Re: How does a newly deployed virtual machine present itself?
Hi Chris, You shouldn't need to do anything at the VM level. Cloudstack will provide VNC access via Cloudstack http://fresnostate.edu/csm/csc/user-guides/connect.html Shows a good example. Tracy On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Chris Miller c...@tryx.org wrote: HI Folks, I'm not clear on what services the cloud platform brings to bear and what configuration of my virtual machines I have to do to both accommodate cloudstack or compensate for cloudstack. If I deploy, say, a Fedora image to my cloudstack cloud absent any specific configuration, will I be able to use its desktop through, say, a browser? Obviously, if the Fedora image is properly configured, I could use VNC or RDP, but does this mean I need to deploy a properly pre-configured image, or does cloudstack have a mechanism where this configuration is asserted during spin up or installation in the absence of any overriding configuration? These also mean I have to have the native clients on my local machine, and the world is moving toward the universal client, the web browser, so is there a browser-based way to interact with my virtual machines' desktops? And that leaves the final question. Do I configure an image and deploy it knowing that it will live in a cloud absent display hardware, or can I do an install to my cloud and expect that the resulting image will have some method of connection over and above ssh, like some form of remote desktop provided as a service of the cloud platform? Thanks for the help, Chris.
Re: URGENT: Unable to upgrade from 4.1.1 to 4.2.0
This is a known issue and is currently being worked on. You do realize that 4.2 has not been released yet and is in the testing phase right? On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Indra Pramana in...@sg.or.id wrote: Dear all, I proceed to upgrade my CloudStack 4.1.1 to 4.2.0 by compiling it from source. However, after upgrading the management servers and all the KVM hosts, I am not able to start the management server with this error message: === 2013-09-13 02:18:00,512 INFO [cloud.upgrade.DatabaseUpgradeChecker] (Timer-1:null) DB version = 4.1.1 Code Version = 4.2.0 2013-09-13 02:18:00,512 INFO [cloud.upgrade.DatabaseUpgradeChecker] (Timer-1:null) Database upgrade must be performed from 4.1.1 to 4.2.0 2013-09-13 02:18:00,512 ERROR [cloud.upgrade.DatabaseUpgradeChecker] (Timer-1:null) There is no upgrade path from 4.1.1 to 4.2.0 2013-09-13 02:18:00,517 ERROR [utils.component.ComponentContext] (Timer-1:null) System integrity check failed. Refuse to startup === I checked and the documentation (Release_Notes.xml which comes with the tar.bz2 file) doesn't mention anything about upgrading the database. 1. How can I upgrade the database from 4.1.1 version to 4.2.0 version? 2. If cannot, how can I revert back to code 4.1.1 for the cloudstack-management server and cloudstack-agents on the KVM hosts? Urgently looking forward to your reply, thank you. Cheers.
Re: CS 4.1 and CentOS 6.3
Something that would go a long way is keeping the CentOS and Ubuntu install instructions in separate documents. I am working on a cut and paste install doc for Ubuntu 12.04 and CS 4.1.1 and will update it for CS4.2 once it is released. On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Prasanna Santhanam t...@apache.org wrote: This would be a valuable contribution. I think just ironing out the runbook discrepancies to make the installs smoother for new users would be a great step forward. I'm happy to join the irc meeting when you guys have an agenda for the docs fixes. On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 11:35:57AM +0100, Alexander Hitchins wrote: This runbook idea sounds like it would be incredibly useful. I'm looking to get an environment together for quick ramp-up learning. I'll look at the link you provided and try to keep any meaningful discrepancies I find noted. I can't see anything for the runbook on the maintainers page - who created the page there is now? -- Prasanna., Powered by BigRock.com
Re: Starting with Cloudstack - Questions
Hi Alexander, I think this will be a good place for you to start in the wiki. https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Developers On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Alexander Hitchins cloudst...@alexhitchins.com wrote: Hi everyone I’m new to Cloudstack and need some initial help and guidance. Greatly appreciate if anybody is able to help me out. I'm signed up to the users and dev mailing groups; apologies if this is the wrong group for this subject. We’ve recently done a POC in our organisation on Cloudstack and are thinking about adopting it in our organisation. I’m looking at how we’re going to support it going forward (and maybe make some developments ourselves) and one of our options is to get some of our internal developers up to speed. So, we’re interested in working with the Cloudstack code. The first thing I’d like to establish is what technologies Cloudstack is based on. I understand its written in java, but it would be great if I could get an understanding of the sort of skills and experience required to be able to work with the code (i.e. databases, frameworks etc). Also, an idea of what other knowledge developers should have (I’d guess they need to know about virtualisation, etc). Then I’ll know who in my team to get involved. I’d also like to find out how to go about setting up a Cloudstack development environment; if there are any good/easy ways to go about doing this so we can take an initial look at the code how it all hangs together. Would anybody be able to point me in the right direction – is this information published anywhere? Many thanks for you time! *Alexander Hitchins* - e: a...@alexhitchins.com w: alexhitchins.com m: 07788 423 969
Re: XS6.1 support
Can someone point me to the place to download vhd-util that works with CS 4.1.1 and XenServer 6.1? Should I stick with the one that comes with XenServer 6.1? Thanks, Tracy On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Donal Lafferty donal.laffe...@citrix.comwrote: Be careful that you don't downgrade the vhd-util in /usr/bin. The instructions in http://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en-US/Apache_CloudStack/4.1.1/html/Installation_Guide/management-server-install-flow.html#management-server-installprovide you with an older version of vhd-util. This older version is missing the '-S' command line option. E.g. XenServer 6.1 gives you: [root@dt18 tmp]# /usr/bin/vhd-util create options: -n name -s size (MB) [-r reserve] [-h help] [-S size (MB) for metadata preallocation (see vhd-util resize)] The one you download gives you: [root@dt18 tmp]# ./vhd-util create options: -n name -s size (MB) [-r reserve] [-h help] Problems with the older vhd-util will show up in your logs. For details, see http://dlafferty.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/using-cloudstacks-log-files-xenserver.html -Original Message- From: ryanlei750...@gmail.com [mailto:ryanlei750...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Lei Sent: 15 August 2013 05:35 To: users@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: Re: XS6.1 support XenServer 6.1 / XCP 1.6 comes with the RPMs needed for Security Groups, but you need to edit a config file to make them work. Follow this JIRA issue or discussion: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-2702 http://markmail.org/thread/57pc3de5dzma6a37 Unfortunately, instructions for the CSP things for XenServer 6.1 haven't been documented. --- Yu-Heng (Ryan) Lei, Associate Reasearcher Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories / Cloud Computing Laboratory ryan...@cht.com.twhttps://email.cht.com.tw/owa/redir.aspx?C=- wE1FEC3G0SWYpVkiWo8SsDdf3ZqO9AIuAPTzRnFYCUi- z4YljtI_hyVKkNHfn9F1Bn-vUWJnQ4.URL=mailto%3aryanlei%40cht.com.tw or ryanlei750...@gmail.com On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 3:16 AM, Carlos Reategui car...@reategui.comwrote: I am re-installing a cluster with CS 4.1.1 and XS6.1. I'm pretty sure I've read somewhere that CS4.1 added support for XS6.1 but the CS installation docs don't mention XS6.1 ( http://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en- US/Apache_CloudStack/4.1.0/html/I nstallation_Guide/citrix-xenserver-installation.html#system-requiremen ts-xenserver-hosts ) As I am going through these I am trying to figure out step 8.2.7 which details installation of the CSP and provides download locations for 5.6, 6.0 and 6.0.2 but not for 6.1. Where do I get the CSP for 6.1 or is it no longer needed?
Re: Docs leading up to Apache CloudStack 4.2
Ron, As a new user to CloudStack, I couldn't agree with you more. One thing that would help with a CloudStack install is instructions on setting up the nodes that will host the VM's first... then go into setting up the managment server. As it is right now, you follow along and getting into the GUI Wizardhttp://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en-US/Apache_CloudStack/4.1.1/html/Installation_Guide/management-server-install-flow.html (the very next step tells you to login to the GUID) before you realize that you need to add a node to connect to first. And while we are at it... there is documentation everywhere... http://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/en-US/index.html https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Home https://cwiki.apache.org/CLOUDSTACK/ -- this should be removed. Coming from OpenStack, the docs here are a mess, its like they ramble around what is trying to be said. Just my .02 out of frustration. Tracy On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Ron Wheeler rwhee...@artifact-software.com wrote: I have 7 unresolved bug issues about the installguide. Only 1 of the issues reported have been fixed. I have added 3 more and I am sure that there are any more just in Section 4 of the install guide. The docs need a lot of work and are probably no where near ready for release. There needs to a test suite for docs. At least a walkthrough of the installation to see if it actually works. Ron On 15/08/2013 2:53 AM, Prasanna Santhanam wrote: Hi All, The docs (installguide, adminguide, release notes) leading up to the Apache CloudStack 4.2 release will keep building on jenkins [1] [2] [3] as they are written/fixed/corrected. Please review them to help fix doc errors. Our tech writing team is very busy working towards bettering our docs and will be happy to recieve bug reports [4]. You should already have recieved notifications of docs added for new features. Let us know what you think either via JIRA or an email to the dev@ list. If you would like to contribute to the doc writing, make sure to visit the compiled wikis written up by Jessica and Radhika: https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/x/hQLMAQhttps://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/hQLMAQ [1] http://jenkins.buildacloud.**org/job/docs-4.2-adminguide/http://jenkins.buildacloud.org/job/docs-4.2-adminguide/ [2] http://jenkins.buildacloud.**org/job/docs-4.2-installguide/http://jenkins.buildacloud.org/job/docs-4.2-installguide/ [3] http://jenkins.buildacloud.**org/job/docs-4.2-releasenotes/http://jenkins.buildacloud.org/job/docs-4.2-releasenotes/ [4] https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/x/vRvVAQhttps://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/vRvVAQ Thanks, -- Ron Wheeler President Artifact Software Inc email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com skype: ronaldmwheeler phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102
Re: SystemVM's keep recycling
Kirk, What do you mean by - run the command to add it. Also when you say master server, do you management server, or do you mean the xenserver node? On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Kirk Jantzer kirk.jant...@gmail.comwrote: In my experience, yes, it has to do with your secondary storage and the system template not being accessible. Try the following: - disable the zone - remove the secondary storage from CS - mount it to your master server - run the command to add it - unmount it - add it back to CS - enable the zone Regards, Kirk Jantzer http://about.met/kirkjantzer On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 7:38 PM, KENT ORTELL JOHNSON kent.john...@utah.eduwrote: Hello all, My System VM's keep recycling and they won't finish starting up. What could be the problem? From management-server.log I see the following error: 2013-08-13 17:04:18,318 DEBUG [cloud.storage.StorageManagerImpl] (secstorage-1:null) Trying to create in Pool[201|NetworkFilesystem] 2013-08-13 17:04:20,567 WARN [xen.resource.CitrixResourceBase] (DirectAgent-3:null) destoryVDIbyNameLabel failed due to there are 0 VDIs with name cloud-b53bf31e-75cb-423f-8802-ea111c47966c And a little later: 2013-08-13 17:04:20,569 DEBUG [cloud.template.TemplateManagerImpl] (consoleproxy-1:null) Template 1 download to pool 201 failed due to Catch Exception com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException on host:322ab8aa-0302-49b2-9f32-f068f7f2f8f8 for template: nfs:// 10.0.2.50/raid0/data/_NAS_NFS_Exports_/csSecondaryStorage/template/tmpl/1/1/dueto com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException: can not create vdi in sr 4d95693c-7a90-c380-77a5-e5fd97f657cc Does this mean that my vhd-util is not in the right place? Kent Johnson University of Utah MSIS Student
