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Re: [Xen-API] Error when trying to start up a domU



Hi,

1. Set the pv_kernel to the kernel (xen domU or any other that you are using, for example "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xen") file location on dom0 "<file>".

2. While setting the other_config->location for the vdi, you should be using either file://<file> or tap:aio://<file> {if the tap drivers are available).

3. Also, set the appropriate pv_args property with the vm (to specify the location of the root partition, in your case set it to "root=/dev/sda").

I hope that should get you going.

Thanks,
Saurabh.

Richard Hartmann wrote:
First of all, thanks to Tom for hands on and psychological support offlist :)

I have successfully created a local VDI, a VM and a VBD. I am stuck
with the following error:

xmlrpc failed! ErrorDescription: coercing to Unicode: need string or
buffer, NoneType found -> INTERNAL_ERROR


Detailed procedure log:

The constructors used to create the VDI was
(54b789c9-969a-dee5-32b7-94ea46c61b7b is the local one you can abuse
to access local files):

my %vdi_constructor2 = ( 'name_label' => 'generic label',
                       'name_description' => '',
                       'virtual_size' => '4194304000',
                       'SR' => '54b789c9-969a-dee5-32b7-94ea46c61b7b',
                       'other_config' => ('location' =>
'/root/test_image_070710_15'),
);

The VM constructor:

my %vm_constructor = ( 'name_label'       => '070710_15',
                      'name_description' => 'mein ding halt',
                      'user_version' => '123',
                      'is_a_template' => '0',
                      'auto_power_on' => '0',
                      'memory_static_max'  => '512000000',
                      'memory_static_min'  => '512000000',
                      'memory_dynamic_max' => '512000000',
                      'memory_dynamic_min' => '512000000',
                      'VCPUs_max'        => '1',
                      'VCPUs_at_startup' => '1',
);

my %vbd_constructor = ( 'VDI' => '844b162a-5a04-c4f9-8196-027de5826c95',
                       'VM'  => 'd4a27090-1205-76f4-06a3-89d23c677adf',
                       'device' => '/dev/sda',
                       'bootable' => '1',
);

This results in the following:

/var/lib/xend/domains/d4a27090-1205-76f4-06a3-89d23c677adf/config.sxp

(domain
   (vcpus_params ())
   (PV_args )
   (PV_bootloader )
   (name_description 'mein ding halt')
   (VCPUs_live 1)
   (actions_after_crash restart)
   (uuid d4a27090-1205-76f4-06a3-89d23c677adf)
   (PV_ramdisk )
   (name_label 070710_15)
   (VCPUs_at_startup 1)
   (HVM_boot_params ())
   (platform ())
   (PV_kernel )
   (memory_static_min 512000000)
   (HVM_boot_policy )
   (VCPUs_max 1)
   (memory_static_max 512000000)
   (actions_after_shutdown destroy)
   (memory_dynamic_max 512000000)
   (user_version 123)
   (is_a_template False)
   (memory_dynamic_min 512000000)
   (PV_bootloader_args )
   (other_config ())
   (actions_after_reboot restart)
   (on_crash restart)
   (uuid d4a27090-1205-76f4-06a3-89d23c677adf)
   (bootloader_args )
   (vcpus 1)
   (name 070710_15)
   (on_poweroff destroy)
   (on_reboot restart)
   (bootloader )
   (maxmem 488)
   (memory 488)
   (shadow_memory 0)
   (vcpu_avail 1)
   (cpu_weight 256)
   (cpu_cap 0)
   (features )
   (on_xend_start ignore)
   (on_xend_stop ignore)
   (image (linux (kernel )))
   (status 0)
   (device
       (vbd
           (uuid d40c4167-c578-4b7c-d5b4-f426460f6c2e)
           (bootable 1)
           (driver )
           (dev /dev/sda:disk)
           (uname /root/test_image_070710_15)
           (mode r)
           (VDI 844b162a-5a04-c4f9-8196-027de5826c95)
           (type Disk)
       )
   )
)


When trying to VM.start the machine with

VM.start, $session_ref, $vm_ref, 0

I get

xmlrpc failed! ErrorDescription: coercing to Unicode: need string or
buffer, NoneType found -> INTERNAL_ERROR

xend.log says

[2007-07-10 18:18:15 15751] DEBUG (__init__:1072) XendDomainInfo.constructDomain
[2007-07-10 18:18:15 15751] DEBUG (__init__:1072) Balloon: 6994876 KiB
free; need 2048; done.
[2007-07-10 18:18:15 15751] DEBUG (__init__:1072) Adding Domain: 8
[2007-07-10 18:18:15 15751] DEBUG (__init__:1072)
XendDomainInfo.initDomain: 8 256
[2007-07-10 18:18:15 15751] ERROR (__init__:1072) VM start failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 396, in start
   XendTask.log_progress(31, 60, self._initDomain)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendTask.py", line 209, in log_progress
   retval = func(*args, **kwds)
File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 1470, in _initDomain
   self._configureBootloader()
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 1824, in
_configureBootloader
   bootloader_args, kernel, ramdisk, args)
File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py", line 41, in bootloader
   if not os.access(disk, os.R_OK):
TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, NoneType found
[2007-07-10 18:18:15 15751] DEBUG (__init__:1072)
XendDomainInfo.destroy: domid=8
[2007-07-10 18:18:15 15751] DEBUG (__init__:1072)
XendDomainInfo.destroyDomain(8)
[2007-07-10 18:18:15 15751] ERROR (__init__:1072) Internal error
handling VM.start
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/util/xmlrpclib2.py", line 131, in
_marshaled_dispatch
   response = self._dispatch(method, params)
 File "SimpleXMLRPCServer.py", line 406, in _dispatch
   return func(*params)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py", line 219, in f
   return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py", line 254, in check_session
   return func(self, session, *args, **kwargs)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py", line 310, in <lambda>
   'VM', func, *args, **kwargs)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py", line 266, in _check_ref
   return func(api, session, ref, *args, **kwargs)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py", line 1681, in VM_start
   start_paused = start_paused)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendTask.py", line 209, in log_progress
   retval = func(*args, **kwds)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py", line 447, in do_vm_func
   xendom.do_legacy_api_with_uuid(fn, vm_ref, *args, **kwargs)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomain.py", line 700, in
do_legacy_api_with_uuid
   fn(dom, *args, **kwargs)
File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomain.py", line 985, in domain_start
   dominfo.start(is_managed = True)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 396, in start
   XendTask.log_progress(31, 60, self._initDomain)
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendTask.py", line 209, in log_progress
   retval = func(*args, **kwds)
File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 1470, in _initDomain
   self._configureBootloader()
 File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 1824, in
_configureBootloader
   bootloader_args, kernel, ramdisk, args)
File "//usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendBootloader.py", line 41, in bootloader
   if not os.access(disk, os.R_OK):
TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, NoneType found


I have no idea what else I could look at or try. Any help appreciated.


If you need more info, ask and I will happy to provide it :)
Richard

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