I also was able to use this method to apply the XAPI patch in XCP. I also made some changes in the base OS update repo (a specially crafted exclude list) that allowed me to update the base OS too with no issues -- but that didn't seem to be popular here when I posted. On May 10, 2013 12:19 PM, "Brian Menges" <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-api/2013-03/msg00206.html**** > > ** ** > > I believe someone once tried this, but perhaps they weren’t doing it > correctly.**** > > ** ** > > I’ve installed updates to XCP1.1 from patches for XenServer 5.6 (including > SP2), but have never done so with XCP1.6 and XenServer 6.x, so I do not > know what to expect.**** > > ** ** > > It would be really nice if those updates in the 6.x XenServer release were > also applicable, or automatically notified for patch. I know the idea was > to push these patches to the xcp repo, but it seems only the most critical > patch has thus far made it into there, which I think was a hypervisor > security issue.**** > > ** ** > > - Brian Menges**** > > Principal Engineer, DevOps**** > > GoGrid | ServePath | ColoServe | UpStream Networks**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *hook > *Sent:* Friday, May 10, 2013 04:00 > *To:* James Bulpin > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Xen-API] XenTools 6.1 update for XCP 1.6. How?**** > > ** ** > > Not sure it does help.**** > > ** ** > > My question in start topic was not "How i do installation" but "Is it > possiple to do installation" of some Xenserver core components above the > XCP 1.6.**** > > ** ** > > 2013/5/10 James Bulpin <[email protected]>**** > > A search of this list's history for "gpg" may help you. > > James > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:xen-api- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of amos > > Sent: 09 May 2013 20:57 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Xen-API] XenTools 6.1 update for XCP 1.6. How? > > > > I am wondering the same. > > > > hook <sergey.kruchatov@...> writes: > > > > > > > So, finally, my question is - is there some way to deploy core patches > > from XS61E009 into XCP 1.6? > > > Or I just can use legacy windows driver from XS61E010 to workaround VM > > hang/freeze issue? > > > > > > -- > > > > > > WBRSergey Kruchatov > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <div><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div> <div>There is well known > > > bug in XenServer 6.1 when Windows VMs hang/freeze > > during intensive disk operation (presumably due to race condition > > somewhere in xentools drivers in multi-vCPU Windows systems).</div> > > > <div><br></div> > > > <div>Best description and discussion of mentioned problem would be > > > found > > there <a > > href="http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=314906&start=0&;<http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=314906&start=0&;> > > amp;tstart=0">http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=314906& > > start=0&tstart=0</a><br > > clear="all"><div><br></div> > > > <div>In our production site (pooled dual XCP 1.6 final) we've > > expected above problem for every Windows XP 32 bit VM as well as for > > Windows > > 2003 Servers 32-bit. While Windows 2008/2008R2 servers work fine.</div> > > > <div><br></div> > > > <div>Last year Citrix published temporary workaround for above problem > > > - > > reduce vCPU to 1 for affected VMs. It's really helps but could be > used > > in low/middle CPU load environment.</div> > > > <div> > > > Another workaround were found by someone in community - previous > > > version > > from XenTools - exactly XS602E009 works fine.<br><br>Everything stated > > above has been detailed in very tricky (as per my opinion) Citrix > article there > > <a > > href="http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135099";> > http://support.citrix.co > > m/article/CTX135099</a>. > > <br><br>Recently Citrix published long awaited pair of Hot Fixes - > > XS61E009 and XS61E010.<br><br>XS61E009 (<a > > href="http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX136252";> > http://support.citrix.co > > m/article/CTX136252</a>) > > contains patches for some core functions (xapi-core, xapi-xenopsd, > > xapi-firmware) while XS61E010 (<a > > href="http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX136253";> > http://support.citrix.co > > m/article/CTX136253</a>) > > provides xentools replacement. What's more interest xentools from > > XS61E010 contains new and legacy drivers - new with Windows 8/Server 2012 > > support while legacy - just renamed tools from XS602E009. In > > XS61E010's installation prerequisites stated that it can't be implemented > > without XS61E009.<br> > > > </div> > > > </div> > > > <div><br></div> > > > <div>So, finally, my question is - is there some way to deploy core > > patches from XS61E009 into XCP 1.6? </div> > > > <div>Or I just can use legacy windows driver from XS61E010 to > > > workaround > > VM hang/freeze issue?</div> > > > <div><br></div> > > > <div>-- <br> > > > </div> > > > <div>WBR<br><br>Sergey Kruchatov > > > > > > </div> > > > </div></div> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-api mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api > _______________________________________________ > Xen-api mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > WBR > > Sergey Kruchatov **** > > ------------------------------ > The information contained in this message, and any attachments, may > contain confidential and legally privileged material. 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