1. I''d like to experiment with XCP by creating a nested arrangment - XCP on VirtualBox - but need to know what "version" of Linux to specify when creating the VM. 2. I''m currently using a 32-bit host. (Mageia-1 is/was only available as a 32-bit O/S when I installed it.) Does XCP require a 64-bit architecture? Eric Pretorious Truckee, CA _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
Alexandre Kouznetsov
2012-Jun-18 14:20 UTC
Re: Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16
El 16/06/12 18:24, Eric escribió:> 1. I''d like to experiment with XCP by creating a nested arrangment - > XCP on VirtualBox - but need to know what "version" of Linux to > specify when creating the VM.Does not matter. The OS selection affects two things: the nice icon for the guest machine, and the selection of suggested defaults for the VM configuration.> 2. I''m currently using a 32-bit host. (Mageia-1 is/was only available > as a 32-bit O/S when I installed it.) Does XCP require a 64-bit > architecture?The Domo system is a 32 bits CentOS, but the hypervizor itself is 64 bits. So yes, it needs a 64-bit x86 CPU. http://xen.xensource.com/files/XenCloud/installation.pdf -- Alexandre Kouznetsov
You can use Ubuntu 12.04 + XCP on virtualbox, which works well for me. From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xen.org [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xen.org] On Behalf Of Eric Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 4:25 PM To: xen-users@lists.xen.org Subject: [Xen-users] Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16 1. I''d like to experiment with XCP by creating a nested arrangment - XCP on VirtualBox - but need to know what "version" of Linux to specify when creating the VM. 2. I''m currently using a 32-bit host. (Mageia-1 is/was only available as a 32-bit O/S when I installed it.) Does XCP require a 64-bit architecture? Eric Pretorious Truckee, CA _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
Thanks, Edison: When I booted the XCP VM it the virtual terminal went dark and the VM froze just after booting the XCP ISO (XCP-1.5-beta-base-53341.iso). 1. What version of Linux did you specify for the XCP VM? 2. what architecture is your Ubuntu installation - 32-bit or 64-bit? I tested CentOS 5.7 w/ Xen 3.0.3 inside of VirtualBox 4.1.16 on Mageia 1 (32-bit) and Dom0 was available. However, Dom0 consumed 85% of the 1GB that I had available to give to the VM so I stopped there.(If I add small PV''s [e.g., FreeBSD] will Dom0 reduce its memory usage?) Eric Pretorious Truckee, CA>________________________________ > From: Edison Su <Edison.su@citrix.com> >To: ''Eric'' <epretorious@yahoo.com>; "xen-users@lists.xen.org" <xen-users@lists.xen.org> >Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 9:42 AM >Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16 > > >You can use Ubuntu 12.04 + XCP on virtualbox, which works well for me. > >From:xen-users-bounces@lists.xen.org [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xen.org] On Behalf Of Eric >Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 4:25 PM >To: xen-users@lists.xen.org >Subject: [Xen-users] Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16 > > 1. I''d like to experiment with XCP by creating a nested arrangment - XCP on VirtualBox - but need to know what "version" of Linux to specify when creating the VM. > 2. I''m currently using a 32-bit host. (Mageia-1 is/was only available as a 32-bit O/S when I installed it.) Does XCP require a 64-bit architecture? >Eric Pretorious >Truckee, CA > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
Alexandre Kouznetsov
2012-Jun-21 00:44 UTC
Re: Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16
Hi, Eric. El 20/06/12 18:03, Eric escribió:> When I booted the XCP VM it the virtual terminal went dark and the VM > froze just after booting the XCP ISO (XCP-1.5-beta-base-53341.iso).I have successfully installed XCP 1.5 and XCP 1.1 in Virtualbox form a ISO file, with no issues: XCP-1.5-beta-base-53341 Virtualbox 4.1.16 r78094 Host system Ubuntu 10.04. While booting the XCP machine, it uses a graphical splash screen. In some cases, VirtualBox can''t deal with it and shows a dark screen. Maybe you just need to give it some minutes to boot, specially if you are short of RAM. You may cancel the splash screen and see the boot console pressing ESC at any time. For permanent change you need to modify the the kernel parameters in the bootloader configuration. -- Alexandre Kouznetsov
>________________________________ > From: Alexandre Kouznetsov <alk@ondore.com> >To: xen-users@lists.xen.org >Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 5:44 PM >Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16 > >I have successfully installed XCP 1.5 and XCP 1.1 in Virtualbox form a ISO file, with no issues: >Thanks, Alexandre:1. What version of Linux did you specify for the XCP VM? 2. what architecture is your Ubuntu 10.04 installation - 32-bit or 64-bit? Eric Pretorious Truckee, Ca _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
Fajar A. Nugraha
2012-Jun-21 03:34 UTC
Re: Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 6:03 AM, Eric <epretorious@yahoo.com> wrote:> Thanks, Edison: > > When I booted the XCP VM it the virtual terminal went dark and the VM froze > just after booting the XCP ISO (XCP-1.5-beta-base-53341.iso). > > What version of Linux did you specify for the XCP VM? > what architecture is your Ubuntu installation - 32-bit or 64-bit? > > I tested CentOS 5.7 w/ Xen 3.0.3 inside of VirtualBox 4.1.16 on Mageia 1 > (32-bit) and Dom0 was available. However, Dom0 consumed 85% of the 1GB that > I had available to give to the VM so I stopped there. (If I add small PV''s > [e.g., FreeBSD] will Dom0 reduce its memory usage?)Just stop right there. If you ONLY have 32bit cpu, and you ONLY have 1GB to give to virtualbox to test, then don''t bother using XCP. You simply don''t have enough resource to test. If you had (for example) a PC/notebook with 64 cpu and 4G of RAM, you''ll have more room to test. As it is, if you wanted to do tests you''d better stick with either RHEL5 or ubuntu 12.04, with their respective version of xen, on bare metal. -- Fajar
From: Fajar A. Nugraha <list@fajar.net>>To: Eric <epretorious@yahoo.com> >Cc: "xen-users@lists.xen.org" <xen-users@lists.xen.org> >Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:34 PM >Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16 > >Just stop right there. > >If you ONLY have 32bit cpu, and you ONLY have 1GB to give to >virtualbox to test, then don''t bother using XCP. You simply don''t have >enough resource to test. If you had (for example) a PC/notebook with >64 cpu and 4G of RAM, you''ll have more room to test. > >As it is, if you wanted to do tests you''d better stick with either >RHEL5 or ubuntu 12.04, with their respective version of xen, on bare >metal. >Thank you, Fajar: That all seems reasonable to me. I''ll stick to nesting Xen Hypervisor (ver 3.0.3 on CentOS 5.7-i386) inside VirtualBox (4.1.16) on my laptop. Eric Pretorious Truckee, CA _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-users
Alexandre Kouznetsov
2012-Jun-21 04:59 UTC
Re: Nested Virtualization: XCP-1.5 on VirtualBox 4.1.16
El 20/06/2012 10:17 p.m., Eric escribió:> 1. What version of Linux did you specify for the XCP VM?I told Virtualbox my guest is a CentOS 64-bit (XCP Dom0 is a 32-bit CentOS). I really believe it does not matter.> 2. what architecture is your Ubuntu 10.04 installation - 32-bit or > 64-bit?Host system for VirtualBox is 64-bit. Fajar is right. You won''t get too far beyond a simple proof of concept with that resource.