Xen users - May 2010 - XCP problem installing on usb-storage device

Hi everyone,

with virtualisation going mainstream, one can find motherboard with 
SD/CF card slot on for ultrathin installation. The HP server I had 
presented the SD slot as a usb-storage device.

XCP can install fine on this type of device, however on reboot, it just 
breaks havoc during initrd''s init script. Actually when creating the 
initrd, XCP install script do not include the usb stuff that is required.

Restarting on the install CD, switching to shell prompt and correcting 
the initrd with "mkinitrd --with-usb --preload usb_storage" did the
trick.

Hope usb-storage boot support could be included in the next release. By 
the way, the init script is really kind of old style. With udev ubiquity 
I think insmod''ing in initrd''s init script should have
disapeared by now...

Cheers for the awesome XCP product !

Denis


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Denis Cardon
Tranquil IT Systems
44 bvd des pas enchantés
44230 Saint Sébastien sur Loire
tel : +33 (0) 2.40.97.57.57
http://www.tranquil-it-systems.fr




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