On Nov 9, 7:39, Paul Goyette wrote: } } I've got a XEN3_DOMU virtual machine currently running NetBSD 8.1, and } hosted on a commercial provider (www.prgmr.com). Since I'm running } 8.1 I think that implies that I'm running in HVM mode?
If you're using the XEN3_DOMU kernel, then you would be running in PV mode. HVM mode would use a plain GENERIC kernel. } Anyway, the provider will soon be upgrading their host to a PVHVM-only } environment. That means that I need to upgrade, to -current. } } So, a few questions. (I'm a really dummy when it comes to XEN, so } please forgive me if the questions don't make sense! Where's my copy } of O'Reilly's ``XEN For Dummies'' when I need it? :) ) Where is O'Reilly, period? They are definitely not the O'Reilly of my youth. } 1. Since I'm switching to PVHVM, will there be any differences in the } "visible" devices? Will I need to update my kernel config? Or } will a -current XEN3_DOMU kernel work "out of the box"? HVM uses things like wm0, sd0, etc. PV and PVHVM uses xennet and xbd. } 2. Will I be able to update only my kernel, and continue running my } 8.1 userland? Userland doesn't change for any of the options (not counting modules, but modules aren't strictly userland). } 3. Will I need to make any configuration changes to things in /etc ? Maybe, since it isn't clear what exactly you're running. }-- End of excerpt from Paul Goyette