Xen users - Jul 2008 - from SLES SP1(3.0.4) to SLES SP2 (3.2)

Hi,

I''m planning to update my sles 10 server, so sp 1 is allready installed
but sp 2 is now available. The Problem is that I''m not an expert in the
xen 3.2 version which is in sp2 included.

Are there some handicaps to use the new xen version?

Should I fix something in the guest config files or in the xend config?

Example for the Config files:
ostype = "opensuse"
name = "suse-10.3-testme"
builder = "linux"
memory = 512
vcpus = 1
uuid = "3f6d1d9d-b7eb-401e-b8b1-fe7bc43e64cc"
on_crash = "destroy"
on_poweroff = "destroy"
on_reboot = "restart"
localtime = 0
bootloader = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/domUloader.py"
bootargs = "--entry=xvda1:/boot/vmlinuz-xen,/boot/initrd-xen"
extra = " "
disk = [ 
''file:/vm/domains/suse-10.3-testme/suse-10.3--testme.img,xvda,w'',
''file:/vm/domains/suse-10.3-testme/suse-10.3-testme.swap,xvdb,w'',
]
vif = [ ''mac=31:5e:d3:48:e4:87'', ]
vfb=[''type=vnc,vncdisplay=2'']


OR

ostype = "windowsxp"
name = "windows-xp-de-01"
builder = "hvm"
memory = 512
vcpus = 1
uuid = "1beb471f-2567-4412-bd59-61818f7f89c4"
on_crash = "destroy"
on_poweroff = "destroy"
on_reboot = "restart"
localtime = 1
extid = 0
device_model = "/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
boot = "c"
disk = [
''file:/vm/domains/windows-xp-de-01/windows-xp-de-01.img,hda,w'',
]
vif = [ ''mac=00:16:3e:a3:0a:32,model=rtl8139,type=ioemu'', ]
vnc = 1
vncdisplay = 0
apic = 0
acpi = 1
pae = 1
usb = 1
usbdevice = ''tablet''
serial = "pty"


Which changes had been made from xen 3.0.4 to xen 3.2.

Thanks
Regards Marcus



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On Wednesday July 02 2008 05:14:29 am marcus wrote:
> I''m planning to update my sles 10 server, so sp 1 is allready
installed
> but sp 2 is now available. The Problem is that I''m not an expert
in the
> xen 3.2 version which is in sp2 included.
>
> Are there some handicaps to use the new xen version?
>
> Should I fix something in the guest config files or in the xend config?
Looks good. The big thing in 3.1.2 and up is the default bridge is eth0, not 
xenbr0. You don''t specify a bridge in your vif= statement, so you are
okay.
You use vfb= in your pv domain, and separate vnc parm lines in your hvm 
domain, so it looks good.

You *might* have trouble starting X in your linux pv domains. The 
video "device" in 3.1.2 and up uses fbdev in xorg.conf, the standard
linux
frame buffer in Xorg 7.3, and not the Xen Frame Buffer Device. SuSE''s
sax may
fix this automagically for you.

Good luck.

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