Does anyone here use Xen in full virtualisation mode much and if so how stable is it?
I have a system that requires Redhat 7.3 to work (upgrading it would be particularly difficult). However because it's so old it won't install on modern boxes. I have a Dell 2950 server with dual, dual core Xeons and SAS drives. I've tried Fedora 6 and Ubuntu & Suse 10.1 as well as Suse 10.2 beta 2 (all X86_64 versions). On a separate note they all fail on running the network card; under the normal kernel it works fine yet with the Xen kernel it says it's there but doesn't work, to get around it you have to reload the module after it's booted. If I create a VM under Fedora or Ubuntu the whole machine crashes (instant reset) as soon as the VM starts. It works with Suse 10.1 but is very unstable, often causing the server to lock up requiring a hard reset to fix. Suse 10.2 is obviously still to much of a beta it suffers all kinds of additional problems as well. It doesn't matter what the VM is running as it locks up regardless? I was hoping to use Xen as a tool to expand the life expectancy of the old image but it doesn't look like it's ready. Matthew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
