** Description changed: + ===================================== + Impact: qemu VMs cannot be migrated from 12.04->14.04 hosts + Test Case: migrate a vm from p->t host, using disk on a NFS share. On the 14.04 host, use + kvm -M pc-1.0-precise [...] -incoming tcp:0.0.0.0:5555 + and on the 12.04 host use + kvm -M pc-1.0 [...] -monitor stdio + then on the monitor type + migrate tcp:0.0.0.0:5555 + + Regression Potential: This introduces a new machine type. In precise it will make the new machine type the default, but it is identical to the old default. In Trusty it is not the default. + ===================================== + Bug 1291321 shows that qemu VMs cannot be migrated from a host running 12.04 to a host running 14.04. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QemuPTMigration explains the proposed solution. As a part of this, we need to define the pc-1.0-precise machine type which can accept incoming migrations from pc-1.0 machines from a precise host. Since this machine type requires the old precise pxe-virtio rom, this bug is blocked on the FFE for the new ipxe-precise package, bug 1374617.
** Description changed: ===================================== Impact: qemu VMs cannot be migrated from 12.04->14.04 hosts - Test Case: migrate a vm from p->t host, using disk on a NFS share. On the 14.04 host, use - kvm -M pc-1.0-precise [...] -incoming tcp:0.0.0.0:5555 + Test Case: XXX NOTE XXX This requires the fix for bug 1374617 as well. + migrate a vm from p->t host, using disk on a NFS share. On the 14.04 host, use + kvm -M pc-1.0-precise [...] -incoming tcp:0.0.0.0:5555 and on the 12.04 host use - kvm -M pc-1.0 [...] -monitor stdio + kvm -M pc-1.0 [...] -monitor stdio then on the monitor type - migrate tcp:0.0.0.0:5555 + migrate tcp:0.0.0.0:5555 Regression Potential: This introduces a new machine type. In precise it will make the new machine type the default, but it is identical to the old default. In Trusty it is not the default. ===================================== Bug 1291321 shows that qemu VMs cannot be migrated from a host running 12.04 to a host running 14.04. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QemuPTMigration explains the proposed solution. As a part of this, we need to define the pc-1.0-precise machine type which can accept incoming migrations from pc-1.0 machines from a precise host. Since this machine type requires the old precise pxe-virtio rom, this bug is blocked on the FFE for the new ipxe-precise package, bug 1374617. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1374612 Title: [FFE] add pc-1.0-precise machine type To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1374612/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
