From owner-freebsd-xen@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 14 07:00:42 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59BA71065672 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:00:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from egoitz@ramattack.net) Received: from proxypop03.sare.net (proxypop03.sare.net [194.30.0.207]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EDAA8FC0C for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:00:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.244.200.218] (unknown [77.209.226.177]) by proxypop03.sare.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1A93E9DCA03 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:00:09 +0200 (CEST) References: <61BCA99E-2574-4987-ACD9-E84A3AEBD2A3@ramattack.net> <20120810.034203.52110126.moto@kawasaki3.org> <69EAC334-C51A-4F12-98BE-C25674F10A36@ramattack.net> <20120810.103728.219947649.moto@kawasaki3.org> <000001cd7889$05e15ac0$11a41040$@ezwind.net> From: Egoitz Aurrekoetxea Aurre Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B206) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:00:25 +0200 To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: Citrix Xenserver and FreeBSD migration/suspend scripts X-BeenThere: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of the freebsd port to xen - implementation and usage List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:00:42 -0000 El 12/08/2012, a las 18:12, Mark Felder escribi=C3=B3: > On Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:50:16 -0500, Jay West wrote: >=20 >> Questions: >> 1) on the stock 64bit 9.0 & 9.1-beta XENHVM kernels, we still had the boo= t >> problem where after installing the kernel and rebooting, the boot failed a= s >> being unable to find the boot device. We had to pass a boot string of ad0= p2 >> instead of the default ada0p2, and then edit fstab accordingly. I assume >> others here had to do that as well? >>=20 >=20 > Yes, but I think that's because with the XENHVM kernel the disks are using= a different driver. There's a difference between the ad and ada drivers. That's it...=20 >=20 >> 2) I'm sure this will show a lack of understanding on my part, but I'm j= ust >> curious about the xen-tools port that has been in the ports collection fo= r a >> little while. As per the pdf on the migration/suspend scripts, this needs= to >> be installed first. I would think the current port - being called >> "xen-tools", would/should include these migration/suspend scripts. It's n= ot >> xen-tools (in Citrix parlance) without that capability. So, is this a cas= e >> of the new scripts just "finish off" the work that went into the current >> xen-tools script and the xen-tools port in the ports collection is >> functionally incomplete? I guess I'm unclear as to the >> history/relationship/status of the xen-tools port and these >> migration/suspend scripts. >=20 > This is likely where it will show up. I've been talking to the ports@ team= and it seems to make sense that we include it in that port. I suppose should be different ports... Xenstore is a Xen system capability b= ut the Citrix rules for working with the xapi and xencenter are just for Cit= rix's Xen systems... You don't need them if you're virtualizing in a Gentoo d= om0 for example... I'll create a different port for it in September/October.= .. Which of course install by dependency xen-tools's port... But should not b= e the same port. >=20 >>=20 >> 3) In some of my googling on 64 bit XENHVM "how-to's", one of them (can't= >> find it at the moment) mentioned 64 bit Freebsd not working right under X= en >> with regards to SMP, and the how-to offered several patches to disable SM= P >> amongst other related items. To run the new migration/suspend scripts, di= d >> other people here need to use those patches? >>=20 >=20 Nope and I'm running some big mail systems with it... I haven't seen nothing= related to smp... Unless untill now... > I have a feeling this is an old/resolved issue as I've not seen it yet.