As Per suggested, i'll try on this list as it is more on-topic. I grew up with XEN, so i rather stick with it (inertia ;-) but if it isn't maintained anymore, i'll ditch xen and start looking at LXC (for linux) and KVM (for non-linux).
Hans ps1 no pending updates/reboot, rpm -qa reports: kernel-xen-3.4.11-2.16.1.x86_64 patterns-openSUSE-xen_server-12.2-5.5.1.x86_64 xen-4.2.0_03-210.8.x86_64 xen-doc-html-4.2.0_03-210.8.x86_64 xen-doc-pdf-4.2.0_03-210.8.x86_64 xen-kmp-desktop-4.2.0_03_k3.4.11_2.16-210.8.x86_64 xen-libs-4.2.0_03-210.8.x86_64 xen-tools-4.2.0_03-210.8.x86_64 -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Hans Witvliet <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: virtualisation: xen vs kvm > Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:54:42 +0100 > > hi all, > > afaicr there are several ways om virtualisation techniques available > under suse. What is currently advised for doing an virtual suse machine > on hardware running 12.2? XEN or KVM? > > Reason for asking is that it seems that xen-through yast doesn't work > anymore. I booted up the xen-kernel and tried to create a machine > through yast2-module. > -kept paravirtualized > -defined mem 1024 def./2048 max. > -iso-image, 10GB disk > -paravirt network adapter (fixed mac), on a proper working br0. > > after pressing OK, it just yields: > "unable to connect to libvirt with URI (none)" and > "No kernel was found. the installation may have failed." > > > tried: > - 64-bit in stead of 32-bit iso-image > - plain 10GB file instead of logical volume > - full instead of para > > The log in /var/log/xen/domain-builder-ng.log only says that > loader-probe fails because the kernel isn't a bzImage. > > Up till 11.4 i used to create xen-image on the fly this way. > Any suggestions? > > > Hans
2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_allocate: cmdline=" install=hd:/dev/xvda ", features="" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_kernel_file: filename="/tmp/kernel.cnP2cW" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_malloc_filemap : 4208 kB 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_malloc : 11690 kB 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_do_gunzip: unzip ok, 0x41c2f5 -> 0xb6aa98 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_parse_image: called 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_find_loader: trying multiboot-binary loader ... 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: loader probe failed 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_find_loader: trying Linux bzImage loader ... 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_probe_bzimage_kernel: kernel is not a bzImage 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: loader probe failed 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_find_loader: trying ELF-generic loader ... 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: loader probe OK 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x2000 memsz=0x875000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x877000 memsz=0x800e8 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x8f8000 memsz=0xb080 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x904000 memsz=0x15d000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: memory: 0x2000 -> 0xa61000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: GUEST_OS = "linux" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: GUEST_VERSION = "2.6" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: XEN_VERSION = "xen-3.0" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: VIRT_BASE = 0xffffffff80000000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: PADDR_OFFSET = 0x0 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: ENTRY = 0xffffffff80002000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: HYPERCALL_PAGE = 0xffffffff80003000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: unknown xen elf note (0xd) 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: MOD_START_PFN = 0x1 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: INIT_P2M = 0xffffea0000000000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: FEATURES = "writable_page_tables|writable_descriptor_tables|auto_translated_physmap|supervisor_mode_kernel" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: SUPPORTED_FEATURES = 0x80f 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: LOADER = "generic" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: SUSPEND_CANCEL = 0x1 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_addr_calc_check: addresses: 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_base = 0xffffffff80000000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_paddr_offset = 0x0 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_offset = 0xffffffff80000000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_kstart = 0xffffffff80002000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_kend = 0xffffffff80a61000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_entry = 0xffffffff80002000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] xc: detail: p2m_base = 0xffffea0000000000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_parse_elf_kernel: xen-3.0-x86_64: 0xffffffff80002000 -> 0xffffffff80a61000 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_release: called 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_allocate: cmdline=" install=hd:/dev/xvda ", features="" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_kernel_file: filename="/tmp/kernel.cnP2cW" 2012-11-19 20:31:26 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_malloc_filemap : 4208 kB 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_malloc : 11690 kB 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_do_gunzip: unzip ok, 0x41c2f5 -> 0xb6aa98 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_ramdisk_file: filename="/tmp/install-initrd.cuvCv3" 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_malloc_filemap : 44 MB 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_boot_xen_init: ver 4.2, caps xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32 hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_parse_image: called 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_find_loader: trying multiboot-binary loader ... 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: loader probe failed 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_find_loader: trying Linux bzImage loader ... 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_probe_bzimage_kernel: kernel is not a bzImage 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: loader probe failed 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_find_loader: trying ELF-generic loader ... 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: loader probe OK 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x2000 memsz=0x875000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x877000 memsz=0x800e8 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x8f8000 memsz=0xb080 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: phdr: paddr=0x904000 memsz=0x15d000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_parse_binary: memory: 0x2000 -> 0xa61000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: GUEST_OS = "linux" 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: GUEST_VERSION = "2.6" 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: XEN_VERSION = "xen-3.0" 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: VIRT_BASE = 0xffffffff80000000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: PADDR_OFFSET = 0x0 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: ENTRY = 0xffffffff80002000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: HYPERCALL_PAGE = 0xffffffff80003000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: unknown xen elf note (0xd) 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: MOD_START_PFN = 0x1 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: INIT_P2M = 0xffffea0000000000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: FEATURES = "writable_page_tables|writable_descriptor_tables|auto_translated_physmap|supervisor_mode_kernel" 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: SUPPORTED_FEATURES = 0x80f 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: LOADER = "generic" 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_parse_note: SUSPEND_CANCEL = 0x1 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_xen_addr_calc_check: addresses: 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_base = 0xffffffff80000000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_paddr_offset = 0x0 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_offset = 0xffffffff80000000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_kstart = 0xffffffff80002000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_kend = 0xffffffff80a61000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: virt_entry = 0xffffffff80002000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: p2m_base = 0xffffea0000000000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_parse_elf_kernel: xen-3.0-x86_64: 0xffffffff80002000 -> 0xffffffff80a61000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_mem_init: mem 1024 MB, pages 0x40000 pages, 4k each 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_mem_init: 0x40000 pages 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_boot_mem_init: called 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: x86_compat: guest xen-3.0-x86_64, address size 64 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_malloc : 2048 kB 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_build_image: called 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_alloc_segment: kernel : 0xffffffff80002000 -> 0xffffffff80a61000 (pfn 0x2 + 0xa5f pages) 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_pfn_to_ptr: domU mapping: pfn 0x2+0xa5f at 0x7f4705d9e000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_load_binary: phdr 0 at 0x0x7f4705d9e000 -> 0x0x7f4706613000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_load_binary: phdr 1 at 0x0x7f4706613000 -> 0x0x7f47066930e8 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_load_binary: phdr 2 at 0x0x7f4706694000 -> 0x0x7f470669f080 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] xc: detail: elf_load_binary: phdr 3 at 0x0x7f47066a0000 -> 0x0x7f4706706000 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_alloc_segment: ramdisk : 0xffffffff80a61000 -> 0xffffffff87aba000 (pfn 0xa61 + 0x7059 pages) 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_malloc : 674 kB 2012-11-19 20:31:27 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_pfn_to_ptr: domU mapping: pfn 0xa61+0x7059 at 0x7f46ee373000 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_do_gunzip: unzip ok, 0x2c33dd1 -> 0x7058e10 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_alloc_segment: phys2mach : 0xffffffff87aba000 -> 0xffffffff87cba000 (pfn 0x7aba + 0x200 pages) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_pfn_to_ptr: domU mapping: pfn 0x7aba+0x200 at 0x7f4705b9e000 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_alloc_page : start info : 0xffffffff87cba000 (pfn 0x7cba) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_alloc_page : xenstore : 0xffffffff87cbb000 (pfn 0x7cbb) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_alloc_page : console : 0xffffffff87cbc000 (pfn 0x7cbc) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: nr_page_tables: 0x0000ffffffffffff/48: 0xffff000000000000 -> 0xffffffffffffffff, 1 table(s) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: nr_page_tables: 0x0000007fffffffff/39: 0xffffff8000000000 -> 0xffffffffffffffff, 1 table(s) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: nr_page_tables: 0x000000003fffffff/30: 0xffffffff80000000 -> 0xffffffffbfffffff, 1 table(s) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: nr_page_tables: 0x00000000001fffff/21: 0xffffffff80000000 -> 0xffffffff87ffffff, 64 table(s) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_alloc_segment: page tables : 0xffffffff87cbd000 -> 0xffffffff87d00000 (pfn 0x7cbd + 0x43 pages) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_pfn_to_ptr: domU mapping: pfn 0x7cbd+0x43 at 0x7f472e4ff000 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_alloc_page : boot stack : 0xffffffff87d00000 (pfn 0x7d00) 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_build_image : virt_alloc_end : 0xffffffff87d01000 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_build_image : virt_pgtab_end : 0xffffffff88000000 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_boot_image: called 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: arch_setup_bootearly: doing nothing 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_compat_check: supported guest type: xen-3.0-x86_64 <= matches 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_compat_check: supported guest type: xen-3.0-x86_32p 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_compat_check: supported guest type: hvm-3.0-x86_32 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_compat_check: supported guest type: hvm-3.0-x86_32p 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_compat_check: supported guest type: hvm-3.0-x86_64 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_update_guest_p2m: dst 64bit, pages 0x40000 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: clear_page: pfn 0x7cbc, mfn 0x1f2366 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: clear_page: pfn 0x7cbb, mfn 0x1f2367 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_pfn_to_ptr: domU mapping: pfn 0x7cba+0x1 at 0x7f472e4fc000 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: start_info_x86_64: called 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: setup_hypercall_page: vaddr=0xffffffff80003000 pfn=0x3 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: domain builder memory footprint 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: allocated 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: malloc : 14491 kB 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: anon mmap : 0 bytes 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: mapped 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: file mmap : 48 MB 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: domU mmap : 124 MB 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: arch_setup_bootlate: shared_info: pfn 0x0, mfn 0xc2fbb 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: shared_info_x86_64: called 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: vcpu_x86_64: called 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: vcpu_x86_64: cr3: pfn 0x7cbd mfn 0x1f2365 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: launch_vm: called, ctxt=0x7f47077f9e40 2012-11-19 20:31:28 CET [1751] domainbuilder: detail: xc_dom_release: called
