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[Xen-users] help--dom0 network goes unpingable when xend starts


  • To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • From: Steven Timm <timm@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:24:48 -0500 (CDT)
  • Delivery-date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:08:45 -0700
  • List-id: Xen user discussion <xen-users.lists.xensource.com>

I installed 64-bit xen 3.1.0 (from xensource.com tarballs) on
three new machines today, using a configuration setup that I've
used successfully many times before.  However, I encountered  a
new problem.

These are Dell Poweredge 1950 servers, by the way.
From lspci
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) 08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12)

from lspci
Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v1.4.44 (August 10, 2006)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:08:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
eth0: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T (B2) PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz found at
 mem f4000000, IRQ 16, node addr 0019b9ec40ba
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
eth1: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T (B2) PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz found at
 mem f8000000, IRQ 16, node addr 0019b9ec40b8

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note that the Xen kernel 2.6.18 picks the opposite mac addresses as eth0
from what the redhatized non-xen kernel does.  This is
undone by ifcfg-eth0.

When the xen kernel boots, before xend starts, I can see the outside network just fine.

[root@fnpcsrv3 xen]# netstat -nNr
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 192.168.167.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1 131.225.166.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.254.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth1 0.0.0.0 131.225.167.200 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0


[root@fnpcsrv3 xen]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:19:B9:EC:40:B8
inet addr:131.225.166.97 Bcast:131.225.167.255 Mask:255.255.254.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::219:b9ff:feec:40b8/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:591697 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3060 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:38067586 (36.3 MiB)  TX bytes:395536 (386.2 KiB)
          Interrupt:16 Memory:f8000000-f8011100

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:19:B9:EC:40:BA
inet addr:192.168.167.3 Bcast:192.168.167.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:16 Memory:f4000000-f4011100

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:192 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:192 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:15314 (14.9 KiB)  TX bytes:15314 (14.9 KiB)
--------------------------------------------------------------

Now here's ifconfig from an identical system once xend is turned on

[root@fnpcsrv5 ~]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:19:B9:EC:4A:21
inet addr:131.225.166.100 Bcast:131.225.167.255 Mask:255.255.254.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::219:b9ff:feec:4a21/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:508292 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:33 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:30786266 (29.3 MiB)  TX bytes:1658 (1.6 KiB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:21 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:21 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1916 (1.8 KiB)  TX bytes:1916 (1.8 KiB)

peth0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
          inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:523679 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:15964 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:33836052 (32.2 MiB)  TX bytes:1132609 (1.0 MiB)
          Interrupt:16 Memory:f4000000-f4011100

vif0.0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
          inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:33 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:508293 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1658 (1.6 KiB)  TX bytes:30786336 (29.3 MiB)

vif1.0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
          inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:7848 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:499340 errors:0 dropped:159 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:32
          RX bytes:347417 (339.2 KiB)  TX bytes:30239848 (28.8 MiB)

vif2.0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
          inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:7867 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:496186 errors:0 dropped:191 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:32
          RX bytes:346478 (338.3 KiB)  TX bytes:30050363 (28.6 MiB)

xenbr0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:508099 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:23650570 (22.5 MiB)  TX bytes:90 (90.0 b)

xenbr1    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00
          inet6 addr: fe80::200:ff:fe00:0/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:468 (468.0 b)

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As part of the debugging I dialed back my configuration, which normally
has a xenbr0 and a xenbr1, to use a just a xenbr0 and have just one
network interface on each domU and on the dom0.  Nevertheless the
problem is the same and I can't seem to get rid of the xenbr1.
I note that at the start of the xend there is a timeout of about 10-15
seconds as it is trying to turn on the second bridge.

Now here is the really strange part.  While logged in on the
console of the dom0, I can go ahead and start xen domU's, and they
go ahead and boot up normally and can see the outside network fine.

[root@fnpcsrv5 ~]# xm list
Name ID Mem VCPUs State Time(s)
Domain-0                                   0  1953     8     r-----    127.3
fnpc5x1                                    1  6000     4     -b----     23.1
fnpc5x4                                    2  2000     1     -b----     20.6
[root@fnpcsrv5 ~]#

Oh, and by the way, dom0 is pingable from the domU's although
it cannot be seen from the outside net.

What should I be looking at?

Steve Timm



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timm@xxxxxxxx  http://home.fnal.gov/~timm/
Fermilab Computing Division, Scientific Computing Facilities,
Grid Facilities Department, FermiGrid Services Group, Assistant Group Leader.

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