, it was SAS controller.
> Just a guess :-
> Try switch to SCSI in BIOS to avoid RAID.
> I would expect RAID BIOS settings to cause a problem
> 
> 3. Try to install any other HVM DomU (WinXP,Linux).
>    What's gonna happen ? Is RAID a problem for non-Solaris HVM ?
> 
>  
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Álvaro Vega García <avega@xxxxxx> wrote:
>         From: Álvaro Vega García <avega@xxxxxx>
>         Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or previous
>         To: "bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
>         Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7:14 AM
>         
>         Hi Boris,
>         Many thanks for your comment!
>         Anyway, I just have moved to Xen 3.3.1 (from sources over 2.6.18-xen
>         debian kernel) and now the installation boot process crashes[1] at 
> disk
>         detection stage when I use this configuration:
>         
>            disk=['file:/var/xen/domains/pacopico/disk.img,ioemu:hda,w',
>                  'file:/root/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
>         
>         But when using this other configuration:
>            disk=['file:/var/xen/domains/pacopico/disk.img,ioemu:sda,w',
>                  'file:/root/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso,hdc:cdrom,r']
>         
>         the Solaris 10 boot installation process works fine, but doesn't find
>         any hard disk to perform the installation.
>         
>         So my problem now, if I'm not wrong, is how to disable SCSI detection 
> of
>         Solaris. Or is there any way to offer only an IDE disk to a guest?
>         
>         My dom0 is using a "Dell PowerEdge Expandable
>          RAID" and by the moment
>         I
>         don't worried about performance issues.
>         
>         What was your disk configuration?
>         
>         Thanks,
>         Álvaro
>         
>         [1]:
>         Configuring devices:
>         
>         panic[cpu0]/thread=cff51de0: BAD TRAP: type=e (#pf Page fault)
>         rp=cff51d0c addr=c ocurred in module xdf due to NULL pointer 
> dereference
>         
>         sched: #pf Page fault
>         Bad kernel fault at addr=0xc
>         ...
>         syncing file systems...
>         
>         On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 12:00 +0100, Boris Derzhavets wrote:
>         > Details may be viewed at:-
>         > http://bderzhavets.blogspot.com/2008/04/install-hvm-freebsd-7.html
>         > 
>         > --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>         >         From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
>         >         Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or previous
>         >         To: "xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>         >         <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ALVARO
>          VEGA
>         GARCIA"
>         >         <avega@xxxxxx>
>         >         Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 5:37 AM
>         >         
>         >         Xen 3.2 port has to be done with vmxassist=n
>         >         
>         >         I mean :-
>         >         # cd xen-3.2.1
>         >         # make world vmxassist=n
>         >         # make install
>         >         By default it is "y"
>         >         You install is supposed to hang up.
>         >         
>         >         
>         >         --- On Wed, 1/14/09, ALVARO VEGA GARCIA <avega@xxxxxx>
>         wrote:
>         >                 From: ALVARO VEGA GARCIA <avega@xxxxxx>
>         >                 Subject: [Xen-users] Solaris 10 with xen 3.2 or
>         >                 previous
>         >                 To: "xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>         >                 <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         >                 Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 1:40 PM
>         >                 
>         >                
>          Hi,
>         >                 Was anyone able to run Solaris 10 10/08 as guest 
> under a
>         HVM domU Debian Etch
>         >                 (xen 3.0.3-1) or current Debian Lenny (xen 3.2-1)?
>         >                 In my case Solaris installation stops after boot 
> kernel ;
>         I can't see
>         >                 anyhing after grub
>         >                  screen.
>         >                 
>         >                 I know that it is possible using Xen 3.3 (see [1]) 
> but
>         >                  I don't know if it
>         >                 possible with a previous Xen version
>         >                 
>         >                 Thanks,
>         >                 Álvaro
>         >                 
>         >                 [1]
>         
> http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2008-10/msg00068.html
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