Emailing back on this incase it solves the issue for anybody else. I was using the tinyOffering service offering, this doesn't supply enough ram for the ubuntu installation. I also needed to disable ACPI on the installer via a boot option.
On 5 May 2014 21:22, Ian Duffy <i...@ianduffy.ie> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm trying to install ubuntu from an ISO on a Cloudstack install using a > non-hvm xenserver installation as the hypervisor. > > I downloaded the ubuntu alternative x86 ISO. I uploaded it via the > templates section in the UI and modified the database entry for it to > change the HVM flag to 0. > > With this I can successfully boot the virtual machine from the CD and the > ubuntu installer opens. However one I attempt to execute the "detect > network" or "detect disk" stages of the installation VNC starts to drop out > and the log file starts fill up with: > > INFO [c.c.c.AgentHookBase] (AgentManager-Handler-3:null) > Re-authentication result. vm: 8, host address: , port: -1 > > INFO [c.c.c.AgentHookBase] (AgentManager-Handler-4:null) > Re-authentication request, ask host 1 for new console info > > WARN [c.c.h.x.r.CitrixResourceBase] (DirectAgent-251:ctx-852722b2) There > are no Consoles available to the vm : Template that allows VM installation > from Xen-aware Debian-based distros. To use this template from the CLI, > install your VM using vm-install, then set other-config-install-repository > to the path to your network repository, e.g. http://<server>/<path> > > > The VM eventually powers off. > > Any idea why this happens and any idea if its possible to work around it? > > > Thanks, > > Ian >
