Re: [Xen-users] Question: Solaris 10 10/09 HVM on 64-bit Centos 5.4 Dom0

[Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes,  i  finally got access to http://gitco.de/repo and upgraded Hypevisor & tools up to 3.4.2 on CentOS 5.4 ( with native XenLinux kernel ) S10U8 HVM started fine :-

[root@ServerRHEL54 ~]# virt-install -n S10U8 -r 1024 --hvm --vnc -f /dev/sdc5 \
> -c /root/sol-10-u8-ga-x86-dvd.iso --debug
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:04 DEBUG    Launched with command line:
/usr/sbin/virt-install -n S10U8 -r 1024 --hvm --vnc -f /dev/sdc5 -c /root/sol-10-u8-ga-x86-dvd.iso --debug
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:04 DEBUG    Requesting libvirt URI default
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:04 DEBUG    Received libvirt URI xen:///
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:04 DEBUG    Requesting virt method 'hvm', hv type 'default'.
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:04 DEBUG    Received virt method 'hvm'
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:04 DEBUG    Hypervisor name is 'xen'
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:04 DEBUG    DistroInstaller location is a local file/path: /root/sol-10-u8-ga-x86-dvd.iso


Starting install...
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:04 DEBUG    Creating guest from:
<domain type='xen'>
  <name>S10U8</name>
  <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory>
  <memory>1048576</memory>
  <uuid>82b0606a-91ce-311f-2993-062fce45e3b5</uuid>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type>
    <loader>/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader</loader>
    <boot dev='cdrom'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/><apic/><pae/>
  </features>
  <clock offset="utc"/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm</emulator>
    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
      <source dev='/dev/sdc5'/>
      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <source file='/root/sol-10-u8-ga-x86-dvd.iso'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
    </disk>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <source bridge='eth0'/>
      <mac address='00:16:36:64:19:35'/>
    </interface>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' keymap='en-us'/>
    <console type='pty'/>
  </devices>
</domain>

Creating domain...                                                                         |    0 B     00:01    
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:05 DEBUG    Created guest, looking to see if it is running
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:05 DEBUG    Launching console callback
Unable to connect to graphical console: virt-viewer not installed. Please install the 'virt-viewer' package.
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:32:05 DEBUG    Saving XML boot config:
<domain type='xen'>
  <name>S10U8</name>
  <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory>
  <memory>1048576</memory>
  <uuid>82b0606a-91ce-311f-2993-062fce45e3b5</uuid>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type>
    <loader>/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader</loader>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/><apic/><pae/>
  </features>
  <clock offset="utc"/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm</emulator>
    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
      <source dev='/dev/sdc5'/>
      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
    </disk>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <source bridge='eth0'/>
      <mac address='00:16:36:64:19:35'/>
    </interface>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' keymap='en-us'/>
    <console type='pty'/>
  </devices>
</domain>

Domain installation still in progress. You can reconnect to
the console to complete the installation process.
[root@ServerRHEL54 ~]# vncviewer localhost:0

VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.2 for X - built Mar 24 2009 19:52:30
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.

Sat Aug 21 14:32:25 2010
 CConn:       connected to host localhost port 5900
 CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.8
 CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.8
 TXImage:     Using default colormap and visual, TrueColor, depth 24.
 CConn:       Using pixel format depth 6 (8bpp) rgb222
 CConn:       Using ZRLE encoding
 CConn:       Throughput 21111 kbit/s - changing to hextile encoding
 CConn:       Throughput 21111 kbit/s - changing to full colour
 CConn:       Using pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) little-endian rgb888
 CConn:       Using hextile encoding

Sat Aug 21 14:36:34 2010
 CConn:       Throughput 20000 kbit/s - changing to raw encoding
 CConn:       Using raw encoding

Just one vncviewer restart . Console was not launched automatically.

--- On Sat, 8/21/10, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Question: Solaris 10 10/09 HVM on 64-bit Centos 5.4 Dom0 vs Suse 11.3
To: "Xen User-List" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 3:47 AM

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Seems like Gunter shutdown http://gitco.de/repo due to issues with Xen 4.0 and RH's .18-th.

http://www.gitco.de/repo/ is online.

The issue is also noted there.

 

Boris.
P.S  Of course,  if performance (PV S10 drivers) is a matter. In fact RH's Dom0 kernel
is outdated.

Does S10 have PV drivers?

-- 

Fajar

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