Hello all, I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a Xen Dom0 with an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the installation due to the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m downloading at the moment) will fix that? :-) During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that copied files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me to google for xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to a windows paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Does anyone know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also read that network performance is near native so would it make sense to install windows on a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine using an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying on it''s near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyone tried this? I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improve windows HVM performance. Many thanks in advance, Steve. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 08:55:38AM +0000, lists@higgers.me.uk wrote:> Hello all, > > I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a Xen Dom0 with > an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the installation due to > the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering > components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m downloading > at the moment) will fix that? :-) > > During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that copied > files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me to google for > xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to a windows > paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Does anyone > know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also read that > network performance is near native so would it make sense to install windows on > a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine using > an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying on it''s > near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyone tried this? > > I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improve windows HVM > performance. > > Many thanks in advance, >Windows paravirtualized device drivers for disk and network would be a lot faster, but those are not publicly available :( They are part of Virtual Iron and Xen Enterprise products only.. :( -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi> writes:>> During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that copied >> files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me to google for >> xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to a windows >> paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Does anyone >> know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also read that >> network performance is near native so would it make sense to install windows on >> a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine using >> an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying on it''s >> near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyone tried this?<...>> > Windows paravirtualized device drivers for disk and network would be a lot > faster, but those are not publicly available :( > > They are part of Virtual Iron and Xen Enterprise products only.. :(There''s no project writting them yet? -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems E-mail: otavio@ossystems.com.br http://www.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 53 9981-7854 http://projetos.ossystems.com.br _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:>On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 08:55:38AM +0000, lists@higgers.me.uk wrote: > > >>Hello all, >> >>I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a Xen Dom0 with >>an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the installation due to >>the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering >>components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m downloading >>at the moment) will fix that? :-) >> >>During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that copied >>files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me to google for >>xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to a windows >>paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Does anyone >>know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also read that >>network performance is near native so would it make sense to install windows on >>a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine using >>an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying on it''s >>near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyone tried this? >> >>I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improve windows HVM >>performance. >> >>Many thanks in advance, >> >> >> > >Windows paravirtualized device drivers for disk and network would be a lot >faster, but those are not publicly available :( > >They are part of Virtual Iron and Xen Enterprise products only.. :( > >-- Pasi > >Anyone know if these drivers are in the Xen Express? John -- John McMonagle IT Manager Advocap Inc. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hello all. What disk I/O speed Windows guest should get? I runned benchmarks using Iometer at Windows server 2003 guest and got terrible results , about 4-6 Mb/sec ( btw , same for disks i connected using MS iscsi initiator and SAMBA shares ) It is normal speed for Windows guest or something wrong in my installation? Guest and Iscsi target running on same machine . On 12/15/06, John McMonagle <johnm@advocap.org> wrote:> Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > > >On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 08:55:38AM +0000, lists@higgers.me.uk wrote: > > > > > >>Hello all, > >> > >>I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a Xen Dom0 with > >>an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the installation due to > >>the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering > >>components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m downloading > >>at the moment) will fix that? :-) > >> > >>During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that copied > >>files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me to google for > >>xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to a windows > >>paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Does anyone > >>know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also read that > >>network performance is near native so would it make sense to install windows on > >>a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine using > >>an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying on it''s > >>near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyone tried this? > >> > >>I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improve windows HVM > >>performance. > >> > >>Many thanks in advance, > >> > >> > >> > > > >Windows paravirtualized device drivers for disk and network would be a lot > >faster, but those are not publicly available :( > > > >They are part of Virtual Iron and Xen Enterprise products only.. :( > > > >-- Pasi > > > > > Anyone know if these drivers are in the Xen Express? > > > John > > -- > John McMonagle > IT Manager > Advocap Inc. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hi could you use somthing else then ioemu? i don''t think so, i haven''t see any paravirtualized driver yet... and i''m also waiting for that (i''ve get the same problems but with an old Linux 2.4 Kernel and older Oracle db ;-) ) gerhard PS: i hope this cross-posting will annoy somebody Goga <narezatel@gmail.com> Sent by: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com 18.12.2006 19:20 To "John McMonagle" <johnm@advocap.org> cc xen-users@lists.xensource.com, lists@higgers.me.uk Subject Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance Hello all. What disk I/O speed Windows guest should get? I runned benchmarks using Iometer at Windows server 2003 guest and got terrible results , about 4-6 Mb/sec ( btw , same for disks i connected using MS iscsi initiator and SAMBA shares ) It is normal speed for Windows guest or something wrong in my installation? Guest and Iscsi target running on same machine . On 12/15/06, John McMonagle <johnm@advocap.org> wrote:> Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > > >On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 08:55:38AM +0000, lists@higgers.me.uk wrote: > > > > > >>Hello all, > >> > >>I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a XenDom0 with> >>an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the installationdue to> >>the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering > >>components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''mdownloading> >>at the moment) will fix that? :-) > >> > >>During the installation I noticed that the section of the install thatcopied> >>files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me togoogle for> >>xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to awindows> >>paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Doesanyone> >>know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also readthat> >>network performance is near native so would it make sense to installwindows on> >>a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windowsmachine using> >>an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying onit''s> >>near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyonetried this?> >> > >>I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improvewindows HVM> >>performance. > >> > >>Many thanks in advance, > >> > >> > >> > > > >Windows paravirtualized device drivers for disk and network would be alot> >faster, but those are not publicly available :( > > > >They are part of Virtual Iron and Xen Enterprise products only.. :( > > > >-- Pasi > > > > > Anyone know if these drivers are in the Xen Express? > > > John > > -- > John McMonagle > IT Manager > Advocap Inc. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> -----Original Message----- > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of > Gerhard Possler > Sent: 19 December 2006 10:08 > To: Goga > Cc: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com; > lists@higgers.me.uk; xen-users@lists.xensource.com; John McMonagle > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance > > > > Hi > > could you use somthing else then ioemu? i don''t think so, i > haven''t see any paravirtualized driver yet... and i''m also > waiting for that (i''ve get the same problems but with an old > Linux 2.4 Kernel and older Oracle db ;-) )Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn''t be too difficult to back-port for 2.4. PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron. -- Mats> > gerhard > > PS: i hope this cross-posting will annoy somebody > > > > > Goga <narezatel@gmail.com> > Sent by: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com > > 18.12.2006 19:20 To > "John McMonagle" <johnm@advocap.org> > cc > xen-users@lists.xensource.com, lists@higgers.me.uk > Subject > Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance > > > > > > > Hello all. > > What disk I/O speed Windows guest should get? > I runned benchmarks using Iometer at Windows server 2003 guest and got > terrible results , about 4-6 Mb/sec ( btw , same for disks i connected > using MS iscsi initiator and SAMBA shares ) > It is normal speed for Windows guest or something wrong in > my installation? > Guest and Iscsi target running on same machine . > > On 12/15/06, John McMonagle <johnm@advocap.org> wrote: > > Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > > > > >On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 08:55:38AM +0000, > lists@higgers.me.uk wrote: > > > > > > > > >>Hello all, > > >> > > >>I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 > server on a Xen Dom0 with > > >>an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the > installation due to > > >>the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is > "registering > > >>components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE > (which I''m downloading > > >>at the moment) will fix that? :-) > > >> > > >>During the installation I noticed that the section of the > install that copied > > >>files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which > prompted me to google for > > >>xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some > references to a windows > > >>paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve > performance. Does anyone > > >>know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? > I also read that > > >>network performance is near native so would it make sense > to install windows on > > >>a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the > windows machine using > > >>an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would > be relying on it''s > > >>near native network performance for harddisc accesses. > Has anyone tried this? > > >> > > >>I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks > to improve windows HVM > > >>performance. > > >> > > >>Many thanks in advance, > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Windows paravirtualized device drivers for disk and > network would be a lot > > >faster, but those are not publicly available :( > > > > > >They are part of Virtual Iron and Xen Enterprise products only.. :( > > > > > >-- Pasi > > > > > > > > Anyone know if these drivers are in the Xen Express? > > > > > > John > > > > -- > > John McMonagle > > IT Manager > > Advocap Inc. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Petersson, Mats wrote:> > Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn''t be too difficult to back-port for 2.4. > > PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron. > > -- > MatsAny chance this will change in the (near) future? (the availability of PV Windows drivers for non-commercial users) - Joost _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> -----Original Message----- > From: Joost van den Broek [mailto:joost@seat-ibiza.nl] > Sent: 20 December 2006 10:03 > To: Petersson, Mats > Cc: Gerhard Possler; Goga; xen-users@lists.xensource.com; > John McMonagle; xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com; > lists@higgers.me.uk > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance > > Petersson, Mats wrote: > > > > Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn''t > be too difficult to back-port for 2.4. > > > > PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial > products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron. > > > > -- > > Mats > > Any chance this will change in the (near) future? (the > availability of > PV Windows drivers for non-commercial users)I have no idea. There has been some discussion stating that "Windows drivers can''t be open-sourced", which I''m not sure if that''s correct or not. That would sort of put a plug to XenSource distributing them together with Xen, as Xen is Open Source and requires that all components distributed with it are also open source. -- Mats> > - Joost > > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hello. It is possible to purchase Windows PV drivers only ? I dont really need whole XEN enterprise package , little cute Windows PV driver pack for 100-200$ would make me happy :) On 12/20/06, Petersson, Mats <Mats.Petersson@amd.com> wrote:> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joost van den Broek [mailto:joost@seat-ibiza.nl] > > Sent: 20 December 2006 10:03 > > To: Petersson, Mats > > Cc: Gerhard Possler; Goga; xen-users@lists.xensource.com; > > John McMonagle; xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com; > > lists@higgers.me.uk > > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance > > > > Petersson, Mats wrote: > > > > > > Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn''t > > be too difficult to back-port for 2.4. > > > > > > PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial > > products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron. > > > > > > -- > > > Mats > > > > Any chance this will change in the (near) future? (the > > availability of > > PV Windows drivers for non-commercial users) > > I have no idea. There has been some discussion stating that "Windows > drivers can''t be open-sourced", which I''m not sure if that''s correct or > not. That would sort of put a plug to XenSource distributing them > together with Xen, as Xen is Open Source and requires that all > components distributed with it are also open source. > > -- > Mats > > > > - Joost > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Yep, I second that! Ryan> Hello. > > It is possible to purchase Windows PV drivers only ? > I dont really need whole XEN enterprise package , little cute > Windows PV driver pack for 100-200$ would make me happy :) > > On 12/20/06, Petersson, Mats <Mats.Petersson@amd.com> wrote: >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Joost van den Broek [mailto:joost@seat-ibiza.nl] >> > Sent: 20 December 2006 10:03 >> > To: Petersson, Mats >> > Cc: Gerhard Possler; Goga; xen-users@lists.xensource.com; >> > John McMonagle; xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com; >> > lists@higgers.me.uk >> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance >> > >> > Petersson, Mats wrote: >> > > >> > > Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn''t >> > be too difficult to back-port for 2.4. >> > > >> > > PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial >> > products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Mats >> > >> > Any chance this will change in the (near) future? (the >> > availability of >> > PV Windows drivers for non-commercial users) >> >> I have no idea. There has been some discussion stating that "Windows >> drivers can''t be open-sourced", which I''m not sure if that''s correct or >> not. That would sort of put a plug to XenSource distributing them >> together with Xen, as Xen is Open Source and requires that all >> components distributed with it are also open source. >> >> -- >> Mats >> > >> > - Joost >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
As far as i got to know is at the moment SuSE or any RedHat version doesnt support Windows. And by somewhere in march 2007, the release is due which supports that. But even i am not sure about this as i got to know about it through some SuSE documentation and i still dont believe it, so i am doing a bit research on this and do let me know if you get any success in installing Windows on top of XEN...I have tried a lot to install it over Fedora Core 6 but result was null.... Thanks lists-81 wrote:> > Hello all, > > I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a Xen Dom0 > with > an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the installation due > to > the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering > components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m > downloading > at the moment) will fix that? :-) > > During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that > copied > files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me to google > for > xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to a windows > paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Does > anyone > know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also read that > network performance is near native so would it make sense to install > windows on > a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine > using > an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying on > it''s > near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyone tried > this? > > I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improve windows > HVM > performance. > > Many thanks in advance, > > Steve. > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >-- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Windows-2003-HVM-Performance-tf2779415.html#a8009461 Sent from the Xen - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
As far as i got to know is at the moment SuSE or any RedHat version doesnt support Windows. And by somewhere in march 2007, the release is due which supports that. But even i am not sure about this as i got to know about it through some SuSE documentation and i still dont believe it, so i am doing a bit research on this and do let me know if you get any success in installing Windows on top of XEN...I have tried a lot to install it over Fedora Core 6 but result was null.... Thanks lists-81 wrote:> > Hello all, > > I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a Xen Dom0 > with > an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the installation due > to > the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering > components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m > downloading > at the moment) will fix that? :-) > > During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that > copied > files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me to google > for > xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to a windows > paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Does > anyone > know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also read that > network performance is near native so would it make sense to install > windows on > a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine > using > an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying on > it''s > near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyone tried > this? > > I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improve windows > HVM > performance. > > Many thanks in advance, > > Steve. > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >-- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Windows-2003-HVM-Performance-tf2779415.html#a8009462 Sent from the Xen - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
As far as i got to know is at the moment SuSE or any RedHat version doesnt support Windows. And by somewhere in march 2007, the release is due which supports that. But even i am not sure about this as i got to know about it through some SuSE documentation and i still dont believe it, so i am doing a bit research on this and do let me know if you get any success in installing Windows on top of XEN...I have tried a lot to install it over Fedora Core 6 but result was null.... Thanks lists-81 wrote:> > Hello all, > > I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 server on a Xen Dom0 > with > an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the installation due > to > the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is "registering > components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m > downloading > at the moment) will fix that? :-) > > During the installation I noticed that the section of the install that > copied > files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which prompted me to google > for > xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some references to a windows > paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve performance. Does > anyone > know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I also read that > network performance is near native so would it make sense to install > windows on > a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the windows machine > using > an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be relying on > it''s > near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has anyone tried > this? > > I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to improve windows > HVM > performance. > > Many thanks in advance, > > Steve. > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >-- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Windows-2003-HVM-Performance-tf2779415.html#a8009463 Sent from the Xen - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> -----Original Message----- > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com > [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of anant > Sent: 21 December 2006 15:15 > To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance > > > As far as i got to know is at the moment SuSE or any RedHat > version doesnt > support Windows. And by somewhere in march 2007, the release > is due which > supports that. But even i am not sure about this as i got to > know about it > through some SuSE documentation and i still dont believe it, > so i am doing a > bit research on this and do let me know if you get any > success in installing > Windows on top of XEN...I have tried a lot to install it over > Fedora Core 6 > but result was null.... > ThanksWhy do you send the same message three times? Also, there''s PLENTY of people on this mailing list who have successfully got Windows working on various types of hardware and software combinations. One of those is myself. Just because you can''t figure out how to do this, doesn''t mean that it doesn''t work. -- Mats> > lists-81 wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 > server on a Xen Dom0 > > with > > an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the > installation due > > to > > the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is > "registering > > components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m > > downloading > > at the moment) will fix that? :-) > > > > During the installation I noticed that the section of the > install that > > copied > > files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which > prompted me to google > > for > > xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some > references to a windows > > paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve > performance. Does > > anyone > > know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I > also read that > > network performance is near native so would it make sense to install > > windows on > > a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the > windows machine > > using > > an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be > relying on > > it''s > > near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has > anyone tried > > this? > > > > I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to > improve windows > > HVM > > performance. > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > Steve. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Windows-2003-HVM-Performance-tf2779415.h > tml#a8009463 > Sent from the Xen - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
So if you are one of those guys who has successfully installed windows XP on top of xen then do explain what hardware and software combination you have used in it. But reply that on my thread i.e. research. And about sending same message 3 times...yeh that was because of internet problem.i am trying to delete it but not working...you asked why so i am telling you ...because even i dont like sending same message again n again Petersson, Mats wrote:> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com >> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of anant >> Sent: 21 December 2006 15:15 >> To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com >> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance >> >> >> As far as i got to know is at the moment SuSE or any RedHat >> version doesnt >> support Windows. And by somewhere in march 2007, the release >> is due which >> supports that. But even i am not sure about this as i got to >> know about it >> through some SuSE documentation and i still dont believe it, >> so i am doing a >> bit research on this and do let me know if you get any >> success in installing >> Windows on top of XEN...I have tried a lot to install it over >> Fedora Core 6 >> but result was null.... >> Thanks > > Why do you send the same message three times? > > Also, there''s PLENTY of people on this mailing list who have > successfully got Windows working on various types of hardware and > software combinations. One of those is myself. > > Just because you can''t figure out how to do this, doesn''t mean that it > doesn''t work. > > -- > Mats >> >> lists-81 wrote: >> > >> > Hello all, >> > >> > I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 >> server on a Xen Dom0 >> > with >> > an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the >> installation due >> > to >> > the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is >> "registering >> > components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m >> > downloading >> > at the moment) will fix that? :-) >> > >> > During the installation I noticed that the section of the >> install that >> > copied >> > files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which >> prompted me to google >> > for >> > xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some >> references to a windows >> > paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve >> performance. Does >> > anyone >> > know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I >> also read that >> > network performance is near native so would it make sense to install >> > windows on >> > a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the >> windows machine >> > using >> > an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be >> relying on >> > it''s >> > near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has >> anyone tried >> > this? >> > >> > I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to >> improve windows >> > HVM >> > performance. >> > >> > Many thanks in advance, >> > >> > Steve. >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Xen-users mailing list >> > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >> > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Windows-2003-HVM-Performance-tf2779415.h >> tml#a8009463 >> Sent from the Xen - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-users mailing list >> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >-- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Windows-2003-HVM-Performance-tf2779415.html#a8009979 Sent from the Xen - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
You are doing "research", by which is implied it seems that you are doing cursory reading. Anyways. It works with Intel VT and I expect it to with most. Got mine going with this official looking documention that is not on the wiki. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/netos/xen/readmes/user/user.html The one on Xensource does not have Appendix A. On Thu, 2006-21-12 at 07:49 -0800, anant wrote:> So if you are one of those guys who has successfully installed windows XP on > top of xen then do explain what hardware and software combination you have > used in it. But reply that on my thread i.e. research. > And about sending same message 3 times...yeh that was because of internet > problem.i am trying to delete it but not working...you asked why so i am > telling you ...because even i dont like sending same message again n again > > Petersson, Mats wrote: > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com > >> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of anant > >> Sent: 21 December 2006 15:15 > >> To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com > >> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance > >> > >> > >> As far as i got to know is at the moment SuSE or any RedHat > >> version doesnt > >> support Windows. And by somewhere in march 2007, the release > >> is due which > >> supports that. But even i am not sure about this as i got to > >> know about it > >> through some SuSE documentation and i still dont believe it, > >> so i am doing a > >> bit research on this and do let me know if you get any > >> success in installing > >> Windows on top of XEN...I have tried a lot to install it over > >> Fedora Core 6 > >> but result was null.... > >> Thanks > > > > Why do you send the same message three times? > > > > Also, there''s PLENTY of people on this mailing list who have > > successfully got Windows working on various types of hardware and > > software combinations. One of those is myself. > > > > Just because you can''t figure out how to do this, doesn''t mean that it > > doesn''t work. > > > > -- > > Mats > >> > >> lists-81 wrote: > >> > > >> > Hello all, > >> > > >> > I have recently been trying to install a windows 2003 > >> server on a Xen Dom0 > >> > with > >> > an AMD X2 CPU. I''ve not actually been able to finish the > >> installation due > >> > to > >> > the Dom0 host crashing whilst the Windows installation is > >> "registering > >> > components". Hopefully the latest version of OpenSUSE (which I''m > >> > downloading > >> > at the moment) will fix that? :-) > >> > > >> > During the installation I noticed that the section of the > >> install that > >> > copied > >> > files to the harddisc didn''t execute very fast which > >> prompted me to google > >> > for > >> > xen HVM harddisc performance figures. I read some > >> references to a windows > >> > paravirtualised harddisc driver that would improve > >> performance. Does > >> > anyone > >> > know whether paravirtualised drivers are in development? I > >> also read that > >> > network performance is near native so would it make sense to install > >> > windows on > >> > a partition on the Dom0 and then create a D drive on the > >> windows machine > >> > using > >> > an iSCSI initiator? This would mean that the domU would be > >> relying on > >> > it''s > >> > near native network performance for harddisc accesses. Has > >> anyone tried > >> > this? > >> > > >> > I''d be interested to hear any advice on settings/tweaks to > >> improve windows > >> > HVM > >> > performance. > >> > > >> > Many thanks in advance, > >> > > >> > Steve. > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Xen-users mailing list > >> > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > >> > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> http://www.nabble.com/Windows-2003-HVM-Performance-tf2779415.h > >> tml#a8009463 > >> Sent from the Xen - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Xen-users mailing list > >> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Petersson, Mats wrote:> > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com >> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of >> Gerhard Possler >> Sent: 19 December 2006 10:08 >> To: Goga >> Cc: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com; >> lists@higgers.me.uk; xen-users@lists.xensource.com; John McMonagle >> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance >> >> >> >> Hi >> >> could you use somthing else then ioemu? i don''t think so, i >> haven''t see any paravirtualized driver yet... and i''m also >> waiting for that (i''ve get the same problems but with an old >> Linux 2.4 Kernel and older Oracle db ;-) ) >> > > Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn''t be too difficult to back-port for 2.4. > > PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron. >Yes, and you can backport tail lights onto a horse. Doesn''t make it a good idea: there are very fundamental differences between the 2.4 and 2.6 kernel code bases, so large as to make such backporting a real waste of manpower. Update the 2.4 system to 2.6, if at all feasible. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users