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Steven Sim

2008-Nov-08 14:35 UTC

Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?

Gurus;

I''ve been running Solaris 10 on a HVM domain on my machine (running
SXCE
snv_93 x86) for some time now.

Now that Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) has been released, I tried creating 
a Paravirtualized Guest domain but got the same error message I got 
previously...

# virt-install -n sol10 -p -r 1560 --nographics -f 
/dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/sol10 -l /stage/sol-10-u6->

Starting install...
Could not find an installable distribution at 
''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
Domain installation may not have been
 successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
 by running ''virsh start sol10''; otherwise, please
 restart your installation.
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:32:47 ERROR    Could not find an installable 
distribution at ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 511, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 471, in main
    dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
line 885, in start_install
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/ParaVirtGuest.py",
line 68, in _prepare_install
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
line 233, in prepare
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
line 106, in acquireKernel
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
line 92, in _storeForDistro
ValueError: Could not find an installable distribution at 
''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''

I see some people on this list successfully creating and running a PV 
domain using Solaris 10....

Does Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) support full paravirtualization on xVM?

Warmest Regards
Steven Sim

Mark Johnson

2008-Nov-08 15:54 UTC

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Re: Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?

Steven Sim wrote:> Gurus;
> 
> I''ve been running Solaris 10 on a HVM domain on my machine
(running SXCE
> snv_93 x86) for some time now.
> 
> Now that Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) has been released, I tried creating 
> a Paravirtualized Guest domain but got the same error message I got 
> previously...
> 
> # virt-install -n sol10 -p -r 1560 --nographics -f 
> /dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/sol10 -l /stage/sol-10-u6->
> 
> Starting install...
> Could not find an installable distribution at 
> ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
> Domain installation may not have been
>  successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
>  by running ''virsh start sol10''; otherwise, please
>  restart your installation.
> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:32:47 ERROR    Could not find an installable 
> distribution at ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 511, in ?
>     main()
>   File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 471, in main
>     dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
>   File 
>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
> line 885, in start_install
>   File 
>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/ParaVirtGuest.py",
> line 68, in _prepare_install
>   File 
>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
> line 233, in prepare
>   File 
>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
> line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd
>   File 
>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
> line 106, in acquireKernel
>   File 
>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
> line 92, in _storeForDistro
> ValueError: Could not find an installable distribution at 
> ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
> 
> I see some people on this list successfully creating and running a PV 
> domain using Solaris 10....
> 
> Does Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) support full paravirtualization on xVM?

No, it''s still HVM. But it does have PV NIC and disk drivers..




MRJ

Steven Sim

2008-Nov-08 16:01 UTC

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Re: Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?

Mark;

Thanks for the swift reply!

Exactly how will the PV NIC and disk drivers be utilized if it can only 
function in a HVM and not a PV environment?

Warmest Regards
Steven Sim

Mark Johnson wrote:>
>
> Steven Sim wrote:
>> Gurus;
>>
>> I''ve been running Solaris 10 on a HVM domain on my machine
(running
>> SXCE snv_93 x86) for some time now.
>>
>> Now that Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) has been released, I tried 
>> creating a Paravirtualized Guest domain but got the same error 
>> message I got previously...
>>
>> # virt-install -n sol10 -p -r 1560 --nographics -f 
>> /dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/sol10 -l /stage/sol-10-u6->
>>
>> Starting install...
>> Could not find an installable distribution at 
>> ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
>> Domain installation may not have been
>>  successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
>>  by running ''virsh start sol10''; otherwise, please
>>  restart your installation.
>> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:32:47 ERROR    Could not find an installable 
>> distribution at ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 511, in ?
>>     main()
>>   File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 471, in main
>>     dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
>>   File 
>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
>> line 885, in start_install
>>   File 
>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/ParaVirtGuest.py",
>> line 68, in _prepare_install
>>   File 
>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
>> line 233, in prepare
>>   File 
>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
>> line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd
>>   File 
>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
>> line 106, in acquireKernel
>>   File 
>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
>> line 92, in _storeForDistro
>> ValueError: Could not find an installable distribution at 
>> ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
>>
>> I see some people on this list successfully creating and running a PV 
>> domain using Solaris 10....
>>
>> Does Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) support full paravirtualization on
xVM?
>
>
> No, it''s still HVM. But it does have PV NIC and disk drivers..
>
>
>
>
> MRJ
>
>

Bob Netherton

2008-Nov-08 17:04 UTC

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Re: Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?

On Sat, 2008-11-08 at 22:35 +0800, Steven Sim wrote:> Gurus;
> 
> I''ve been running Solaris 10 on a HVM domain on my machine
(running SXCE
> snv_93 x86) for some time now.
> 
> Now that Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) has been released, I tried creating 
> a Paravirtualized Guest domain but got the same error message I got 
> previously...
Solaris 10 has not been paravirtualized so it still requires being run
as an HVM.  What it has are paravirtualized device drivers out of the
box.   So the load on dom0 and the associated qemu-dm will be reduced.
You should see an xnf0 instead of the realtek emulated network.


Bob

Bill Werner

2008-Nov-08 23:27 UTC

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Re: Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?

What are the Solaris 10 patch numbers for the paravirtualized IO drivers?  I
could not find them in the Solaris 10 patch report.
-- 
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Boris Derzhavets

2008-Nov-09 07:19 UTC

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Re: Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?

I''ve not noticed xenified kernel on S10 U6 DVD.
and also don''t expect S10 U6 kernel to support pv_ops , what is,
in general,  enough to run in DomU.
However, looks like PV drivers are in place (just a guess).
Installing S10U6 HVM at Xen 3.3 Ubuntu Hardy Dom0 ( hypervisor backported from
Intrepid Release) , i was able to obtain IP via bridge with
vif = [''bridge=eth0''] and successfully run installed HVM DomU
(32-bit)
Notation vif = [''type=ioemu,bridge=eth0''] didn''t
allow to get IP
during DHCP install.

--- On Sat, 11/8/08, Steven Sim <unixandme@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Steven Sim <unixandme@gmail.com>
Subject: [xen-discuss] Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?
To: xen-discuss@opensolaris.org
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 9:35 AM

Gurus;

I''ve been running Solaris 10 on a HVM domain on my machine (running
SXCE
snv_93 x86) for some time now.

Now that Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) has been released, I tried creating 
a Paravirtualized Guest domain but got the same error message I got 
previously...

# virt-install -n sol10 -p -r 1560 --nographics -f 
/dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/sol10 -l /stage/sol-10-u6->

Starting install...
Could not find an installable distribution at 
''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
Domain installation may not have been
 successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
 by running ''virsh start sol10''; otherwise, please
 restart your installation.
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:32:47 ERROR    Could not find an installable 
distribution at ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 511, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 471, in main
    dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",

line 885, in start_install
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/ParaVirtGuest.py",

line 68, in _prepare_install
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",

line 233, in prepare
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",

line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",

line 106, in acquireKernel
  File 
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",

line 92, in _storeForDistro
ValueError: Could not find an installable distribution at 
''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''

I see some people on this list successfully creating and running a PV 
domain using Solaris 10....

Does Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) support full paravirtualization on xVM?

Warmest Regards
Steven Sim


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Boris Derzhavets

2008-Nov-09 07:40 UTC

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Re: Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?

Yes, in S10U6 HVM DomU at Xen 3.3 Hardy Dom0 :-
bash-3.00# uname -a
SunOS dhcppc13 5.10 Generic_137138-09 i86pc i386 i86pc
bash-3.00# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232
index 1
        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
xnf0: flags=1004843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DHCP,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 2
        inet 192.168.1.46 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
        ether 0:16:3e:23:28:85
bash-3.00# ssh root@192.168.1.50
The authenticity of host ''192.168.1.50 (192.168.1.50)''
can''t be established.
RSA key fingerprint is 7c:8f:97:30:86:ac:96:51:a1:95:28:df:a6:cf:37:26.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added ''192.168.1.50'' (RSA) to the list of
known hosts.
root@192.168.1.50''s password:
Linux boris-desktop 2.6.24-21-xen #1 SMP Wed Oct 22 01:07:57 UTC 2008 x86_64
The programs included with the Ubuntu system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Ubuntu comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
To access official Ubuntu documentation, please visit:
http://help.ubuntu.com/
root@boris-desktop:~# xm info|grep xen_
xen_major              : 3
xen_minor              : 3
xen_extra              : .0
xen_caps               : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32
hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64
xen_scheduler          : credit
xen_pagesize           : 4096
xen_changeset          : unavailable

--- On Sat, 11/8/08, Bob Netherton <progbob@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Bob Netherton <progbob@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [xen-discuss] Paravirtualized Solaris Update 6 (10/08)?
To: "Steven Sim" <unixandme@gmail.com>
Cc: xen-discuss@opensolaris.org
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 12:04 PM

On Sat, 2008-11-08 at 22:35 +0800, Steven Sim wrote:> Gurus;
> 
> I''ve been running Solaris 10 on a HVM domain on my machine
(running
SXCE > snv_93 x86) for some time now.
> 
> Now that Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) has been released, I tried creating 
> a Paravirtualized Guest domain but got the same error message I got 
> previously...
Solaris 10 has not been paravirtualized so it still requires being run
as an HVM.  What it has are paravirtualized device drivers out of the
box.   So the load on dom0 and the associated qemu-dm will be reduced.
You should see an xnf0 instead of the realtek emulated network.

Bob

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Mark Johnson

2008-Nov-10 15:15 UTC

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Steven Sim wrote:> Mark;
> 
> Thanks for the swift reply!
> 
> Exactly how will the PV NIC and disk drivers be utilized if it can only 
> function in a HVM and not a PV environment?

The PV disk driver will attach in the place of the
IDE driver...  You will need to configure the xnf
interface for the network.



MRJ

> Warmest Regards
> Steven Sim
> 
> Mark Johnson wrote:
>>
>>
>> Steven Sim wrote:
>>> Gurus;
>>>
>>> I''ve been running Solaris 10 on a HVM domain on my machine
(running
>>> SXCE snv_93 x86) for some time now.
>>>
>>> Now that Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) has been released, I tried 
>>> creating a Paravirtualized Guest domain but got the same error 
>>> message I got previously...
>>>
>>> # virt-install -n sol10 -p -r 1560 --nographics -f 
>>> /dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/sol10 -l /stage/sol-10-u6->
>>>
>>> Starting install...
>>> Could not find an installable distribution at 
>>> ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
>>> Domain installation may not have been
>>>  successful.  If it was, you can restart your domain
>>>  by running ''virsh start sol10''; otherwise,
please
>>>  restart your installation.
>>> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:32:47 ERROR    Could not find an installable 
>>> distribution at
''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>   File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 511, in ?
>>>     main()
>>>   File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 471, in main
>>>     dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb)
>>>   File 
>>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py",
>>> line 885, in start_install
>>>   File 
>>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/ParaVirtGuest.py",
>>> line 68, in _prepare_install
>>>   File 
>>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
>>> line 233, in prepare
>>>   File 
>>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
>>> line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd
>>>   File 
>>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
>>> line 106, in acquireKernel
>>>   File 
>>>
"/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py",
>>> line 92, in _storeForDistro
>>> ValueError: Could not find an installable distribution at 
>>> ''/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso''
>>>
>>> I see some people on this list successfully creating and running a
PV
>>> domain using Solaris 10....
>>>
>>> Does Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) support full paravirtualization on
xVM?
>>
>>
>> No, it''s still HVM. But it does have PV NIC and disk drivers..
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> MRJ
>>
>>
>

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