Steven Sim wrote:
> 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?


The PV disk driver will attach in the place of the
IDE driver...  You will need to configure the xnf
interface for the network.



MRJ


> 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
>>
>>
> 
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