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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ xen-discuss mailing list [email protected]
