Xen users - Dec 2008 - [Xen-research] ISO test Downloads Availability ?

Hi,

I seem to remember that there used to be ISO downloads of Xen
available, for people wanting to give it an easy way for a test drive,
and to submit (automated) feedback on which machines and
configurations Xen ran (in)correctly. However, I do not seem to be
able to find these ISO images for download at Xen.org anymore. Has the
project stopped making these useful test images - and if so, why ? -
or am I simply looking in the wrong place ?

Thanks in advance,


Regards,


John Smith.

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On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:48 AM, John Smith <lbalbalba@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I seem to remember that there used to be ISO downloads of Xen
> available, for people wanting to give it an easy way for a test drive,
> and to submit (automated) feedback on which machines and
> configurations Xen ran (in)correctly. However, I do not seem to be
> able to find these ISO images for download at Xen.org anymore. Has the
> project stopped making these useful test images - and if so, why ? -
> or am I simply looking in the wrong place ?
>
xm test code is still available in the xen code

But all the docs and mailing list reference to it are quite out of date:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenTest
http://markmail.org/message/2jvnvim3hokwfaqy

There are live CDs available [1], but as far as automated testing goes
you may want to check on xen-devel, there are a couple of companies
that send in weekly reports

For example:
http://markmail.org/search/?q=vmx+status+report#query:vmx status
report+page:1+mid:hoqsjbr5x3l2i7pe+state:results

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Todd


[1]
Under: http://runningxen.com/resources/#chapter2
Xen Live CD:
http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.0.3-0/iso/livecd-xen-3.0.3-0.iso
cached copy: http://runningxen.com/download/livecd-xen-3.0.3-0.iso
VMKNOPPIX: http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/vmknoppix/index-en.html
Under: http://runningxen.com/resources
under the heading "Resources Since First Edition"
VMKnoppix Xen LiveCD (other virtualization system support and lots of
other neat features)
http://www.rcis.aist.go.jp/project/knoppix/vmknoppix/index-en.html
The 3.03 version is still the latest released liveCD from Xen Source.
The VMKnoppix live CDs are a good alternative, with newer Xen packages
installed.

-- 
Todd Deshane
http://todddeshane.net
http://runningxen.com

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Todd,


Thank you very much for pointing me to the latest live ISO images,
that was exactly what I was looking for. However, I seem to remember a
command or option to automatically send the compatibility or machine
configuration to a Xen-Community controlled server. Do you happen to
know what command or option that was, so that I can submit my results
? For example, the Wiki refers to the commands
''tools/xm-test/xm-test''
and ''XenRT''. Are these still valid commands, and how do I
configure
them to send the informational results to the right server ?



Thanks in advance,


Regards,


John Smith

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Todd Deshane <deshantm@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:48 AM, John Smith <lbalbalba@gmail.com>
wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I seem to remember that there used to be ISO downloads of Xen
>> available, for people wanting to give it an easy way for a test drive,
>> and to submit (automated) feedback on which machines and
>> configurations Xen ran (in)correctly. However, I do not seem to be
>> able to find these ISO images for download at Xen.org anymore. Has the
>> project stopped making these useful test images - and if so, why ? -
>> or am I simply looking in the wrong place ?
>>
>
> xm test code is still available in the xen code
>
> But all the docs and mailing list reference to it are quite out of date:
> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenTest
> http://markmail.org/message/2jvnvim3hokwfaqy
>
> There are live CDs available [1], but as far as automated testing goes
> you may want to check on xen-devel, there are a couple of companies
> that send in weekly reports
>
> For example:
> http://markmail.org/search/?q=vmx+status+report#query:vmx status
> report+page:1+mid:hoqsjbr5x3l2i7pe+state:results
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Cheers,
> Todd
>
>
> [1]
> Under: http://runningxen.com/resources/#chapter2
> Xen Live CD:
http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.0.3-0/iso/livecd-xen-3.0.3-0.iso
> cached copy: http://runningxen.com/download/livecd-xen-3.0.3-0.iso
> VMKNOPPIX: http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/vmknoppix/index-en.html
> Under: http://runningxen.com/resources
> under the heading "Resources Since First Edition"
> VMKnoppix Xen LiveCD (other virtualization system support and lots of
> other neat features)
> http://www.rcis.aist.go.jp/project/knoppix/vmknoppix/index-en.html
> The 3.03 version is still the latest released liveCD from Xen Source.
> The VMKnoppix live CDs are a good alternative, with newer Xen packages
> installed.
>
> --
> Todd Deshane
> http://todddeshane.net
> http://runningxen.com
>
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Stephen: Does the xm/xen test infrastructure exist at all anymore?
I haven''t heard anything on it. Is it something that Citrix (or
someone)
would be willing to host again for Xen.org? (if there is enough interest).

The xm-test stuff may just work and need to be dusted off or maybe it
is in active use now?

Actually... it looks like there are patches against it that are recent.
http://xen.markmail.org/search/?q=xm%20test#query:xm%20test+page:1+mid:u7i2a2dxxnluxqa3+state:results

Does anyone have further information on it?

Thanks,
Todd

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 4:10 PM, John Smith <lbalbalba@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Todd,
>
>
> Thank you very much for pointing me to the latest live ISO images,
> that was exactly what I was looking for. However, I seem to remember a
> command or option to automatically send the compatibility or machine
> configuration to a Xen-Community controlled server. Do you happen to
> know what command or option that was, so that I can submit my results
> ? For example, the Wiki refers to the commands
''tools/xm-test/xm-test''
> and ''XenRT''. Are these still valid commands, and how do I
configure
> them to send the informational results to the right server ?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> John Smith
>
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Todd Deshane <deshantm@gmail.com>
wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:48 AM, John Smith <lbalbalba@gmail.com>
wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I seem to remember that there used to be ISO downloads of Xen
>>> available, for people wanting to give it an easy way for a test
drive,
>>> and to submit (automated) feedback on which machines and
>>> configurations Xen ran (in)correctly. However, I do not seem to be
>>> able to find these ISO images for download at Xen.org anymore. Has
the
>>> project stopped making these useful test images - and if so, why ?
-
>>> or am I simply looking in the wrong place ?
>>>
>>
>> xm test code is still available in the xen code
>>
>> But all the docs and mailing list reference to it are quite out of
date:
>> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenTest
>> http://markmail.org/message/2jvnvim3hokwfaqy
>>
>> There are live CDs available [1], but as far as automated testing goes
>> you may want to check on xen-devel, there are a couple of companies
>> that send in weekly reports
>>
>> For example:
>> http://markmail.org/search/?q=vmx+status+report#query:vmx status
>> report+page:1+mid:hoqsjbr5x3l2i7pe+state:results
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Todd
>>
>>
>> [1]
>> Under: http://runningxen.com/resources/#chapter2
>> Xen Live CD:
http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.0.3-0/iso/livecd-xen-3.0.3-0.iso
>> cached copy: http://runningxen.com/download/livecd-xen-3.0.3-0.iso
>> VMKNOPPIX: http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/vmknoppix/index-en.html
>> Under: http://runningxen.com/resources
>> under the heading "Resources Since First Edition"
>> VMKnoppix Xen LiveCD (other virtualization system support and lots of
>> other neat features)
>> http://www.rcis.aist.go.jp/project/knoppix/vmknoppix/index-en.html
>> The 3.03 version is still the latest released liveCD from Xen Source.
>> The VMKnoppix live CDs are a good alternative, with newer Xen packages
>> installed.
>>
>> --
>> Todd Deshane
>> http://todddeshane.net
>> http://runningxen.com
>>
>


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http://runningxen.com

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On 30/12/2008 22:48, "Todd Deshane" <deshantm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Stephen: Does the xm/xen test infrastructure exist at all anymore?
> I haven''t heard anything on it. Is it something that Citrix (or
someone)
> would be willing to host again for Xen.org? (if there is enough interest).
> 
> The xm-test stuff may just work and need to be dusted off or maybe it
> is in active use now?
> 
> Actually... it looks like there are patches against it that are recent.
>
http://xen.markmail.org/search/?q=xm%20test#query:xm%20test+page:1+mid:u7i2a2d
> xxnluxqa3+state:results
> 
> Does anyone have further information on it?
The xm-test stuff in the repository should work as far as I know. I''m
not
sure whether we host any ramdisks any more.

 -- Keir



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On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com>
wrote:
>
> The xm-test stuff in the repository should work as far as I know.
I''m not
> sure whether we host any ramdisks any more.
>
>  -- Keir
>
I have done a quick boot of the live cd hosted at
http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.0.3-0/iso/livecd-xen-3.0.3-0.iso,
and did some case-insensitive ''find'' commands on the booted
system.
Unfortunately, nothing showed up. So it appears that the xen-test is
still available in the source code repository, but no longer included
in the Live CD ?



Regards,


John Smith

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On 31/12/2008 10:15, "John Smith" <lbalbalba@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have done a quick boot of the live cd hosted at
>
http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.0.3-0/iso/livecd-xen-3.0.3-0.iso,
> and did some case-insensitive ''find'' commands on the
booted system.
> Unfortunately, nothing showed up. So it appears that the xen-test is
> still available in the source code repository, but no longer included
> in the Live CD ?
Was it ever included in the live CD? The CD is no longer maintained anyway,
and quite out of date, so it''s a moot point.

 -- Keir



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On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com>
wrote:
>
> Was it ever included in the live CD?
>
Yes, it was definitely included for Xen 3.0 (before XenSource was
aquired by Citrix), and was explicitly included on a bootable live cd
termed a ''Test CD Image'', in order to get a better overview of
which
systems and hardware configurations Xen could or could not handle.

According to the Internet Archive/Wayback machine, it was downloadable
from the following url :
http://www.xensource.com/xen/downloads/dl_x30tcd.html

>
> The CD is no longer maintained anyway,
> and quite out of date, so it''s a moot point.
>
Im sorry to hear that. As a non-developer, sending in test reports of
various machine configurations was an easy and useful way to
contribute to the Xen project.


Regards,


John Smith

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