It was just a surprise to me since I hadn't had a problem with this config for the past year and then all of a sudden it stopped working.
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Ahmad Emneina <aemne...@gmail.com> wrote: > bummer it now forces that route :) some people just want basic w/o security > groups, where I think it doesnt matter to use the bridged backend. > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Ahmad Emneina <aemne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > definitely documented. 4.2 install guide: > > > > 8.2.7. Install CloudStack XenServer Support Package (CSP) > > (Optional) > > To enable security groups, elastic load balancing, and elastic IP on > > XenServer, download and install the CloudStack XenServer Support Package > > (CSP). After installing XenServer, perform the following additional steps > > on each XenServer host. > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Mike Tutkowski < > > mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> I spent the past day or so trying to figure out with various builds why > I > >> could not add a XenServer host when creating a Basic Zone. > >> > >> As it turns out, as Anthony noted in another e-mail today in response to > >> my > >> issue, if you are using a security-group-enabled zone or a basic zone, > you > >> need to switch XenServer's networking mode from OVS to bridge since > >> security groups don't work on OVS. > >> > >> The moral of the story is that if you are running in such an > environment, > >> run the following on your XenServer host before trying to add it: > >> > >> xe-switch-network-backend bridge > >> > >> It looks like a change went in in early February and since then you > could > >> not successfully add a XenServer host to such a zone unless it was > >> configured as specified above. > >> > >> By the way, does anyone know if this is documented? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> -- > >> *Mike Tutkowski* > >> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > >> e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > >> o: 303.746.7302 > >> Advancing the way the world uses the > >> cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > >> *(tm)* > >> > > > > > -- *Mike Tutkowski* *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com o: 303.746.7302 Advancing the way the world uses the cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> *(tm)*
