Re: [Xen-users] XCP - VM creation from template and netinst

[Vern Burke <vburke@xxxxxxxx>]

Francesco:
   Did you get this bug fix into XCP (I presume you're running the 
current 0.1.1)?
http://vburke.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/upgrading-xen-cloud-platform-bugs-and-fixes/

Also, make absolutely sure your install repository path is correct.

V.


Vern Burke

SwiftWater Telecom
http://www.swiftwatertel.com
Xen Cloud Control System
http://www.xencloudcontrol.com

On 4/28/2010 9:20 AM, cluster@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> i still have problem…. Some time I am able to install and other not. I
> tried this on different machine either in a pool and either in a single
> installation of XCP.
>
> These are the steps I use to create a VM:
>
> # set disk size
>
> xe template-param-set uuid=9d8c3be5-f16b-7446-b978-e23551d8a77e
> other-config:disks="<provision><disk device=\"0\" size=\"21474836480\"
> sr=\"\" bootable=\"true\" type=\"system\"/></provision>"
>
> # install VM
>
> xe vm-install template="CentOS 5.4 x64" new-name-label="Test"
> sr-uuid=be51be94-8f80-1010-c88c-0e07a55c39a8
>
> # create VM vif0
>
> xe vif-create vm-uuid=fd478bba-f12f-8402-21b7-685566164390
> network-uuid=b82128e2-aa9a-8971-47c8-95b819dce275 mac=random device=0
>
> # set install repository to local install server
>
> xe vm-param-set uuid=fd478bba-f12f-8402-21b7-685566164390
> other-config:install-repository="http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/CentOS/5.4/os/x86_64/";
>
> # start it
>
> xe vm-install vm=Test
>
> I used the content of centos.cgi from Vern’s XCCS, but I always receive
> the same error:
>
> “
>
> [root@xcp1 ~]# xe vm-start vm=Liberty
> on=b3a1cd29-4560-47d0-95d9-87ec65e27197 The bootloader returned an error
>
> vm: fd478bba-f12f-8402-21b7-685566164390 (Liberty)
>
> msg: Error from bootloader: Failed to parse the output of bootloader: ()
>
> [root@xcp1 ~]#
>
> “
>
> This is the output of vm-param-list:
>
> “
>
> [root@xcp1 ~]# xe vm-param-list uuid=fd478bba-f12f-8402-21b7-685566164390
>
> uuid ( RO) : fd478bba-f12f-8402-21b7-685566164390
>
> name-label ( RW): Test
>
> 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): 9d8c3be5-f16b-7446-b978-e23551d8a77e
>
> children ( RO):
>
> is-control-domain ( RO): false
>
> power-state ( RO): halted
>
> memory-actual ( RO): 0
>
> memory-target ( RO): 0
>
> memory-overhead ( RO): 1048576
>
> memory-static-max ( RW): 1073741824
>
> memory-dynamic-max ( RW): 1073741824
>
> memory-dynamic-min ( RW): 1073741824
>
> memory-static-min ( RW): 536870912
>
> 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):
>
> platform (MRW): nx: false; acpi: true; apic: true; pae: true; viridian: true
>
> allowed-operations (SRO): changing_dynamic_range; changing_static_range;
> make_into_template; destroy; export; start_on; start; create_template;
> clone; copy; snapshot
>
> current-operations (SRO):
>
> blocked-operations (MRW):
>
> allowed-VBD-devices (SRO): 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15
>
> allowed-VIF-devices (SRO): 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
>
> possible-hosts ( RO): b3a1cd29-4560-47d0-95d9-87ec65e27197
>
> HVM-boot-policy ( RW):
>
> HVM-boot-params (MRW):
>
> HVM-shadow-multiplier ( RW): 1.000
>
> PV-kernel ( RW):
>
> PV-ramdisk ( RW):
>
> PV-args ( RW): graphical utf8
>
> PV-legacy-args ( RW):
>
> PV-bootloader ( RW): eliloader
>
> PV-bootloader-args ( RW):
>
> last-boot-CPU-flags ( RO):
>
> last-boot-record ( RO): '('struct' ('uuid'
> 'fd478bba-f12f-8402-21b7-685566164390') ('allowed_operations' ('array'))
> ('current_operations' ('struct'
> ('OpaqueRef:6a47fd73-bd61-5c62-d4b0-1701082d132f' 'start_on')))
> ('power_state' 'Halted') ('name_label' 'Liberty') ('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' '1048576')
> ('memory_target' '1073741824') ('memory_static_max' '1073741824')
> ('memory_dynamic_max' '1073741824') ('memory_dynamic_min' '1073741824')
> ('memory_static_min' '536870912') ('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'
> 'OpaqueRef:428a44bb-4056-911a-f6ba-245a216fd37d')) ('VBDs' ('array'
> 'OpaqueRef:bde0a76d-a0e4-f656-8adf-2bb1b1c17520')) ('crash_dumps'
> ('array')) ('VTPMs' ('array')) ('PV_bootloader' 'eliloader')
> ('PV_kernel' '') ('PV_ramdisk' '') ('PV_args' 'graphical utf8')
> ('PV_bootloader_args' '') ('PV_legacy_args' '') ('HVM_boot_policy' '')
> ('HVM_boot_params' ('struct')) ('HVM_shadow_multiplier' ('double' '1'))
> ('platform' ('struct' ('nx' 'false') ('acpi' 'true') ('apic' 'true')
> ('pae' 'true') ('viridian' 'true'))) ('PCI_bus' '') ('other_config'
> ('struct' ('install-repository'
> 'ftp://ftp.eutelia.it/CentOS/5.4/os/x86_64/') ('mac_seed'
> '69060b5c-02cf-d8a7-fed2-691f55d1b777') ('linux_template' 'true')
> ('machine-address-size' '36') ('install-methods' 'cdrom,nfs,http,ftp')
> ('rhel5' 'true') ('install-distro' 'rhlike'))) ('domid' '-1') ('domarch'
> '') ('last_boot_CPU_flags' ('struct')) ('is_control_domain' ('boolean'
> '0')) ('metrics' 'OpaqueRef:d4cf660f-32a6-73e0-ee34-4aa01b2b5a07')
> ('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:591d0f90-308e-027d-399d-14f7cc86414d') ('children' ('array'))
> ('bios_strings' ('struct')))'
>
> resident-on ( RO): <not in database>
>
> affinity ( RW): <not in database>
>
> other-config (MRW): install-repository:
> ftp://ftp.eutelia.it/CentOS/5.4/os/x86_64/; mac_seed:
> 69060b5c-02cf-d8a7-fed2-691f55d1b777; linux_template: true;
> machine-address-size: 36; install-methods: cdrom,nfs,http,ftp; rhel5:
> true; install-distro: rhlike
>
> dom-id ( RO): -1
>
> 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): 19700101T00:00:00Z
>
> install-time ( RO): 20100428T13:05:02Z
>
> VCPUs-number ( RO): 0
>
> 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
>
> “
>
> Is there someone who could help me?
>
> Thanks a lot for any suggestion,
>
> Francesco Gallo
>
>
>
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