lol - thanks, will give it a try this evening... On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Rob Hoes <rob.h...@citrix.com> wrote: > That may work indeed (if you'd spell "pygrub" correctly :) ). > > Cheers, > Rob > > On 4 Apr 2014, at 14:19, chris snow <chsnow...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Rob, >> >> Thanks for the info!! >> >> The installation ISO is Ubuntu 12.04.4 [1] - which I believe has a 3.2 >> linux kenel, so should be PVOPS enabled? >> >> I'm not sure I'll be able to use 'xe vm-param-set' because Cloudstack >> detects the failure to start the instance and seems to delete it. >> Instead of vm-param-set, I should be able to reach the same goal if I >> try to alter the VM.create XMLRPC commands sent from Cloudstack? >> >> From: >> ... >> <member> >> <name>HVM_boot_policy</name> >> <value>BIOS order</value> >> </member> >> ... >> <member> >> <name>HVM_boot_params</name> >> <value> >> <struct> >> <member> >> <name>order</name> >> <value>dc</value> >> </member> >> </struct> >> </value> >> </member> >> ... >> <member> >> <name>PV_bootloader</name> >> <value></value> >> </member> >> ... >> To >> >> <member> >> <name>HVM_boot_policy</name> >> <value></value> >> </member> >> ... >> <member> >> <name>HVM_boot_params</name> >> <value></value> >> </member> >> ... >> <member> >> <name>PV_bootloader</name> >> <value>pgrub</value> >> </member> >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Chris >> >> --- >> [1] http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-12.04.4-server-i386.iso >> >> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Rob Hoes <rob.h...@citrix.com> wrote: >>> Hello Chris, >>> >>> If you have created your VM from the "Other install media" template, then >>> XenServer will boot it as an HVM guest. >>> >>> This is governed by the following parameters on your VM: >>> >>> HVM-boot-policy ( RW): BIOS order >>> HVM-boot-params (MRW): order: dc >>> HVM-shadow-multiplier ( RW): 1.000 >>> PV-kernel ( RW): >>> PV-ramdisk ( RW): >>> PV-args ( RW): >>> PV-legacy-args ( RW): >>> PV-bootloader ( RW): >>> PV-bootloader-args ( RW): >>> >>> Try using 'xe vm-param-set' to clear the HVM-boot-policy and HVM-boot-params >>> keys, and set PV-bootloader to "pygrub". >>> >>> Now, this would only work if the kernel of your guest is a PVOPS one (3.x), >>> or specially compiled for Xen, which may not be the case. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Rob >>> >>> On 4 Apr 2014, at 01:14, chris snow <chsnow...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> The guest vm is non-hvm and the host is non-hvm, so viridian=true should be >>> OK? Also, other guest vms are running fine with viridian=true. >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> On 4 Apr 2014 00:55, "David Bomba" <turbo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ok, so from my understanding, you can't run a HVM guest with VIRIDIAN set >>>> to true. >>>> >>>> Can you use the xe vm-param-set functionality to switch Viridian to false >>>> and try again. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4 April 2014 10:49, chris snow <chsnow...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi David, >>>>> >>>>> xe vm-param-list output: >>>>> >>>>> name-label ( RW): i-2-19-VM >>>>> name-description ( RW): Template which allows VM >>>>> installation from install media >>>>> user-version ( RW): 1 >>>>> is-a-template ( RW): false >>>>> is-a-snapshot ( RO): false >>>>> snapshot-of ( RO): <not in database> >>>>> snapshots ( RO): >>>>> snapshot-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z >>>>> snapshot-info ( RO): >>>>> parent ( RO): <not in database> >>>>> children ( RO): >>>>> is-control-domain ( RO): false >>>>> power-state ( RO): halted >>>>> memory-actual ( RO): 0 >>>>> memory-target ( RO): 0 >>>>> memory-overhead ( RO): 4194304 >>>>> memory-static-max ( RW): 104857600 >>>>> memory-dynamic-max ( RW): 104857600 >>>>> memory-dynamic-min ( RW): 104857600 >>>>> memory-static-min ( RW): 104857600 >>>>> suspend-VDI-uuid ( RW): <not in database> >>>>> suspend-SR-uuid ( RW): <not in database> >>>>> VCPUs-params (MRW): weight: 9; cap: 0 >>>>> VCPUs-max ( RW): 1 >>>>> VCPUs-at-startup ( RW): 1 >>>>> actions-after-shutdown ( RW): Destroy >>>>> actions-after-reboot ( RW): Restart >>>>> actions-after-crash ( RW): Destroy >>>>> console-uuids (SRO): >>>>> platform (MRW): viridian: true; acpi: true; >>>>> apic: true; pae: true; nx: false >>>>> allowed-operations (SRO): changing_dynamic_range; >>>>> changing_shadow_memory; changing_static_range; make_into_template; >>>>> destroy; export; start_on; start; clone; copy; snapshot >>>>> current-operations (SRO): >>>>> blocked-operations (MRW): >>>>> allowed-VBD-devices (SRO): 1; 2; 3 >>>>> allowed-VIF-devices (SRO): 0; 1; 2; 3 >>>>> possible-hosts ( RO): >>>>> HVM-boot-policy ( RW): BIOS order >>>>> HVM-boot-params (MRW): order: dc >>>>> HVM-shadow-multiplier ( RW): 1.000 >>>>> PV-kernel ( RW): >>>>> PV-ramdisk ( RW): >>>>> PV-args ( RW): >>>>> PV-legacy-args ( RW): >>>>> PV-bootloader ( RW): >>>>> PV-bootloader-args ( RW): >>>>> last-boot-CPU-flags ( RO): >>>>> last-boot-record ( RO): '' >>>>> resident-on ( RO): <not in database> >>>>> affinity ( RW): >>>>> c47d712e-8aa8-fcd6-113e-8546532e5fcc >>>>> other-config (MRW): mac_seed: >>>>> b2088266-d6fd-dfd2-4b5e-84c037d085d6; install-methods: cdrom >>>>> dom-id ( RO): -1 >>>>> recommendations ( RO): <restrictions><restriction >>>>> field="memory-static-max" max="137438953472" /><restriction >>>>> field="vcpus-max" max="16" /><restriction property="number-of-vbds" >>>>> max="7" /><restriction property="number-of-vifs" max="7" >>>>> /></restrictions> >>>>> xenstore-data (MRW): >>>>> ha-always-run ( RW) [DEPRECATED]: false >>>>> ha-restart-priority ( RW): >>>>> blobs ( RO): >>>>> start-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z >>>>> install-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z >>>>> VCPUs-number ( RO): 0 >>>>> VCPUs-utilisation (MRO): >>>>> os-version (MRO): <not in database> >>>>> PV-drivers-version (MRO): <not in database> >>>>> PV-drivers-up-to-date ( RO): <not in database> >>>>> memory (MRO): <not in database> >>>>> disks (MRO): <not in database> >>>>> networks (MRO): <not in database> >>>>> other (MRO): <not in database> >>>>> live ( RO): <not in database> >>>>> guest-metrics-last-updated ( RO): <not in database> >>>>> cooperative ( RO): true >>>>> protection-policy ( RW): <not in database> >>>>> is-snapshot-from-vmpp ( RO): false >>>>> tags (SRW): >>>>> appliance ( RW): <not in database> >>>>> start-delay ( RW): 0 >>>>> shutdown-delay ( RW): 0 >>>>> order ( RW): 0 >>>>> version ( RO): 0 >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:31 AM, David Bomba <turbo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>>> >>>>>> are you able to go to the cli and retrieve the param-list for this VM? >>>>>> i >>>>>> think this may be due to VIRIDIAN flag being set to true. >>>>>> >>>>>> xe vm-param-list uuid=<uuid of vm> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4 April 2014 10:21, chris snow <chsnow...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have debian wheezy running xen host inside a virtualbox guest, so >>>>>>> the xen host doesn't have HVM. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am using a third party application (cloudstack) communicating with >>>>>>> xen using xapi. I'm trying to create a VM using Ubuntu 12.04 >>>>>>> installation ISO [1], but have set the OS type to 'Other (32 bit) so >>>>>>> that xen would not use HVM, but I receive the error VM_HVM_REQUIRED. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have captured the VM.create request here: >>>>>>> https://gist.github.com/snowch/9957480 and also the VM.start_on >>>>>>> response here: https://gist.github.com/snowch/9957480 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I had originally posted this question to the cloudstack mailing list, >>>>>>> but I now think the question is more relevant to this list because it >>>>>>> is actually a question about the xen api. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Question 1: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is my understanding correct that I should be able to create a VM on a >>>>>>> non HVM Xen host using the Ubuntu install ISO? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Question 2: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If the answer to Q1 is 'yes', is there anything that stands out in the >>>>>>> VM.start request that is telling Xen that the vm must have HVM support >>>>>>> which is then telling xen to fail the request? It seems that >>>>>>> somewhere in the xapi call stack for VM.start_on, the method >>>>>>> VM.get_HVM_boot_policy is getting called and returning that hvm is >>>>>>> required. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Many thanks! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> [1] http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-12.04.4-server-i386.iso >>>>>>> [2] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://github.com/xapi-project/xen-api/blob/master/ocaml/xapi/xapi_vm_helpers.ml#L488 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Xen-api mailing list >>>>>>> Xen-api@lists.xen.org >>>>>>> http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Check out my professional profile and connect with me on LinkedIn. >>>>> http://lnkd.in/cw5k69 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Check out my professional profile and connect with me on LinkedIn. >> http://lnkd.in/cw5k69 >
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