Mike McClurg
2011-May-18 00:26 UTC
RE: [Xen-users] Problems creating a Fedora 14 domU using XCP 1.0and xe
Hi Joe,
Sorry for the delay. I forgot one step: you need to change the boot loader from
pygrub to eliloader. I can''t remember the exact param name right now,
but it should be obvious from looking at xe vm-param-list. Hope that helps.
Mike
Sent from Samsung tablet
Joe Linoff <jlinoff@tabula.com> wrote:
Hi Mike:
Just a quick follow up. It was trivial to get things working using NFS
-- thank you. But I still can''t get the http boot to work. Could there
be some sort of bug or am I just missing something?
Cheers,
Joe
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From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com
[mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Joe Linoff
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:33 AM
To: Mike McClurg; xen-users@lists.xensource.com
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Problems creating a Fedora 14 domU using XCP
1.0and xe
Hi Mike:
Setting "other-config:install-methods=cdrom,http" didn''t seem
to work.
It may be that I didn''t do it correctly so ran "xe vm-param-list
uuid=$uuid" to verify. The output is shown below. Apparently I am still
missing something. Do you have any ideas that might help.
+ xe vm-param-list uuid=83e4ea16-480e-bdd4-a765-c733a96e09dc
uuid ( RO) :
83e4ea16-480e-bdd4-a765-c733a96e09dc
name-label ( RW): heath-2
name-description ( RW): Installed via xe CLI
user-version ( RW): 1
is-a-template ( RW): false
is-a-snapshot ( RO): false
snapshot-of ( RO): <not in database>
snapshots ( RO):
snapshot-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z
snapshot-info ( RO):
parent ( RO):
a0b5e3d0-6d5d-1678-71c0-e44a8e9968fc
children ( RO):
is-control-domain ( RO): false
power-state ( RO): running
memory-actual ( RO): 0
memory-target ( RO): <unknown>
memory-overhead ( RO): 5242880
memory-static-max ( RW): 268435456
memory-dynamic-max ( RW): 268435456
memory-dynamic-min ( RW): 268435456
memory-static-min ( RW): 134217728
suspend-VDI-uuid ( RO): <not in database>
VCPUs-params (MRW):
VCPUs-max ( RW): 1
VCPUs-at-startup ( RW): 1
actions-after-shutdown ( RW): Destroy
actions-after-reboot ( RW): Restart
actions-after-crash ( RW): Restart
console-uuids (SRO):
6263f3bf-91fa-f023-0d6c-340fbb67e04b
platform (MRW): timeoffset: 0; nx: false; acpi:
true; apic: true; pae: true; viridian: true
allowed-operations (SRO): changing_dynamic_range;
hard_reboot; hard_shutdown; pause; snapshot
current-operations (SRO):
blocked-operations (MRW):
allowed-VBD-devices (SRO): 0; 1; 2; 3
allowed-VIF-devices (SRO): 0; 1; 2; 3
possible-hosts ( RO):
6d288164-43e0-4f3b-ae1a-a7302e21aec4
HVM-boot-policy ( RW): BIOS order
HVM-boot-params (MRW): order: dc
HVM-shadow-multiplier ( RW): 1.000
PV-kernel ( RW):
PV-ramdisk ( RW):
PV-args ( RW):
PV-legacy-args ( RW):
PV-bootloader ( RW):
PV-bootloader-args ( RW):
last-boot-CPU-flags ( RO):
last-boot-record ( RO): ''(''struct''
(''uuid''
''83e4ea16-480e-bdd4-a765-c733a96e09dc'')
(''allowed_operations'' (''array''))
(''current_operations'' (''struct''
(''OpaqueRef:1f1b048b-11dd-65f6-e161-711febdcd183''
''start'')))
(''power_state'' ''Halted'')
(''name_label'' ''heath-2'')
(''name_description''
''Installed via xe CLI'') (''user_version''
''1'') (''is_a_template''
(''boolean''
''0'')) (''suspend_VDI''
''OpaqueRef:NULL'') (''resident_on''
''OpaqueRef:NULL'')
(''affinity'' ''OpaqueRef:NULL'')
(''memory_overhead'' ''5242880'')
(''memory_target'' ''268435456'')
(''memory_static_max'' ''268435456'')
(''memory_dynamic_max'' ''268435456'')
(''memory_dynamic_min'' ''268435456'')
(''memory_static_min'' ''134217728'')
(''VCPUs_params'' (''struct''))
(''VCPUs_max'' ''1'')
(''VCPUs_at_startup'' ''1'')
(''actions_after_shutdown''
''destroy'') (''actions_after_reboot''
''restart'') (''actions_after_crash''
''restart'') (''consoles''
(''array'')) (''VIFs''
(''array'')) (''VBDs''
(''array''))
(''crash_dumps'' (''array''))
(''VTPMs'' (''array''))
(''PV_bootloader'' '''')
(''PV_kernel'' '''')
(''PV_ramdisk'' '''')
(''PV_args'' '''')
(''PV_bootloader_args''
'''') (''PV_legacy_args'' '''')
(''HVM_boot_policy'' ''BIOS order'')
(''HVM_boot_params'' (''struct''
(''order'' ''dc'')))
(''HVM_shadow_multiplier''
(''double'' ''1''))
(''platform'' (''struct''
(''nx'' ''false'') (''acpi''
''true'')
(''apic'' ''true'') (''pae''
''true'') (''viridian''
''true''))) (''PCI_bus'' '''')
(''other_config'' (''struct''
(''install-methods'' ''cdrom,http'')
(''install-repository''
''http://192.168.1.10/mnt/Fedora-14-x86_64'')
(''mac_seed''
''67dc6d71-a880-1830-0cb0-5506920674f3'')))
(''domid'' ''-1'')
(''domarch'' '''')
(''last_boot_CPU_flags'' (''struct''))
(''is_control_domain''
(''boolean'' ''0''))
(''metrics''
''OpaqueRef:2491ff67-ec3b-0072-af1b-a20f7c930943'')
(''guest_metrics''
''OpaqueRef:NULL'') (''last_booted_record''
'''') (''recommendations''
''<restrictions><restriction
field=\"memory-static-max\"
max=\"34359738368\" /><restriction field=\"vcpus-max\"
max=\"8\"
/><restriction property=\"number-of-vbds\" max=\"7\"
/><restriction
property=\"number-of-vifs\" max=\"7\"
/></restrictions>'')
(''xenstore_data'' (''struct''))
(''ha_always_run'' (''boolean''
''0''))
(''ha_restart_priority'' '''')
(''is_a_snapshot'' (''boolean''
''0''))
(''snapshot_of'' ''OpaqueRef:NULL'')
(''snapshots'' (''array''))
(''snapshot_time'' (''dateTime.iso8601''
''19700101T00:00:00Z''))
(''transportable_snapshot_id'' '''')
(''blobs'' (''struct''))
(''tags'' (''array''))
(''blocked_operations'' (''struct''))
(''snapshot_info'' (''struct''))
(''snapshot_metadata'' '''')
(''parent''
''OpaqueRef:d60bcd97-8905-8881-9ac4-9cd2561195ab'')
(''children'' (''array''))
(''bios_strings'' (''struct''))
(''protection_policy'' ''OpaqueRef:NULL'')
(''is_snapshot_from_vmpp'' (''boolean''
''0'')))''
resident-on ( RO):
6d288164-43e0-4f3b-ae1a-a7302e21aec4
affinity ( RW): <not in database>
other-config (MRW): install-methods: cdrom,http;
install-repository: http://192.168.1.10/mnt/Fedora-14-x86_64; mac_seed:
67dc6d71-a880-1830-0cb0-5506920674f3
dom-id ( RO): 16
recommendations ( RO): <restrictions><restriction
field="memory-static-max" max="34359738368"
/><restriction
field="vcpus-max" max="8" /><restriction
property="number-of-vbds"
max="7" /><restriction property="number-of-vifs"
max="7"
/></restrictions>
xenstore-data (MRW):
ha-always-run ( RW): false
ha-restart-priority ( RW):
blobs ( RO):
start-time ( RO): 20110517T16:27:10Z
install-time ( RO): 20110517T16:27:09Z
VCPUs-number ( RO): 1
VCPUs-utilisation (MRO):
os-version (MRO): <not in database>
PV-drivers-version (MRO): <not in database>
PV-drivers-up-to-date ( RO): <not in database>
memory (MRO): <not in database>
disks (MRO): <not in database>
networks (MRO): <not in database>
other (MRO): <not in database>
live ( RO): <not in database>
guest-metrics-last-updated ( RO): <not in database>
cooperative ( RO): true
protection-policy ( RW): <not in database>
is-snapshot-from-vmpp ( RO): false
tags (SRW):
Thanks,
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com
[mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Mike McClurg
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:39 AM
To: Joe Linoff; xen-users@lists.xensource.com
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Problems creating a Fedora 14 domU using XCP
1.0and xe
On 17/05/11 04:14, Joe Linoff wrote:> Hi Folks:
>
> I am having trouble creating a Fedora 14 domU on a XCP 1.0 dom0
> hypervisor and am hoping that someone can help me figure out what I am
> doing wrong.
It''s probably the documentation''s fault, not yours ;)
> Here is what I did (per the user''s guide and reference manual):
>
> ## Step 1. Create the VM:
> # uuid=$(xe vm-install template=''Other install media''
> new-name-label=''test'')
> ## Note: I also tried CentOS variants
RHEL 6 x86_64 may also work, but ''Other install media'' is
often your
best bet.
> ## Step 2. Get the network ID
> # netwuuid=$(xe network-list bridge=xenbr0 --minimal)
>
> ## Step 3. Create the VIF
> # xe vif-create vm-uuid=$uuid \
> network-uuid=$netwuuid \
>
>
other-config:install-repository=http://192.168.1.10/mnt/Fedora-14-x86_64
At this point, you''ll also need to update other-config:install-methods
to include http. Otherwise, it will just try to boot from the cdrom,
which is empty.
# xe vm-param-set uuid=$uuid other-config:install-methods=cdrom,http
> ## Step 4. Verify that the http address is correct using wget to get
the> GPL
> # wget ://192.168.1.10/mnt/Fedora-14-x86_64/GPL
> # ls -l GPL
>
> ## Step 5. Start the Guest
> # xe vm-start uuid=$uuid
>
> ## Step 6. Get the VNC port from xenstored, first get the domid
> # domid=$(xe vm-list uuid=$uuid params=dom-id --minimal)
> # xenstore-ls -f /local/domain/$domid | grep vnc-port
> ## port is 5901
>
> ## Step 7. setup an ssh tunnel for the port on another host
> # ssh -L5901:127.0.0.1:5901 root@192.168.1.10
>
> ## Step 8. VNC in from the other host (initiator of the ssh tunnel)
> # vncviewer localhost:5901
>
> At this point everything works and VNC connects but the boot message
is:>
> Boot device: CD-Rom - failure: could not read boot disk
>
> Boot device: Hard Drive - failure: could not read boot disk
>
>
> No bootable device.
> Reboot or press any key to retry.
>
> The /mnt/Fedora-14-x86_64 directory was loop mounted directly from the
> Fedora CD:
>
> # mount -o loop Fedora-14-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso /var/www/html/mnt
>
> I verified that the CD was bootable and that everything was readable
in> the exploded directory.
If you''ve got an ISO image on your local network, you can also just
boot
from that. You can export the directory containing the ISO as an NFS
share, and then use `xe-mount-iso-sr host:/ISO-directory`. Once you have
the ISO directory mounted as an SR, you can then add the Fedora ISO to
the VM as a CD:
# xe vm-cd-add vm=test device=3
cd-name=''Fedora-14-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso''
While it would work, I wouldn''t recommend putting the ISO directly in
dom0, because we only give that filesystem 4GiB to use, and it''ll ruin
your day if you run out of space on dom0.
> Errata:
>
> ## On the XCP server
> # lsb_release -a
> LSB Version: :core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch
> Distributor ID: XCP
> Description: XCP release 1.0.0-42052c (xcp)
> Release: 1.0.0-42052c
> Codename: xcp
>
> # uname -a
> Linux xenserver-tcc-lab-04 2.6.32.12-0.7.1.xs1.0.0.311.170586xen #1
SMP> Tue Feb 1 17:10:20 EST 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>
> Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
>
>
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