Re: [Xen-users] Windows Server 2003 and multiple processors

Jason Solan
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:01:07 -0000

Thanks,
  We''ve noticed the same on 3.0.4; MPS HALs work, but ACPI
doesn''t.
Unfortunately with using RHEL 5 we don''t like to veer from the RHN
packages.  Hopefully redhat will release 3.1 soon as it appears there is
a lot of good stuff in there.

Until then we have a Fedora 7 system with 3.1 so we''ll do some testing
on that.

--Jason

On Tue, 2007-07-17 at 13:44 +0100, Martin Goldstone
wrote:
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> Under Xen 3.1, I''m able to use the ACPI Multiprocessor HAL (and
the
> uniprocessor one as well, when I only need 1 VCPU) or both 32 bit and 64
> bit Windows.  Under 3.0.4, I''m pretty sure I was only able to use
the
> MPS Multiprocessor and uniprocessor HALs, along with the Standard PC HAL
> (although I had to play with various settings), but not any ACPI HALs.
> Sadly I can''t remember if this was with 32 bit or 64 bit Windows.
>
> If you need/want multiprocessor capabilities, I really do suggest
> upgrading to Xen 3.1.
>
> Mart
>
> Jason Solan wrote:
> > I''ve noticed looking through the archives on this mailing
list that some
> > of you have w2k3 running with multiple processors.  For any of you
that
> > have this, which HAL are you using?
> >
> > We are running RHEL 5, xen 3.0.4 on a Dell Poweredge 2950.  The
> > processors support acpi, but we can''t get the acpi (uni or
multi) HAL to
> > work in windows; the install hangs after it loads all the drivers
> > (before you choose disk partitions, etc).  We were able to use the
> > "Standard PC" which is suggested by redhat in their
documentation,
> > however that only allows one processor.
> >
> >
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