Adam Wilbraham
2010-Aug-31 15:41 UTC
[Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem migrating HVM to a new machine.
I am encountering an issue on some HVMs I have just built, and I''m wondering if its expected behaviour. I have a number of Windows 2008 HVM installs on Xen 4.0.1 (on top of Debian Lenny, kernel 2.6.32-bpo.5-xen-686) which use the latest GPLPV driver*. The underlying disk subsystem is replicated with DRBD to help provide disaster recovery. The issue I''m seeing is if I migrate (not live, a shutdown and start clean) any of these domUs to the other node then I will get a BSOD on boot. The only way to "cure" this BSOD is to boot into safe mode, then do a restart of it when it will subsequently boot fine. The error given within the BSOD tells me to run CHKDSK /F so I''m wondering if its just because the underlying hardware has changed and the virtual disk is exposing itself slightly differently between servers. Its not a server specific issue - it happens in both directions. Unfortunately I''m not sure if it was happening before the GPLPV drivers were installed - I pretty much put them on straight away after the Windows setup. There doesn''t appear to be any data loss or serious side effects to this BSOD, its just slightly annoying to have to boot each domU into safe mode & restart again before its operational. I''ve seen some problems with BSODs and migration of HVMs before, but this time I can guarantee that it happens each time I migrate. Anyone had any similar experiences? * http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_Vista2008x32_0.11.0.213.msi is th eGPLPV driver I''m using. -- Adam Wilbraham - Senior Systems Administrator Technophobia Limited The Workstation 15 Paternoster Row SHEFFIELD England S1 2BX t: +44 (0)114 2212123 f: +44 (0)114 2212124 e: adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com w: http://www.technophobia.com/ Registered in England and Wales Company No. 3063669 VAT registration No. 598 7858 42 ISO 9001:2000 Accredited Company No. 21227 ISO 14001:2004 Accredited Company No. E997 ISO 27001:2005 (BS7799) Accredited Company No. IS 508906 Investor in People Certified No. 101507 The contents of this email are confidential to the addressee and are intended solely for the recipients use. If you are not the addressee, you have received this email in error. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author personally and not Technophobia Limited who do not accept responsibility for the contents of the message. All email communications, in and out of Technophobia, are recorded for monitoring purposes. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Nick Couchman
2010-Aug-31 19:07 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem migrating HVM to a new machine.
Do you have "viridian=1" specified in your HVM configuration? This one bit me a couple of times, and enabling the viridian interface fixed it. -Nick>>> On 2010/08/31 at 09:41, Adam Wilbraham <adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com>wrote:> I am encountering an issue on some HVMs I have just built, and I''m > wondering if its expected behaviour. I have a number of Windows 2008 > HVM installs on Xen 4.0.1 (on top of Debian Lenny, kernel > 2.6.32-bpo.5-xen-686) which use the latest GPLPV driver*. The > underlying disk subsystem is replicated with DRBD to help provide > disaster recovery. The issue I''m seeing is if I migrate (not live, a > shutdown and start clean) any of these domUs to the other node then I > will get a BSOD on boot. The only way to "cure" this BSOD is to boot > into safe mode, then do a restart of it when it will subsequently boot > fine. The error given within the BSOD tells me to run CHKDSK /F so I''m > wondering if its just because the underlying hardware has changed and > the virtual disk is exposing itself slightly differently between > servers. > > Its not a server specific issue - it happens in both directions. > Unfortunately I''m not sure if it was happening before the GPLPV > drivers were installed - I pretty much put them on straight away after > the Windows setup. > > There doesn''t appear to be any data loss or serious side effects to > this BSOD, its just slightly annoying to have to boot each domU into > safe mode & restart again before its operational. I''ve seen some > problems with BSODs and migration of HVMs before, but this time I can > guarantee that it happens each time I migrate. > > Anyone had any similar experiences? > > * http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_Vista2008x32_0.11.0.213.msi > is th eGPLPV driver I''m using.-------- This e-mail may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. If this email is not intended for you, or you are not responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient, please note that this message may contain SEAKR Engineering (SEAKR) Privileged/Proprietary Information. In such a case, you are strictly prohibited from downloading, photocopying, distributing or otherwise using this message, its contents or attachments in any way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this e-mail and delete the message from your mailbox. Information contained in this message that does not relate to the business of SEAKR is neither endorsed by nor attributable to SEAKR. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
James Harper
2010-Sep-01 04:56 UTC
RE: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem migratingHVM to a new machine.
As a test, can you remove the network adapter from the config and try it? I''ve fixed a bug that was causing problems there (unreleased so far) but I''m not sure if it relates to migration or not. James> -----Original Message----- > From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com [mailto:xen-users- > bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Adam Wilbraham > Sent: Wednesday, 1 September 2010 01:41 > To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com > Subject: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem > migratingHVM to a new machine. > > I am encountering an issue on some HVMs I have just built, and I''m > wondering if its expected behaviour. I have a number of Windows 2008 > HVM installs on Xen 4.0.1 (on top of Debian Lenny, kernel > 2.6.32-bpo.5-xen-686) which use the latest GPLPV driver*. The > underlying disk subsystem is replicated with DRBD to help provide > disaster recovery. The issue I''m seeing is if I migrate (not live, a > shutdown and start clean) any of these domUs to the other node then I > will get a BSOD on boot. The only way to "cure" this BSOD is to boot > into safe mode, then do a restart of it when it will subsequently boot > fine. The error given within the BSOD tells me to run CHKDSK /F so I''m > wondering if its just because the underlying hardware has changed and > the virtual disk is exposing itself slightly differently between > servers. > > Its not a server specific issue - it happens in both directions. > Unfortunately I''m not sure if it was happening before the GPLPV > drivers were installed - I pretty much put them on straight away after > the Windows setup. > > There doesn''t appear to be any data loss or serious side effects to > this BSOD, its just slightly annoying to have to boot each domU into > safe mode & restart again before its operational. I''ve seen some > problems with BSODs and migration of HVMs before, but this time I can > guarantee that it happens each time I migrate. > > Anyone had any similar experiences? > > *http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_Vista2008x32_0.11.0.213.msi> is th eGPLPV driver I''m using. > > -- > Adam Wilbraham - Senior Systems Administrator > Technophobia Limited > The Workstation > 15 Paternoster Row > SHEFFIELD > England > S1 2BX > t: +44 (0)114 2212123 > f: +44 (0)114 2212124 > e: adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com > w: http://www.technophobia.com/ > > Registered in England and Wales Company No. 3063669 > VAT registration No. 598 7858 42 > ISO 9001:2000 Accredited Company No. 21227 > ISO 14001:2004 Accredited Company No. E997 > ISO 27001:2005 (BS7799) Accredited Company No. IS 508906 > Investor in People Certified No. 101507 > > The contents of this email are confidential to the addressee > and are intended solely for the recipients use. If you are not > the addressee, you have received this email in error. > Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in > reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. > > Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author > personally and not Technophobia Limited who do not accept > responsibility for the contents of the message. > > All email communications, in and out of Technophobia, > are recorded for monitoring purposes. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
Adam Wilbraham
2010-Sep-01 08:03 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem migrating HVM to a new machine.
I don''t have viridian enabled, I will give it a try - thanks. On 31 August 2010 20:07, Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@seakr.com> wrote:> Do you have "viridian=1" specified in your HVM configuration? This one bit me a couple of times, and enabling the viridian interface fixed it. > > -Nick > >>>> On 2010/08/31 at 09:41, Adam Wilbraham <adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com> > wrote: >> I am encountering an issue on some HVMs I have just built, and I''m >> wondering if its expected behaviour. I have a number of Windows 2008 >> HVM installs on Xen 4.0.1 (on top of Debian Lenny, kernel >> 2.6.32-bpo.5-xen-686) which use the latest GPLPV driver*. The >> underlying disk subsystem is replicated with DRBD to help provide >> disaster recovery. The issue I''m seeing is if I migrate (not live, a >> shutdown and start clean) any of these domUs to the other node then I >> will get a BSOD on boot. The only way to "cure" this BSOD is to boot >> into safe mode, then do a restart of it when it will subsequently boot >> fine. The error given within the BSOD tells me to run CHKDSK /F so I''m >> wondering if its just because the underlying hardware has changed and >> the virtual disk is exposing itself slightly differently between >> servers. >> >> Its not a server specific issue - it happens in both directions. >> Unfortunately I''m not sure if it was happening before the GPLPV >> drivers were installed - I pretty much put them on straight away after >> the Windows setup. >> >> There doesn''t appear to be any data loss or serious side effects to >> this BSOD, its just slightly annoying to have to boot each domU into >> safe mode & restart again before its operational. I''ve seen some >> problems with BSODs and migration of HVMs before, but this time I can >> guarantee that it happens each time I migrate. >> >> Anyone had any similar experiences? >> >> * http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_Vista2008x32_0.11.0.213.msi >> is th eGPLPV driver I''m using. > > > > -------- > This e-mail may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. If this email is not intended for you, or you are not responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient, please note that this message may contain SEAKR Engineering (SEAKR) Privileged/Proprietary Information. In such a case, you are strictly prohibited from downloading, photocopying, distributing or otherwise using this message, its contents or attachments in any way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this e-mail and delete the message from your mailbox. Information contained in this message that does not relate to the business of SEAKR is neither endorsed by nor attributable to SEAKR. >-- Adam Wilbraham - Senior Systems Administrator Technophobia Limited The Workstation 15 Paternoster Row SHEFFIELD England S1 2BX t: +44 (0)114 2212123 f: +44 (0)114 2212124 e: adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com w: http://www.technophobia.com/ Registered in England and Wales Company No. 3063669 VAT registration No. 598 7858 42 ISO 9001:2000 Accredited Company No. 21227 ISO 14001:2004 Accredited Company No. E997 ISO 27001:2005 (BS7799) Accredited Company No. IS 508906 Investor in People Certified No. 101507 The contents of this email are confidential to the addressee and are intended solely for the recipients use. If you are not the addressee, you have received this email in error. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author personally and not Technophobia Limited who do not accept responsibility for the contents of the message. All email communications, in and out of Technophobia, are recorded for monitoring purposes. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Adam Wilbraham
2010-Sep-01 08:03 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem migratingHVM to a new machine.
Hi James, Yep - will give that a try first up. On 1 September 2010 05:56, James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote:> As a test, can you remove the network adapter from the config and try > it? I''ve fixed a bug that was causing problems there (unreleased so far) > but I''m not sure if it relates to migration or not. > > James > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com [mailto:xen-users- >> bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Adam Wilbraham >> Sent: Wednesday, 1 September 2010 01:41 >> To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com >> Subject: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem >> migratingHVM to a new machine. >> >> I am encountering an issue on some HVMs I have just built, and I''m >> wondering if its expected behaviour. I have a number of Windows 2008 >> HVM installs on Xen 4.0.1 (on top of Debian Lenny, kernel >> 2.6.32-bpo.5-xen-686) which use the latest GPLPV driver*. The >> underlying disk subsystem is replicated with DRBD to help provide >> disaster recovery. The issue I''m seeing is if I migrate (not live, a >> shutdown and start clean) any of these domUs to the other node then I >> will get a BSOD on boot. The only way to "cure" this BSOD is to boot >> into safe mode, then do a restart of it when it will subsequently boot >> fine. The error given within the BSOD tells me to run CHKDSK /F so I''m >> wondering if its just because the underlying hardware has changed and >> the virtual disk is exposing itself slightly differently between >> servers. >> >> Its not a server specific issue - it happens in both directions. >> Unfortunately I''m not sure if it was happening before the GPLPV >> drivers were installed - I pretty much put them on straight away after >> the Windows setup. >> >> There doesn''t appear to be any data loss or serious side effects to >> this BSOD, its just slightly annoying to have to boot each domU into >> safe mode & restart again before its operational. I''ve seen some >> problems with BSODs and migration of HVMs before, but this time I can >> guarantee that it happens each time I migrate. >> >> Anyone had any similar experiences? >> >> * > http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_Vista2008x32_0.11.0.213.msi >> is th eGPLPV driver I''m using. >> >> -- >> Adam Wilbraham - Senior Systems Administrator >> Technophobia Limited >> The Workstation >> 15 Paternoster Row >> SHEFFIELD >> England >> S1 2BX >> t: +44 (0)114 2212123 >> f: +44 (0)114 2212124 >> e: adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com >> w: http://www.technophobia.com/ >> >> Registered in England and Wales Company No. 3063669 >> VAT registration No. 598 7858 42 >> ISO 9001:2000 Accredited Company No. 21227 >> ISO 14001:2004 Accredited Company No. E997 >> ISO 27001:2005 (BS7799) Accredited Company No. IS 508906 >> Investor in People Certified No. 101507 >> >> The contents of this email are confidential to the addressee >> and are intended solely for the recipients use. If you are not >> the addressee, you have received this email in error. >> Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in >> reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. >> >> Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author >> personally and not Technophobia Limited who do not accept >> responsibility for the contents of the message. >> >> All email communications, in and out of Technophobia, >> are recorded for monitoring purposes. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-users mailing list >> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >-- Adam Wilbraham - Senior Systems Administrator Technophobia Limited The Workstation 15 Paternoster Row SHEFFIELD England S1 2BX t: +44 (0)114 2212123 f: +44 (0)114 2212124 e: adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com w: http://www.technophobia.com/ Registered in England and Wales Company No. 3063669 VAT registration No. 598 7858 42 ISO 9001:2000 Accredited Company No. 21227 ISO 14001:2004 Accredited Company No. E997 ISO 27001:2005 (BS7799) Accredited Company No. IS 508906 Investor in People Certified No. 101507 The contents of this email are confidential to the addressee and are intended solely for the recipients use. If you are not the addressee, you have received this email in error. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author personally and not Technophobia Limited who do not accept responsibility for the contents of the message. All email communications, in and out of Technophobia, are recorded for monitoring purposes. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Adam Wilbraham
2010-Sep-01 09:40 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem migratingHVM to a new machine.
Tried commenting out the networking interface but still having the same symptoms. One thing I hadn''t mentioned before is sometimes rather than getting a BSOD I get a black screen with all CPU cores using 100%. These domUs all have 4 cores allocated, so spin up to 400% according to xentop. I''ve also added the viridian=1 which doesn''t seem to have made any difference either from my initial tests. An example of my config file is here: kernel = ''/usr/lib/xen-4.0/boot/hvmloader'' builder = ''hvm'' device_model=''/usr/lib/xen-4.0/bin/qemu-dm'' memory = ''3076'' shadow_memory = 16 vcpus=4 disk = [ ''phy:/dev/drbd1,ioemu:xvda,w'', ''file:/mnt/isos/Win2008x86.iso,ioemu:xvdc:cdrom,r'', ''file:/mnt/isos/SQL2008R2x86x64.iso,ioemu:xvdd:cdrom,r''] name = ''mallard'' #vif = [''mac=00:16:3E:21:A9:93,type=ioemu,bridge=bridge0''] boot=''dc'' vnc=1 vncviewer=1 vncpasswd="password" sdl=0 acpi = 1 apic = 1 localtime=1 viridian=1 Adam On 1 September 2010 09:03, Adam Wilbraham <adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com> wrote:> Hi James, > > Yep - will give that a try first up. > > On 1 September 2010 05:56, James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote: >> As a test, can you remove the network adapter from the config and try >> it? I''ve fixed a bug that was causing problems there (unreleased so far) >> but I''m not sure if it relates to migration or not. >> >> James >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com [mailto:xen-users- >>> bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Adam Wilbraham >>> Sent: Wednesday, 1 September 2010 01:41 >>> To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com >>> Subject: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem >>> migratingHVM to a new machine. >>> >>> I am encountering an issue on some HVMs I have just built, and I''m >>> wondering if its expected behaviour. I have a number of Windows 2008 >>> HVM installs on Xen 4.0.1 (on top of Debian Lenny, kernel >>> 2.6.32-bpo.5-xen-686) which use the latest GPLPV driver*. The >>> underlying disk subsystem is replicated with DRBD to help provide >>> disaster recovery. The issue I''m seeing is if I migrate (not live, a >>> shutdown and start clean) any of these domUs to the other node then I >>> will get a BSOD on boot. The only way to "cure" this BSOD is to boot >>> into safe mode, then do a restart of it when it will subsequently boot >>> fine. The error given within the BSOD tells me to run CHKDSK /F so I''m >>> wondering if its just because the underlying hardware has changed and >>> the virtual disk is exposing itself slightly differently between >>> servers. >>> >>> Its not a server specific issue - it happens in both directions. >>> Unfortunately I''m not sure if it was happening before the GPLPV >>> drivers were installed - I pretty much put them on straight away after >>> the Windows setup. >>> >>> There doesn''t appear to be any data loss or serious side effects to >>> this BSOD, its just slightly annoying to have to boot each domU into >>> safe mode & restart again before its operational. I''ve seen some >>> problems with BSODs and migration of HVMs before, but this time I can >>> guarantee that it happens each time I migrate. >>> >>> Anyone had any similar experiences? >>> >>> * >> http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_Vista2008x32_0.11.0.213.msi >>> is th eGPLPV driver I''m using. >>> >>> -- >>> Adam Wilbraham - Senior Systems Administrator >>> Technophobia Limited >>> The Workstation >>> 15 Paternoster Row >>> SHEFFIELD >>> England >>> S1 2BX >>> t: +44 (0)114 2212123 >>> f: +44 (0)114 2212124 >>> e: adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com >>> w: http://www.technophobia.com/ >>> >>> Registered in England and Wales Company No. 3063669 >>> VAT registration No. 598 7858 42 >>> ISO 9001:2000 Accredited Company No. 21227 >>> ISO 14001:2004 Accredited Company No. E997 >>> ISO 27001:2005 (BS7799) Accredited Company No. IS 508906 >>> Investor in People Certified No. 101507 >>> >>> The contents of this email are confidential to the addressee >>> and are intended solely for the recipients use. If you are not >>> the addressee, you have received this email in error. >>> Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in >>> reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. >>> >>> Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author >>> personally and not Technophobia Limited who do not accept >>> responsibility for the contents of the message. >>> >>> All email communications, in and out of Technophobia, >>> are recorded for monitoring purposes. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Xen-users mailing list >>> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >>> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >> > > > > -- > Adam Wilbraham - Senior Systems Administrator > Technophobia Limited > The Workstation > 15 Paternoster Row > SHEFFIELD > England > S1 2BX > t: +44 (0)114 2212123 > f: +44 (0)114 2212124 > e: adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com > w: http://www.technophobia.com/ > > Registered in England and Wales Company No. 3063669 > VAT registration No. 598 7858 42 > ISO 9001:2000 Accredited Company No. 21227 > ISO 14001:2004 Accredited Company No. E997 > ISO 27001:2005 (BS7799) Accredited Company No. IS 508906 > Investor in People Certified No. 101507 > > The contents of this email are confidential to the addressee > and are intended solely for the recipients use. 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If you are not the addressee, you have received this email in error. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author personally and not Technophobia Limited who do not accept responsibility for the contents of the message. All email communications, in and out of Technophobia, are recorded for monitoring purposes. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Adam Wilbraham
2010-Sep-01 11:02 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem migratingHVM to a new machine.
I think i''ve tracked down what was causing this - I use a slightly modified qemu-dm wrapper script on all of my Xen builds which I believe I originally sourced from this list (Jefferson Ogata wrote it). It is used to manage drbd devices and does things like puts them into primary mode upon startup of a domU and allows them to be used for live migration (the standard drbd block helper doesn''t work with HVMs) - anyway, I''ve disabled the use of this and my migration between nodes is now working fine without BSODs. I was only thinking the other week that the wrapper may be a little bit outdated for the current version of Xen as it dates back to 2008 & wondered if the way it interfaced with qemu may have been missing some newer functionality. Live migrations aren''t a requirement for this particular two node system so it isn''t a major problem. Thanks for the help, Adam On 1 September 2010 10:40, Adam Wilbraham <adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com> wrote:> Tried commenting out the networking interface but still having the > same symptoms. One thing I hadn''t mentioned before is sometimes rather > than getting a BSOD I get a black screen with all CPU cores using > 100%. These domUs all have 4 cores allocated, so spin up to 400% > according to xentop. > > I''ve also added the viridian=1 which doesn''t seem to have made any > difference either from my initial tests. An example of my config file > is here: > > kernel = ''/usr/lib/xen-4.0/boot/hvmloader'' > builder = ''hvm'' > device_model=''/usr/lib/xen-4.0/bin/qemu-dm'' > memory = ''3076'' > shadow_memory = 16 > vcpus=4 > disk = [ ''phy:/dev/drbd1,ioemu:xvda,w'', > ''file:/mnt/isos/Win2008x86.iso,ioemu:xvdc:cdrom,r'', > ''file:/mnt/isos/SQL2008R2x86x64.iso,ioemu:xvdd:cdrom,r''] > name = ''mallard'' > #vif = [''mac=00:16:3E:21:A9:93,type=ioemu,bridge=bridge0''] > boot=''dc'' > vnc=1 > vncviewer=1 > vncpasswd="password" > sdl=0 > acpi = 1 > apic = 1 > localtime=1 > viridian=1 > > Adam > > On 1 September 2010 09:03, Adam Wilbraham > <adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com> wrote: >> Hi James, >> >> Yep - will give that a try first up. >> >> On 1 September 2010 05:56, James Harper <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> wrote: >>> As a test, can you remove the network adapter from the config and try >>> it? I''ve fixed a bug that was causing problems there (unreleased so far) >>> but I''m not sure if it relates to migration or not. >>> >>> James >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com [mailto:xen-users- >>>> bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Adam Wilbraham >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 1 September 2010 01:41 >>>> To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com >>>> Subject: [Xen-users] Win 2008 x86 / GPLPV on Xen 4.0.1 - BSOD whem >>>> migratingHVM to a new machine. >>>> >>>> I am encountering an issue on some HVMs I have just built, and I''m >>>> wondering if its expected behaviour. I have a number of Windows 2008 >>>> HVM installs on Xen 4.0.1 (on top of Debian Lenny, kernel >>>> 2.6.32-bpo.5-xen-686) which use the latest GPLPV driver*. The >>>> underlying disk subsystem is replicated with DRBD to help provide >>>> disaster recovery. The issue I''m seeing is if I migrate (not live, a >>>> shutdown and start clean) any of these domUs to the other node then I >>>> will get a BSOD on boot. The only way to "cure" this BSOD is to boot >>>> into safe mode, then do a restart of it when it will subsequently boot >>>> fine. The error given within the BSOD tells me to run CHKDSK /F so I''m >>>> wondering if its just because the underlying hardware has changed and >>>> the virtual disk is exposing itself slightly differently between >>>> servers. >>>> >>>> Its not a server specific issue - it happens in both directions. >>>> Unfortunately I''m not sure if it was happening before the GPLPV >>>> drivers were installed - I pretty much put them on straight away after >>>> the Windows setup. >>>> >>>> There doesn''t appear to be any data loss or serious side effects to >>>> this BSOD, its just slightly annoying to have to boot each domU into >>>> safe mode & restart again before its operational. I''ve seen some >>>> problems with BSODs and migration of HVMs before, but this time I can >>>> guarantee that it happens each time I migrate. >>>> >>>> Anyone had any similar experiences? >>>> >>>> * >>> http://www.meadowcourt.org/downloads/gplpv_Vista2008x32_0.11.0.213.msi >>>> is th eGPLPV driver I''m using. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Adam Wilbraham - Senior Systems Administrator >>>> Technophobia Limited >>>> The Workstation >>>> 15 Paternoster Row >>>> SHEFFIELD >>>> England >>>> S1 2BX >>>> t: +44 (0)114 2212123 >>>> f: +44 (0)114 2212124 >>>> e: adam.wilbraham@technophobia.com >>>> w: http://www.technophobia.com/ >>>> >>>> Registered in England and Wales Company No. 3063669 >>>> VAT registration No. 598 7858 42 >>>> ISO 9001:2000 Accredited Company No. 21227 >>>> ISO 14001:2004 Accredited Company No. E997 >>>> ISO 27001:2005 (BS7799) Accredited Company No. IS 508906 >>>> Investor in People Certified No. 101507 >>>> >>>> The contents of this email are confidential to the addressee >>>> and are intended solely for the recipients use. 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