Shanker, That's fantastic. Thanks for the heads up. I've never really had many problems with the 8.x tree either as native i386 or XENHVM but then again its good to see The FreeBSD Foundation taking virtualization seriously.
Many thanks. Bryan Quoting Shanker Balan <shanker.ba...@shapeblue.com>: > On 13-Oct-2013, at 2:13 PM, Kirk Kosinski <kirkkosin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, Bryan. The "Test1" VM failed because FreeBSD is not supported on > > XenServer 6.2. > > > > 2013-10-12 09:59:43,198 WARN [xen.resource.CitrixHelper] > > (DirectAgent-136:null) XenServer 6.2.0 DOES NOT support Guest OS type > > FreeBSD (32-bit) > > > > Check the XS documentation about what OSs can be installed from ISO or > > at all on XenServer: > > > > > http://docs.vmd.citrix.com/XenServer/6.2.0/1.0/en_gb/guest.html#install_linux > > > > If the OS you need to install from ISO is not listed, you can try the > > "Other (32/64-bit)" OS Types. This will boot the VM in HVM mode and it > > should probably be possible to install, though there are some downsides > > to HVM mode. > > > Might be of interest to other FreeBSD users on the list, FreeBSD 10 is > expected > to work out of the box on XenServer 6.2 with today's commit. The Beta ISO > snapshot > should be out in the next couple of days. > > http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=256423 > > On XenServer versions up to an including 6.2, paravirtualized > CDROM support is broken. When running in an HVM domain, > ignore paravirtualized instances of CDROM media, and instead > rely on native drivers attaching to emulated hardware. This > functions correctly on all currently known Xen based > platforms. > > > Many thanks to Roger Pau Monné from Citrix for all the work. > > > -- > @shankerbalan > > M: +91 98860 60539 | O: +91 (80) 67935867 > shanker.ba...@shapeblue.com | www.shapeblue.com | Twitter:@shapeblue > ShapeBlue Services India LLP, 22nd floor, Unit 2201A, World Trade Centre, > Bangalore - 560 055 > > CloudStack Bootcamp Training on 27/28 November, Bangalore > http://www.shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/ > > > > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or > opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the > intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon > its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you > believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company > incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company > incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. > Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is > operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered > trademark. > --- "Earnest falsehoods left unchallenged risk being accepted as fact." -- Monty "xiphmont" Montgomery - Xiph Foundation, on the Ogg format ---
