THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH, I will try this!
2012/12/28 Vijay Venkatachalam <vijay.venkatacha...@citrix.com> > Simple Tab should auto-fill it up > You can cross verify from > XenCenter: Select Host-> General->UUID > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrea Ottonello [mailto:aottone...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 6:01 PM > > To: cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org > > Subject: Re: Getting CRAZY for having a cloud working! > > > > Ehm... last thing I promise... where I get hostid? :) > > > > > > 2012/12/28 Vijay Venkatachalam <vijay.venkatacha...@citrix.com> > > > > > > > > 1. In the CloudStack UI, Enable maintenance mode of the zone you are > > using. > > > 2. In the CloudStack UI, Enable maintenance mode of the host you are > > using. > > > 3. In the CloudStack UI, Delete the host. > > > 4. In the XenCenter client, shutdown and delete the VMs in the host > > > (if not done already by CS). > > > 5. In the XenCenter client, in the Storage tab, right click on the > > > storage that maps to the primary storage you have configured (my case > > > it was NFS, if it is local storage you can leave it) and "Forget" it. > > > 6. In the XenServer's console, run the following command to remove the > > > tag > > > > > xe host-param-clear uuid=<hostid> param-name=tags > > > 6. In the CloudStack UI, Add the host back 7. In the CloudStack UI, > > > Disable the maintenance mode of the zone. > > > > > > hth, > > > Vijay > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Andrea Ottonello [mailto:aottone...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 1:44 PM > > > > To: cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org > > > > Subject: Re: Getting CRAZY for having a cloud working! > > > > > > > > Hallo all! Thank you for your VERY appreciated help and have happy > > > > new year! > > > > Vijay, could you please explain a little more detailed the steps to > > > > remove/cleanup the host? Sorry I don't know, for example, what is a > > > "vbd"... > > > > I'm quite new to Linux/Xen/Xenserver/CS, sorry for asking things > > > > that > > > maybe > > > > are very simple... > > > > > > > > > > > > 2012/12/28 Vijay Venkatachalam <vijay.venkatacha...@citrix.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had the very same problem and resolved it quite some-time back. > > > > > > > > > > ********************** > > > > > Reason: The xenserver host did not contain system-vm.iso, vhd-util > etc. > > > > > If you also could not find these files in your xenserver read-on > > > > > ********************** > > > > > > > > > > A CS host tag had erroneously labeled/marked the XenServer was > > > > > already patched even though it was not patched. So CS did not > > > > > patch the host with the files (vhd-util,....). > > > > > > > > > > Solution: > > > > > Remove the tags in the host and re-add the host > > > > > > > > > > Steps: > > > > > The following sequence of steps should help fix the problem. > > > > > 1. Remove the host > > > > > 2. Cleanup the host as usual (clear vbd and any vms) 3. Remove cs > > > > > tags of the host using the following command. > > > > > xe host-param-clear uuid=<hostid> param-name=tags 4. Add the > > > > > host back > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Andrea Ottonello [mailto:aottone...@gmail.com] > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:28 PM > > > > > > To: cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > Subject: Re: Getting CRAZY for having a cloud working! > > > > > > > > > > > > Hallo Sebastien, > > > > > > thank you for your help. > > > > > > I will try to put management log on the site you provided. > > > > > > I started using 4.0 version, tried 3.0 only searching for a > solution. > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's answer something: > > > > > > 1- yes management server is running > > > > > > 2- yes I defined zone, pod, cluster and host. > > > > > > 3- primary and secondary are defined and available. > > > > > > 4- I can mount NFS secondary storage and create file inside it > > > > > > from host, primary is locally available to host (HBA) and I can > > > > > > create a VM on it > > > > > using > > > > > > XenCenter, so is online and working. > > > > > > I also tried using NFS share for primary, or even localstorage > > > > > > (enabling > > > > > global > > > > > > config varable to use it for VMs). > > > > > > 5- zone is enabled. > > > > > > 6- VMs are NOT running. v-2-VM is in starting/stopped state > > > > > > loop, while > > > > > if I > > > > > > enable zone CS tries to create s-XX-VM, it fails, it deletes it > > > > > > and try > > > > > again > > > > > > creating a new one, increasing XX number of 1, in an infinite > loop. > > > > > > This is definitely my problem. If I look at management log, it > > > > > > says that > > > > > my only > > > > > > available host is in avoid set, so CS doesn't know where to put > > > > > > VM and > > > > > fails. I > > > > > > don't know WHY my host is in "avoid set": it has 22 GB of RAM, > > > > > > 200 GB of primary storage and 2 CPU quadcore. It is a fresh > > > > > > install, formatted and > > > > > only > > > > > > putted into a new pool as for installation instructions. I used > > > > > > same > > > > > name for > > > > > > network interfaces and primary storage. There must be something > > > > > > wrong/missing in Xen/XCP setup, but I'm not able to understand > > what. > > > > > > Is terribly frustrating... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2012/12/27 sebgoa <run...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Andrea, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very sorry things are not working out of the box for you. > > > > > > > If you can share your management server logs on the list, > > > > > > > maybe we can help better. > > > > > > > Use http://pastie.org/ for example, to avoid your logs being > > > > > > > stripped out of the email. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since it's the holiday season, lots of folks are taking a > > > > > > > break and there are very few people able to help out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You should use the 4.0 release which is the first official > > > > > > > Apache release, documented at > > > > > > > http://incubator.apache.org/cloudstack/downloads.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Couple questions to understand where you are in the setup > > > currently: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1-Is the management server running ? > > > > > > > 2-Have you defined the zone/pod/cluster/host ? > > > > > > > 3-Are primary and secondary storage defined and available ? > > > > > > > 4-Can you access primary and secondary storage from your xen > host > > ? > > > > > > > 5-Is the zone enabled ? > > > > > > > 6-Are the system VMs running ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Sebastien > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 24, 2012, at 3:34 PM, Andrea Ottonello wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hallo all. I tried to analyze log for myself: found > > > > > > > > something wrong about storage, so I disabled multipath, > > > > > > > > configured zoning on fabric switches to permit only one path > > > > > > > > and tried for XXXth time to setup all again from scratch. No > > > > > > > > luck again. Starting to believe is a lot of crap and nothing > > > > > > > > else. I also tried installing CS 3.0.2 as "stable" version, > > > > > > > > NO LUCK > > > > > > > AGAIN. > > > > > > > > Tried using CentOS instead of Ubuntu, Nothing again. Ok, I > > > > > > > > will take my LAST try using another physical server with no > > > > > > > > SAN attached and using > > > > > > > local > > > > > > > > storage as primary. If even this try will not be ok, I'll > > > > > > > > give > > > up. > > > > > > > > Wasted almost 3 weeks for obtaining... nothing. Ok, that is > > > > > > > > a open source product, but I cannot believe it to be SO > > > > > > > > INCREDIBLY IMPOSSIBLE to have neither a trial setup up and > > running. > > > > > > > > If anyone believe I'm simply not able to setup, I'm here: > > > > > > > > have a > > > > > > > PowerEdge > > > > > > > > 1950 DELL connected with a Brocade 200E to a EMC CX300. I > > > > > > > > have another server for installing VMs for management, > > > > > > > > mysql, secondary storage and so on. I want to use XCP/Xen as > > > > > > > > hypervisor, using a primary storage on my > > > > > > > SAN > > > > > > > > connected through HBAs. Give me just instructions and I will > > > > > > > > follow > > > > > them. > > > > > > > > That's all. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2012/12/19 Andrea Ottonello <aottone...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I discovered ... ;) > > > > > > > >> Any suggestion on where to put it? > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> 2012/12/19 Chip Childers <chip.child...@sungard.com> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >>> The apache list-serv strips attachments. They need to be > > > > > > > >>> placed somewhere else, with a URL pointer to the location. > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Marc Cirauqui > > > > > > > >>> <mcirau...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > > > > > >>>> I can't find any attachments... > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Andrea Ottonello < > > > > > > > aottone...@gmail.com > > > > > > > >>>> wrote: > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> I will try, thank you. Already attached log to an email. > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> 2012/12/19 Marc Cirauqui <mcirau...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>>> I don't know your physical setup, but if you have two > > > > > > > >>>>>> network > > > > > > > >>> interfaces, > > > > > > > >>>>>> you should name them in XenCenter. > > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Example. In Xencenter, networking tab, you see "Network > > 0" > > > > > > > >>>>>> and > > > > > > > >>> "Network > > > > > > > >>>>> 1" > > > > > > > >>>>>> (don't remember exact names). Rename them to be > > "cloud- > > > > > > private" > > > > > > > >>>>>> and "cloud-public" (for example). Then in the fancy > > > > > > > >>>>>> icons in setup > > > > > > > >>> wizard (or > > > > > > > >>>>>> equivalent in infrastructure tab) put those tags in > > > > > > > >>>>>> private and > > > > > > > >>> public > > > > > > > >>>>>> network. > > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>>> That way CS maps vm's interfaces to the right physical > > > > > > > >>>>>> interfaces in > > > > > > > >>>>> XS... > > > > > > > >>>>>> Also, please, upload your log to pastebin or something > > > > > > > >>>>>> similar to > > > > > > > >>> check > > > > > > > >>>>> up. > > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>>> thx > > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Andrea Ottonello < > > > > > > > >>> aottone...@gmail.com > > > > > > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Anyway, tried to format host and install XenServer > > > > > > > >>>>>>> 6.0.2, activated > > > > > > > >>>>> with > > > > > > > >>>>>>> free license, updated with last patches via XenCenter > > > > > > > >>>>>>> (exception > > > > > > > >>> made > > > > > > > >>>>> for > > > > > > > >>>>>>> 6.1 upgrade, of course). Restored MGMT machine to > > > > snapshot > > > > > > > >>>>>>> taken > > > > > > > >>> after > > > > > > > >>>>>>> finishing fresh setup of cloudstack (just after > > > > > > > >>>>> cloud-setup-management). > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Tested again NFS shares on CentOS machine. > > > > > > > >>>>>>> ok, let's start: followed guide to configure XenServer > > > > > > > >>>>>>> host > > > > > > > >>> (basically, > > > > > > > >>>>>>> installed package for CloudStack). > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Got to CloudStack UI, closed wizard and started > > > > > > > >>>>>>> creating zone pod > > > > > > > >>>>> cluster > > > > > > > >>>>>>> storage etc.... SAME F...ING S..T error, it doesn't > > > > > > > >>>>>>> start System > > > > > > > >>> VMs > > > > > > > >>>>>>> because it tells that there is no suitable host... BUT > > > WHY??? > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Host > > > > > > > >>> is > > > > > > > >>>>>> right > > > > > > > >>>>>>> there waiting for you stupid software to place a VM on > it! > > > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> -- > > > > > > > >>>>> Andrea Ottonello > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > > > >> Andrea Ottonello > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Andrea Ottonello > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Andrea Ottonello > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Andrea Ottonello > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Andrea Ottonello > -- Andrea Ottonello
