Hi Dev Team, as you can see I defined a Debian Wheezy 64 Bit installation with 8 VCPUS and 8GB RAM. The problem is, when I start the guest "xl create host11.cfg" XEN always allocate 1 VCPUS. The Windows System "host12" gets the VCPUS allocated correctly > very strange! *** root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl vcpu-list Name ID VCPU CPU State Time(s) CPU Domain-0 0 0 12 -b- 164.9 any Domain-0 0 1 20 -b- 0.2 any Domain-0 0 2 11 -b- 7.6 any Domain-0 0 3 10 -b- 1.0 any Domain-0 0 4 5 -b- 2.6 any Domain-0 0 5 1 -b- 0.6 any Domain-0 0 6 26 -b- 1.4 any Domain-0 0 7 24 -b- 0.3 any Domain-0 0 8 3 -b- 0.8 any Domain-0 0 9 19 -b- 0.3 any Domain-0 0 10 13 -b- 0.6 any Domain-0 0 11 29 -b- 0.3 any Domain-0 0 12 24 -b- 0.5 any Domain-0 0 13 9 -b- 0.3 any Domain-0 0 14 11 -b- 0.5 any Domain-0 0 15 25 -b- 0.2 any Domain-0 0 16 23 -b- 0.6 any Domain-0 0 17 14 -b- 0.4 any Domain-0 0 18 8 -b- 0.5 any Domain-0 0 19 15 -b- 1.2 any Domain-0 0 20 30 r-- 2.8 any Domain-0 0 21 6 -b- 0.6 any Domain-0 0 22 4 -b- 1.8 any Domain-0 0 23 2 -b- 0.5 any Domain-0 0 24 25 -b- 2.1 any Domain-0 0 25 28 -b- 0.6 any Domain-0 0 26 18 -b- 1.2 any Domain-0 0 27 10 -b- 0.4 any Domain-0 0 28 22 -b- 0.9 any Domain-0 0 29 16 -b- 0.3 any Domain-0 0 30 7 -b- 0.7 any Domain-0 0 31 21 -b- 0.3 any host12 1 0 16 -b- 52.0 any host12 1 1 31 -b- 9.3 any host12 1 2 17 -b- 6.2 any host12 1 3 29 -b- 5.5 any host12 1 4 27 -b- 3.5 any host12 1 5 21 -b- 3.0 any host12 1 6 0 -b- 2.6 any host12 1 7 26 -b- 2.9 any host11 2 0 1 -b- 55.2 any host11 2 1 - --p 0.0 any host11 2 2 - --p 0.0 any host11 2 3 - --p 0.0 any host11 2 4 - --p 0.0 any host11 2 5 - --p 0.0 any host11 2 6 - --p 0.0 any host11 2 7 - --p 0.0 any root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl list Name ID Mem VCPUs State Domain-0 0 8192 32 r----- host12 1 8192 8 -b---- host11 2 8183 1 -b---- root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# *** *** name = ''host11'' builder = ''hvm'' maxmem = 8192 memory = 8192 vcpus = 8 uuid = ''15ab8054-b763-11e0-96b4-002264c41111'' vif = [ ''bridge=br0,mac=00:24:1D:C1:11:11,modle=e1000'' ] disk = [ ''phy:/dev/vgdata1/host11,xvda,w'' ] boot = ''dc''; usbdevice = ''tablet'' viridian = 1 sdl = 0 vnc = 1 vnclisten = "0.0.0.0" vncconsole = 1 vncunused = 11 vncdisplay = 11 keymap = "de-ch" on_poweroff = ''destroy'' on_reboot = ''restart'' on_crash = ''destroy'' ***
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:18:16AM +0200, Walter Robert Ditzler wrote:> Hi Dev Team, > > as you can see I defined a Debian Wheezy 64 Bit installation with 8 VCPUS > and 8GB RAM. The problem is, when I start the guest "xl create host11.cfg" > XEN always allocate 1 VCPUS. The Windows System "host12" gets the VCPUSThis usually means that the guest is told: Hey, you got 8 CPUs. If the guest does not boot those CPUs, it will remain at one CPU. Is the guest booting with some nosmp option or such?> allocated correctly > very strange! > > *** > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl vcpu-list > Name ID VCPU CPU State Time(s) CPU > Domain-0 0 0 12 -b- 164.9 any > Domain-0 0 1 20 -b- 0.2 any > Domain-0 0 2 11 -b- 7.6 any > Domain-0 0 3 10 -b- 1.0 any > Domain-0 0 4 5 -b- 2.6 any > Domain-0 0 5 1 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 6 26 -b- 1.4 any > Domain-0 0 7 24 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 8 3 -b- 0.8 any > Domain-0 0 9 19 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 10 13 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 11 29 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 12 24 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 13 9 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 14 11 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 15 25 -b- 0.2 any > Domain-0 0 16 23 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 17 14 -b- 0.4 any > Domain-0 0 18 8 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 19 15 -b- 1.2 any > Domain-0 0 20 30 r-- 2.8 any > Domain-0 0 21 6 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 22 4 -b- 1.8 any > Domain-0 0 23 2 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 24 25 -b- 2.1 any > Domain-0 0 25 28 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 26 18 -b- 1.2 any > Domain-0 0 27 10 -b- 0.4 any > Domain-0 0 28 22 -b- 0.9 any > Domain-0 0 29 16 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 30 7 -b- 0.7 any > Domain-0 0 31 21 -b- 0.3 any > host12 1 0 16 -b- 52.0 any > host12 1 1 31 -b- 9.3 any > host12 1 2 17 -b- 6.2 any > host12 1 3 29 -b- 5.5 any > host12 1 4 27 -b- 3.5 any > host12 1 5 21 -b- 3.0 any > host12 1 6 0 -b- 2.6 any > host12 1 7 26 -b- 2.9 any > host11 2 0 1 -b- 55.2 any > host11 2 1 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 2 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 3 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 4 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 5 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 6 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 7 - --p 0.0 any > > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl list > Name ID Mem VCPUs State > Domain-0 0 8192 32 r----- > host12 1 8192 8 -b---- > host11 2 8183 1 -b---- > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# > *** > > *** > name = ''host11'' > builder = ''hvm'' > maxmem = 8192 > memory = 8192 > vcpus = 8 > uuid = ''15ab8054-b763-11e0-96b4-002264c41111'' > vif = [ ''bridge=br0,mac=00:24:1D:C1:11:11,modle=e1000'' ] > disk = [ ''phy:/dev/vgdata1/host11,xvda,w'' ] > boot = ''dc''; > usbdevice = ''tablet'' > viridian = 1 > > sdl = 0 > vnc = 1 > vnclisten = "0.0.0.0" > vncconsole = 1 > vncunused = 11 > vncdisplay = 11 > keymap = "de-ch" > > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > on_reboot = ''restart'' > on_crash = ''destroy'' > *** > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
Hi Konrad, Our guest is a SUSE 11 SP2 and i just had a talk with the SUSE support. They said it might be a prob of their kernel, too old for an E5 generation processor. I will now install SUSE 11 SP3 on my XEN 4.3 and let you know if it works. From my tests today I believe now it is a SUSE thing ... I will let you know about this later on Thanks a lot, Walter -----Original Message----- From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk [mailto:konrad.wilk@oracle.com] Sent: Freitag, 16. August 2013 14:52 To: Walter Robert Ditzler Cc: xen-devel@lists.xen.org Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] possibly bug On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:18:16AM +0200, Walter Robert Ditzler wrote:> Hi Dev Team, > > as you can see I defined a Debian Wheezy 64 Bit installation with 8 > VCPUS and 8GB RAM. The problem is, when I start the guest "xl createhost11.cfg"> XEN always allocate 1 VCPUS. The Windows System "host12" gets the > VCPUSThis usually means that the guest is told: Hey, you got 8 CPUs. If the guest does not boot those CPUs, it will remain at one CPU. Is the guest booting with some nosmp option or such?> allocated correctly > very strange! > > *** > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl vcpu-list > Name ID VCPU CPU State Time(s) CPU > Domain-0 0 0 12 -b- 164.9 any > Domain-0 0 1 20 -b- 0.2 any > Domain-0 0 2 11 -b- 7.6 any > Domain-0 0 3 10 -b- 1.0 any > Domain-0 0 4 5 -b- 2.6 any > Domain-0 0 5 1 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 6 26 -b- 1.4 any > Domain-0 0 7 24 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 8 3 -b- 0.8 any > Domain-0 0 9 19 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 10 13 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 11 29 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 12 24 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 13 9 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 14 11 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 15 25 -b- 0.2 any > Domain-0 0 16 23 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 17 14 -b- 0.4 any > Domain-0 0 18 8 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 19 15 -b- 1.2 any > Domain-0 0 20 30 r-- 2.8 any > Domain-0 0 21 6 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 22 4 -b- 1.8 any > Domain-0 0 23 2 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 24 25 -b- 2.1 any > Domain-0 0 25 28 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 26 18 -b- 1.2 any > Domain-0 0 27 10 -b- 0.4 any > Domain-0 0 28 22 -b- 0.9 any > Domain-0 0 29 16 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 30 7 -b- 0.7 any > Domain-0 0 31 21 -b- 0.3 any > host12 1 0 16 -b- 52.0 any > host12 1 1 31 -b- 9.3 any > host12 1 2 17 -b- 6.2 any > host12 1 3 29 -b- 5.5 any > host12 1 4 27 -b- 3.5 any > host12 1 5 21 -b- 3.0 any > host12 1 6 0 -b- 2.6 any > host12 1 7 26 -b- 2.9 any > host11 2 0 1 -b- 55.2 any > host11 2 1 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 2 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 3 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 4 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 5 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 6 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 7 - --p 0.0 any > > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl list > Name ID Mem VCPUs State > Domain-0 0 8192 32 r----- > host12 1 8192 8 -b---- > host11 2 8183 1 -b---- > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# > *** > > *** > name = ''host11'' > builder = ''hvm'' > maxmem = 8192 > memory = 8192 > vcpus = 8 > uuid = ''15ab8054-b763-11e0-96b4-002264c41111'' > vif = [ ''bridge=br0,mac=00:24:1D:C1:11:11,modle=e1000'' ] > disk = [ ''phy:/dev/vgdata1/host11,xvda,w'' ] > boot = ''dc''; > usbdevice = ''tablet'' > viridian = 1 > > sdl = 0 > vnc = 1 > vnclisten = "0.0.0.0" > vncconsole = 1 > vncunused = 11 > vncdisplay = 11 > keymap = "de-ch" > > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > on_reboot = ''restart'' > on_crash = ''destroy'' > *** > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
Hi Konrad, i owe you a status email - here we go: in fact XEN works and worked correctly. What happened is, the version of SUSE Ent. 11 SP2 and SP3 just got too old kernels in the standard installation. I installed a SUSE 11SP3 with 1 VCPU and compiled a 3.10.7 kernel from Kernel.org and the magic ... ... it worked :-) Now I got 8 VCPU''s. The only thing what I had to do in the XEN config file was the entry "device_model_version", that''s it ... Thanks for helping, Walter. *** # ABBEOO MODIFIED AT 2013-08-12 16:43:28 # name = ''host11'' builder = ''hvm'' device_model_version = "qemu-xen-traditional" maxmem = 8192 memory = 8192 vcpus = 8 maxvcpus = 8 *** -----Original Message----- From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk [mailto:konrad.wilk@oracle.com] Sent: Freitag, 16. August 2013 14:52 To: Walter Robert Ditzler Cc: xen-devel@lists.xen.org Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] possibly bug On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:18:16AM +0200, Walter Robert Ditzler wrote:> Hi Dev Team, > > as you can see I defined a Debian Wheezy 64 Bit installation with 8 > VCPUS and 8GB RAM. The problem is, when I start the guest "xl createhost11.cfg"> XEN always allocate 1 VCPUS. The Windows System "host12" gets the > VCPUSThis usually means that the guest is told: Hey, you got 8 CPUs. If the guest does not boot those CPUs, it will remain at one CPU. Is the guest booting with some nosmp option or such?> allocated correctly > very strange! > > *** > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl vcpu-list > Name ID VCPU CPU State Time(s) CPU > Domain-0 0 0 12 -b- 164.9 any > Domain-0 0 1 20 -b- 0.2 any > Domain-0 0 2 11 -b- 7.6 any > Domain-0 0 3 10 -b- 1.0 any > Domain-0 0 4 5 -b- 2.6 any > Domain-0 0 5 1 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 6 26 -b- 1.4 any > Domain-0 0 7 24 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 8 3 -b- 0.8 any > Domain-0 0 9 19 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 10 13 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 11 29 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 12 24 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 13 9 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 14 11 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 15 25 -b- 0.2 any > Domain-0 0 16 23 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 17 14 -b- 0.4 any > Domain-0 0 18 8 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 19 15 -b- 1.2 any > Domain-0 0 20 30 r-- 2.8 any > Domain-0 0 21 6 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 22 4 -b- 1.8 any > Domain-0 0 23 2 -b- 0.5 any > Domain-0 0 24 25 -b- 2.1 any > Domain-0 0 25 28 -b- 0.6 any > Domain-0 0 26 18 -b- 1.2 any > Domain-0 0 27 10 -b- 0.4 any > Domain-0 0 28 22 -b- 0.9 any > Domain-0 0 29 16 -b- 0.3 any > Domain-0 0 30 7 -b- 0.7 any > Domain-0 0 31 21 -b- 0.3 any > host12 1 0 16 -b- 52.0 any > host12 1 1 31 -b- 9.3 any > host12 1 2 17 -b- 6.2 any > host12 1 3 29 -b- 5.5 any > host12 1 4 27 -b- 3.5 any > host12 1 5 21 -b- 3.0 any > host12 1 6 0 -b- 2.6 any > host12 1 7 26 -b- 2.9 any > host11 2 0 1 -b- 55.2 any > host11 2 1 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 2 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 3 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 4 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 5 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 6 - --p 0.0 any > host11 2 7 - --p 0.0 any > > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl list > Name ID Mem VCPUs State > Domain-0 0 8192 32 r----- > host12 1 8192 8 -b---- > host11 2 8183 1 -b---- > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# > *** > > *** > name = ''host11'' > builder = ''hvm'' > maxmem = 8192 > memory = 8192 > vcpus = 8 > uuid = ''15ab8054-b763-11e0-96b4-002264c41111'' > vif = [ ''bridge=br0,mac=00:24:1D:C1:11:11,modle=e1000'' ] > disk = [ ''phy:/dev/vgdata1/host11,xvda,w'' ] > boot = ''dc''; > usbdevice = ''tablet'' > viridian = 1 > > sdl = 0 > vnc = 1 > vnclisten = "0.0.0.0" > vncconsole = 1 > vncunused = 11 > vncdisplay = 11 > keymap = "de-ch" > > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > on_reboot = ''restart'' > on_crash = ''destroy'' > *** > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 01:01:31AM +0200, Walter Robert Ditzler wrote:> Hi Konrad, > > i owe you a status email - here we go: in fact XEN works and worked > correctly. What happened is, the version of SUSE Ent. 11 SP2 and SP3 just > got too old kernels in the standard installation. > > I installed a SUSE 11SP3 with 1 VCPU and compiled a 3.10.7 kernel from > Kernel.org and the magic ... > > ... it worked :-)<smiles> I like those kinds of bugs :-)> > Now I got 8 VCPU''s. The only thing what I had to do in the XEN config file > was the entry "device_model_version", that''s it ... > > Thanks for helping,Sure thing! Have a good day!> > Walter. > > *** > # ABBEOO MODIFIED AT 2013-08-12 16:43:28 > # > name = ''host11'' > builder = ''hvm'' > > device_model_version = "qemu-xen-traditional" > > maxmem = 8192 > memory = 8192 > vcpus = 8 > maxvcpus = 8 > *** > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk [mailto:konrad.wilk@oracle.com] > Sent: Freitag, 16. August 2013 14:52 > To: Walter Robert Ditzler > Cc: xen-devel@lists.xen.org > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] possibly bug > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:18:16AM +0200, Walter Robert Ditzler wrote: > > Hi Dev Team, > > > > as you can see I defined a Debian Wheezy 64 Bit installation with 8 > > VCPUS and 8GB RAM. The problem is, when I start the guest "xl create > host11.cfg" > > XEN always allocate 1 VCPUS. The Windows System "host12" gets the > > VCPUS > > This usually means that the guest is told: Hey, you got 8 CPUs. > If the guest does not boot those CPUs, it will remain at one CPU. > > Is the guest booting with some nosmp option or such? > > > allocated correctly > very strange! > > > > *** > > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl vcpu-list > > Name ID VCPU CPU State Time(s) CPU > > Domain-0 0 0 12 -b- 164.9 any > > Domain-0 0 1 20 -b- 0.2 any > > Domain-0 0 2 11 -b- 7.6 any > > Domain-0 0 3 10 -b- 1.0 any > > Domain-0 0 4 5 -b- 2.6 any > > Domain-0 0 5 1 -b- 0.6 any > > Domain-0 0 6 26 -b- 1.4 any > > Domain-0 0 7 24 -b- 0.3 any > > Domain-0 0 8 3 -b- 0.8 any > > Domain-0 0 9 19 -b- 0.3 any > > Domain-0 0 10 13 -b- 0.6 any > > Domain-0 0 11 29 -b- 0.3 any > > Domain-0 0 12 24 -b- 0.5 any > > Domain-0 0 13 9 -b- 0.3 any > > Domain-0 0 14 11 -b- 0.5 any > > Domain-0 0 15 25 -b- 0.2 any > > Domain-0 0 16 23 -b- 0.6 any > > Domain-0 0 17 14 -b- 0.4 any > > Domain-0 0 18 8 -b- 0.5 any > > Domain-0 0 19 15 -b- 1.2 any > > Domain-0 0 20 30 r-- 2.8 any > > Domain-0 0 21 6 -b- 0.6 any > > Domain-0 0 22 4 -b- 1.8 any > > Domain-0 0 23 2 -b- 0.5 any > > Domain-0 0 24 25 -b- 2.1 any > > Domain-0 0 25 28 -b- 0.6 any > > Domain-0 0 26 18 -b- 1.2 any > > Domain-0 0 27 10 -b- 0.4 any > > Domain-0 0 28 22 -b- 0.9 any > > Domain-0 0 29 16 -b- 0.3 any > > Domain-0 0 30 7 -b- 0.7 any > > Domain-0 0 31 21 -b- 0.3 any > > host12 1 0 16 -b- 52.0 any > > host12 1 1 31 -b- 9.3 any > > host12 1 2 17 -b- 6.2 any > > host12 1 3 29 -b- 5.5 any > > host12 1 4 27 -b- 3.5 any > > host12 1 5 21 -b- 3.0 any > > host12 1 6 0 -b- 2.6 any > > host12 1 7 26 -b- 2.9 any > > host11 2 0 1 -b- 55.2 any > > host11 2 1 - --p 0.0 any > > host11 2 2 - --p 0.0 any > > host11 2 3 - --p 0.0 any > > host11 2 4 - --p 0.0 any > > host11 2 5 - --p 0.0 any > > host11 2 6 - --p 0.0 any > > host11 2 7 - --p 0.0 any > > > > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# xl list > > Name ID Mem VCPUs State > > Domain-0 0 8192 32 r----- > > host12 1 8192 8 -b---- > > host11 2 8183 1 -b---- > > root@srv-ldeb-xen001:/var/local/abbeoo/xen.d# > > *** > > > > *** > > name = ''host11'' > > builder = ''hvm'' > > maxmem = 8192 > > memory = 8192 > > vcpus = 8 > > uuid = ''15ab8054-b763-11e0-96b4-002264c41111'' > > vif = [ ''bridge=br0,mac=00:24:1D:C1:11:11,modle=e1000'' ] > > disk = [ ''phy:/dev/vgdata1/host11,xvda,w'' ] > > boot = ''dc''; > > usbdevice = ''tablet'' > > viridian = 1 > > > > sdl = 0 > > vnc = 1 > > vnclisten = "0.0.0.0" > > vncconsole = 1 > > vncunused = 11 > > vncdisplay = 11 > > keymap = "de-ch" > > > > on_poweroff = ''destroy'' > > on_reboot = ''restart'' > > on_crash = ''destroy'' > > *** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-devel mailing list > > Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel