Re: [CentOS-virt] Xen Hypervisor HELP?

2011-02-17 Thread Todd Deshane
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Mark Smith wrote: > Hi Guys, > Sorry i am trying to install a GuestOS but can't seem to be able to select > CD rom during creating a new GuestOS is there Paravirtualization is there a > way to enable it or can someone explain how to mount an ISO for me to be > able

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can I mix kvm and virtual box?

2010-11-13 Thread Todd Deshane
other. I am pretty sure that there was at least talk, from the KVM side, to try be able to be aware of other hypervisors, such as virtualbox and handle things gracefully. I haven't heard if any code was developed or not though. Hope that helps. Thanks, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://toddd

Re: [CentOS-virt] performance differences between kvm/xen

2010-10-28 Thread Todd Deshane
s inconsequential. > Great, yes that is what research at Clarkson University tried to do. As far as I know no one at Clarkson is actively working on it though. I will check with them when I get a chance though. > I'm going to look at the tests you've done as soon as time permits. Wh

Re: [CentOS-virt] performance differences between kvm/xen

2010-10-26 Thread Todd Deshane
On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Eric Searcy wrote: > On Oct 25, 2010, at 8:14 AM, Todd Deshane wrote: > >> I was also going to mention that we should look at scalability and >> performance isolation. >> Some references and previous studies here: >> >

Re: [CentOS-virt] performance differences between kvm/xen

2010-10-25 Thread Todd Deshane
ual ones. Sometimes something > runs great in on VM but drags when multiple VMs are being used. I was also going to mention that we should look at scalability and performance isolation. Some references and previous studies here: http://todddeshane.net/research/Xen_versus_KVM_20080623.pdf http://clarkso

Re: [CentOS-virt] Ubuntu 8.04 DomU image from jailtime.org on CentOS 5.2 Dom0

2009-01-06 Thread Todd Deshane
tory > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > [r...@sphere auto]# > -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net http://runningxen.com ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt

Re: [CentOS-virt] Ubuntu 8.04 DomU image from jailtime.org on CentOS 5.2 Dom0

2009-01-06 Thread Todd Deshane
ied for the Kernel. Any one with similar experiences or could > point me to the right direction? > adding a ramdisk= line to your domU config should help. Also it is a good idea to also copy /lib/modules/ to the guest's /lib/modules. Cheers, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net http://runningxen.com ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can't get USB printer visible in guest

2008-11-01 Thread Todd Deshane
ents on the book, if you haven't already, please consider joining the mailing list for the book. It is very low traffic, but the suggestions such as the one above as improvement to future editions of the book are always welcome. The link is: http://runningxen.com/

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can't get PCI card visible in guest

2008-10-31 Thread Todd Deshane
t_REJECT --with=ip_conntrack --with=ip_conntrack_netbios_ns > --with=iptable_filter --with=ip_tables --with=ipt_REJECT --with=nfnetlink > --with=xenblk --with=xennet --with=x_tables --with=xt_state --with=xt_tcpudp > /boot/initrd-2.6.18-92.1.13.el5xen.img.new 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5xen -- Todd Des

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can't get PCI card visible in guest

2008-10-30 Thread Todd Deshane
ou need. This only the basic idea, I would suggest to take some time to search xen.markmail.org for either error messags or key words that may lead you to some exact instructions of the mkinitrd that will work for your setup. Hope that helps, Cheers, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net http://runningxen.com ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can't get PCI card visible in guest

2008-10-30 Thread Todd Deshane
isor, the guest must also have a Xen setup in it. I am guessing that you don't want to run xen within a xen guest, so don't use that :) Todd -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net http://runningxen.com ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can't get PCI card visible in guest

2008-10-30 Thread Todd Deshane
Some combination of the above, you should be able to pretty closely mirror the kernel command line with the combination of kernel, root, and extra parameters. The only tricky part would be to rebuild with any missing modules. Hope that helps, Cheers, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://to

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can't get PCI card visible in guest

2008-10-30 Thread Todd Deshane
t) ramdisk='/boot/initrd-' (found in /boot) This will also get rid of any potential pygrub security issues as well. Hope that helps, Cheers, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net http://runningxen.com ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can't get PCI card visible in guest

2008-10-28 Thread Todd Deshane
essing that I've got a 3100 chipset, which seems > not to support vt-d, leaving me SOL. > > Can you confirm I'm interpreting this properly, or offer some other means to > determine vt-d support? Many thanks! > The chipsets that support VT-d are listed on this page: http://w

Re: [CentOS-virt] Can't get PCI card visible in guest

2008-10-25 Thread Todd Deshane
> be configured within the guest. Just a sanity check, proper IOMMU support, such as Intel VT-d, is needed for passing devices to fully virt guests. Does your system support VT-d? Cheers, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net http://runningxen.com _

Re: [CentOS-virt] redhat's Qumranet acquisition

2008-09-11 Thread Todd Deshane
>> the choice >> was vmware or xensource you cant compare. Vmware has been at it a long >> time >> and thier product is just so polished and solid. >> >> YMMV, >> jlc >> ___ >> CentOS-virt mailing list >> CentOS-virt@centos.org >> http:/

Re: [CentOS-virt] Shared Storage Options

2008-08-26 Thread Todd Deshane
earch/?q=device+lock#query:device lock+page:1+mid:ouugxur56hqikqty+state:results Cheers, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net check out our book: http://runningxen.com ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/m

Re: [CentOS-virt] Installing guest OS on Xen 3

2008-08-12 Thread Todd Deshane
>> CentOS-virt mailing list >> CentOS-virt@centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt > > > ___ > CentOS-virt mailing list > CentOS-virt@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt > > -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net check out our book: http://runningxen.com ___ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt

Re: [CentOS-virt] Windows HVM VMs - speed needed...

2008-07-14 Thread Todd Deshane
, have I covered all the bases? > I have heard of one other option: Halsign TurboGate Tools http://www.halsign.com/ I haven't tried them personally, but I have seen them announced on the Xen mailing lists. Todd -- Todd Deshane http://todddeshane.net check out our book: http://runningxen.com