> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 11:28:03 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Xen-API] PCI passthrough - XCP vs XenServer > From: gizmochic...@gmail.com > To: spekkie_isl...@hotmail.com > CC: philledwa...@gmail.com; xen-api@lists.xen.org > > I'll just add that, depending on your hardware, you may have better > luck with PCI passthrough using XCP 1.6 rather than XenServer 6.2. > The reason for this is that XCP 1.6 relies on Xen 4.1, which, compared > to the Xen 4.2 used by XenServer 6.2, is more forgiving of errors > found in the IVRS tables of some motherboards, such as my Asus M5A99FX > Pro 2.0. > That is not entirely true, since xenserver 6.2 still uses Xen 4.1 but is updated to 4.1.5, which indeed is more restrictive/bug free when it comes to pci passthrough. > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 6:54 AM, Marien Spek <spekkie_isl...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Phill > > > > yes pci passthrough is possible in XCP and xenserver 6.2 > > Though you have to do this through the commandline: > > > > xe vm-param-set other-config:pci=0/0000:06:00.0 uuid=[UUID] > > > > Where "06:00.0" is the id of the passed through device (you can find a list > > lunning the "lspci" command to find the id's of your devices) and "[UUID]" > > is the uuid of the VM you want the device to be assigned to. (you can find > > this in the general tab of your vm in xencenter). > > > > Bare in mind though that pci passthrough only works with IOMMU/Intel VT-d > > enabled motherbords/processors. > > More info on VT-d and IOMMU found here > > > > Kind regards, > > Marien > > > >> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:40:05 +1000 > >> From: philledwa...@gmail.com > >> To: xen-api@lists.xen.org > >> Subject: [Xen-API] PCI passthrough - XCP vs XenServer > > > >> > >> I've been running the free version of Citrix XenServer for a while and > >> I now want to set up some PCI devices with PCI passthrough. I don't > >> believe this is possible on Citrix XenServer other than for video > >> cards which I'm not interested in (my PCI devices are DVB-T TV tuner > >> cards). > >> > >> So I then started looking at XCP but I've found it difficult > >> understanding whether this may be possible in XCP or not. My confusion > >> is now further compounded by the fact that when you now go to download > >> XCP from > >> http://www.xenproject.org/downloads/xen-cloud-platform-archives.html > >> it advises you to download the recently open sourced XenServer > >> instead. That of course will get me nowhere if PCI passthrough isn't > >> well supported on XenServer. > >> > >> So if I download and install XCP amd I likely to make make much > >> progress on this or am I pushing stuff uphill? > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Xen-api mailing list > >> Xen-api@lists.xen.org > >> http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-api mailing list > > Xen-api@lists.xen.org > > http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api > >
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