xen discuss - Dec 2007 - snv 77 W2003 domu loses config on reboot/shutdown

Hi All,

I successfully installed a 32bit W2003 domu using the following config file (as
the CD image wasn''t persistent between reboots, otherwise I would have
used virt-install ;-) ) :

isk = [
''file:/images/xvm/w2003/w2003-disk.raw,hdc,w'',''file:/images/isos/en_win_srv_2003_r2_enterprise_cd1.
iso,hda:cdrom,r'' ]
memory = 512
name = "w2003"
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder=''hvm''
vif = [ ''type=ioemu'' ]

on_poweroff = ''destroy''
on_reboot   = ''restart''
on_crash    = ''preserve''

boot=''c''
vnc=1
vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
vncpasswd=''''
serial=''null''
usb=1
usbdevice="tablet"

import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search(''64'', arch):
     arch_libdir = ''lib64''
else:
     arch_libdir = ''lib''
device_model = ''/usr/'' + arch_libdir +
''/xen/bin/qemu-dm''

Trouble is, whenever I reboot or shutdown the domain, or reboot dom0, I lose the
config i.e. ''xm list'' does not show my domain. I can get the
domain back again by running ''xm create [domain config
filename]'' but that''s too much hassle!

Obviously a case of RTFM, if someone would be so kind as to point me in the
right direction!

Regards,

Simon.
 
 
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Just a guess, but try xm new rather than xm create.

I use virsh rather than xm, and this is
the difference between virsh create and virsh
define -- the latter puts the configuration into persistent
storage whereas the former does not. (virsh uses an XML
config file though.)

Simon Redmill wrote:

Hi All,

I successfully installed a 32bit W2003 domu using the following config file (as
the CD image wasn''t persistent between reboots, otherwise I would have
used virt-install ;-) ) :

isk = [
''file:/images/xvm/w2003/w2003-disk.raw,hdc,w'',''file:/images/isos/en_win_srv_2003_r2_enterprise_cd1.
iso,hda:cdrom,r'' ]
memory = 512
name = "w2003"
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder=''hvm''
vif = [ ''type=ioemu'' ]

on_poweroff = ''destroy''
on_reboot   = ''restart''
on_crash    = ''preserve''

boot=''c''
vnc=1
vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
vncpasswd=''''
serial=''null''
usb=1
usbdevice="tablet"

import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search(''64'', arch):
     arch_libdir = ''lib64''
else:
     arch_libdir = ''lib''
device_model = ''/usr/'' + arch_libdir +
''/xen/bin/qemu-dm''

Trouble is, whenever I reboot or shutdown the domain, or reboot dom0, I lose the
config i.e. ''xm list'' does not show my domain. I can get the
domain back again by running ''xm create [domain config
filename]'' but that''s too much hassle!

Obviously a case of RTFM, if someone would be so kind as to point me in the
right direction!

Regards,

Simon.

Per MRJ:-
Are you using the workaround for:
   6612343 The fix for 6292092 and xvm dom0 not getting along
     http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6612343
which is to put the following in /etc/system
   set softcall_delay=0x100000
BTW, this should be fixed in b79.
 
 
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Thanks Andrew - ''xm new'' worked a treat!

Simon.
 
 
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Nope, all works fine without it so far....
 
 
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