Mark; Thanks for the swift reply!
Exactly how will the PV NIC and disk drivers be utilized if it can only function in a HVM and not a PV environment? Warmest Regards Steven Sim Mark Johnson wrote: > > > Steven Sim wrote: >> Gurus; >> >> I've been running Solaris 10 on a HVM domain on my machine (running >> SXCE snv_93 x86) for some time now. >> >> Now that Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) has been released, I tried >> creating a Paravirtualized Guest domain but got the same error >> message I got previously... >> >> # virt-install -n sol10 -p -r 1560 --nographics -f >> /dev/zvol/dsk/rpool/sol10 -l /stage/sol-10-u6-> >> >> Starting install... >> Could not find an installable distribution at >> '/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso' >> Domain installation may not have been >> successful. If it was, you can restart your domain >> by running 'virsh start sol10'; otherwise, please >> restart your installation. >> Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:32:47 ERROR Could not find an installable >> distribution at '/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso' >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 511, in ? >> main() >> File "/usr/bin/virt-install", line 471, in main >> dom = guest.start_install(conscb,progresscb) >> File >> "/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/Guest.py", >> >> line 885, in start_install >> File >> "/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/ParaVirtGuest.py", >> >> line 68, in _prepare_install >> File >> "/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py", >> >> line 233, in prepare >> File >> "/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py", >> >> line 194, in _prepare_kernel_and_initrd >> File >> "/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py", >> >> line 106, in acquireKernel >> File >> "/export/builds/xvm_93/proto/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/virtinst/DistroManager.py", >> >> line 92, in _storeForDistro >> ValueError: Could not find an installable distribution at >> '/stage/sol-10-u6-ga1-x86-dvd.iso' >> >> I see some people on this list successfully creating and running a PV >> domain using Solaris 10.... >> >> Does Solaris 10 Update 6 (10/08) support full paravirtualization on xVM? > > > No, it's still HVM. But it does have PV NIC and disk drivers.. > > > > > MRJ > > _______________________________________________ xen-discuss mailing list [email protected]
