Hi, I have been testing XenServer 4.1 and I have migrated to Xen 3.2.1 due to the lack of PCI passthrough in Citrix XenServer. I''ve spent 6 hours this evening installing backports packages and/or compiling the source in a fresh Debian Etch install. But still my DomU is crashing. I suspect I have too many versions floating around now so I will try again from scratch. What is the simplest method of installing 3.2.1 into Etch? Also, is there a decent freely available alternative to XenCenter? Preferably on Windows for now, but I''m not opposed to a Linux tool. Thanks, Dave _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Dave OMeara wrote:> Hi, > > I have been testing XenServer 4.1 and I have migrated to Xen 3.2.1 due > to the lack of PCI passthrough in Citrix XenServer. > > I''ve spent 6 hours this evening installing backports packages and/or > compiling the source in a fresh Debian Etch install. But still my DomU > is crashing. I suspect I have too many versions floating around now so > I will try again from scratch. What is the simplest method of > installing 3.2.1 into Etch?I took Gentoo instead. They have cutting edge and it all worked out of the box for 3.1.2 (when that was the newest release). This distro is tuned for compiling, what you are currently doing anyways. Debian backports should generally work, but probably you should provide a LOT more information what is going on. What crashed do you experience? What is the configuration? You are doing (the little used) PCI passthrough, is anything going wrong here (e.g. my HP Laserjet will not work on a delegated USB port)?> Also, is there a decent freely available alternative to XenCenter? > Preferably on Windows for now, but I''m not opposed to a Linux tool.Don''t know, I do it by hand. Its not that hard, but its at least flexible. - Joris _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
>> Also, is there a decent freely available alternative to XenCenter? >> Preferably on Windows for now, but I''m not opposed to a Linux tool.Virt-manager, enomalism, and convirt show the most promise, but I haven''t yet had real good luck with all the features they are supposed to provide. I hope that over time, once they get some users and bug fixes, that they will be all really useful tools. Cheers, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net check out our book: http://runningxen.com _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dave <dave.omeara1@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:44 AM Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Installing 3.2.1 on Debian Etch To: deshantm@gmail.com Thanks Joris, Todd, A fresh Etch install with a fresh install of the backports seems to be running fine now. I have another Debian VM and a W2003 VM working fine. I have passed-through the PCI card to the Debian VM, now I''m working on getting the software to configure it properly. As an aside, does anyone know where the equivalent to the /etx/xen .cfg files hide in XenServer? 8^) Dave 2008/8/4 Todd Deshane <deshantm@gmail.com>:>>> Also, is there a decent freely available alternative to XenCenter? >>> Preferably on Windows for now, but I''m not opposed to a Linux tool. > > Virt-manager, enomalism, and convirt show the most promise, but I haven''t > yet had real good luck with all the features they are supposed to provide. > > I hope that over time, once they get some users and bug fixes, that they > will be all really useful tools. > > Cheers, > Todd > > > -- > Todd Deshane > http://todddeshane.net > check out our book: http://runningxen.com >-- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net check out our book: http://runningxen.com _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users