On 3/23/17 9:23 , Michele Codutti via smartos-discuss wrote: > Hi all. Recently I noticed that the tomcat web server had log startup times > when it runs inside a KVM linux machine. > It seems that the problem resides in the fact that the /dev/random produce > entropy very slowly. > I have found two solutions of this problem: > 1. Configure tomcat to use /dev/urandom > 2. Use the virtio-rng paravirtual device (if it is implemented in the KVM > port in SmartOS). > <http://rhelblog.redhat.com/2015/03/09/red-hat-enterprise-linux-virtual-machines-access-to-random-numbers-made-easy/ > > <http://rhelblog.redhat.com/2015/03/09/red-hat-enterprise-linux-virtual-machines-access-to-random-numbers-made-easy/>> > The first solution is quick and dirty. > The second seems more robust but I need to configure a KVM machine with that > paravirtual device. > I had not found any documentation about that topic in the (SmartOS) wiki. > Googling was not useful. > Some one can give me at least some directions?
There's no support for the virtio-rng paravirtualized device today. Robert ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
