For the moment working :) :) :)
I can migrate FreeBSD vm with just 4 (literally) ping loose….
:) :) :)
It's just an advance… I need to do more testing and intensive testing even….
but looks good unless until now :) :)
FreeBSD r##lz!!!
El 28/05/2012, a las 12:12, Egoitz Aurrekoetxea Aurre escribió:
> Hi all,
>
> Fist of all thanks a lot for all you're help. In FreeBSD I have xentools
> (xenstore-*… xen-detect and that stuff) as port for being able to install it
> without issues. Reading the source code of Xenserver have seen that the only
> checks Xencenter and Xen Api does for allowing you to use xenservertools
> advantages (pausing, rebooting...) is basically to check 3 or 4 key's data….
> concretely :
>
> In xenserver 6.0.0 you can do :
>
> - Obtain the xen domu id :
>
> xe vm-list uuid='machine's UUID' params=dom-id --minimal
>
> - get that number and replace below in {XEN-DOMU-ID} gaps….
>
> xenstore-write /local/domain/{XEN-DOMU-ID}/attr/PVAddons/MajorVersion 6
> /local/domain/{XEN-DOMU-ID}/attr/PVAddons/MinorVersion 0
> /local/domain/{XEN-DOMU-ID}/attr/PVAddons/MicroVersion 0
> /local/domain/{XEN-DOMU-ID}/data/updated 1
>
> Basically… xen api checks you to have the three numbers of the version 6, 0
> and 0 in the three keys mentioned apart than updated to 1….
>
> this way…. seems that if you have a freebsd xenhvm kernel and xenserver tools
> and are able to do a xen-detect for example…. unless suspending, rebooting
> and shutting down the machine… works… I'm doing more checks….
>
> Christian… thanks a lot mate for you're help… but think it's not going to be
> necessary :) :) but very thankful about that :) :)
>
> I'll tell you how my tests are going….
>
> Gonna check all this in Xencloud and see if it allows me moving vm's based of
> FreeBSD and so :) :)
>
> Bye!!!
>
>
> El 24/05/2012, a las 16:08, Christian Fischer escribió:
>
>> On Thursday 24 May 2012 11:43:49 Anil Madhavapeddy wrote:
>>> On 24 May 2012, at 09:49, Mike McClurg wrote:
>>>> On 22/05/12 15:09, Egoitz Aurrekoetxea Aurre wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Just for confirming it… I have been taking a look at XenServerTools and
>>>>> the script's code and so… and after looking how Xen works with FreeBSD
>>>>> (which seems to be pretty happy with XENHVM 64 bit kernel just it
>>>>> unless in Xen4)… I have determined that basically the XenCloud and
>>>>> XenServer should have something to block the machine movement, snapshot
>>>>> and this kind of features basically from Xen… because for example the
>>>>> machine suspend/resume works out of the box with the XENHVM kernel and
>>>>> a Xen 4 host kernel. Perhaps can be an XML in where you have a variable
>>>>> or whatever, wherever that allows or blocks to Xen API (Xencenter)
>>>>> doing this kind of features?. I got of course xenstore-* working
>>>>> apparently fine in FreeBSD domU.
>>>>>
>>>>> Could anyone please give me an idea??.
>>>>
>>>> If FreeBSD can run as a PV guest on plain Xen, then it should be able to
>>>> run as a PV guest on XCP. You'll have to install it as an HVM guest, and
>>>> then convert it to PV as follows:
>>>>
>>>> # xe vm-param-set uuid=$vm HVM-boot-policy=
>>>> # xe vm-param-set uuid=$vm PV-bootloader=pygrub
>>>>
>>>> And you'll have to make sure that the FreeBSD VM loads all the
>>>> appropriate Xen drivers. I haven't tried this yet myself with FreeBSD.
>>>
>>> The XENHVM 64-bit FreeBSD is an HVM guest with PV drivers, so these steps
>>> would prevent it from booting.
>>>
>>> I think he's just looking for the xe guest utilities to write the
>>> appropriate key into xenstore (although I'm not sure as I couldn't fully
>>> parse the e-mail).
>>
>> I've packaged xs-tools for NexentaStor today, works perfect. I've no
>> experiences with FreeBSD, and I've no FreeBSD handy, but I think I can
>> assist
>> you. Can you give me ssh access to a FreeBSD vm?
>>
>> Christian
>>
>>>
>>> -anil
>>>
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