Hm, that all sounds nice, but still no 64 bit support this is a problem, Microsofts recent server products rely on 64 bit Windows systems (e.g. Exchange).
florian [email protected] schrieb: > CR 6746380 has been corrected in the Sun xVM > Guest Additions (Early Access 3) release. > When applying the Windows PV drivers, > you can now select the FAT or the NTFS disk > format in the format dialog install screen. > > On 02/18/09 12:06, Russ Blaine wrote: >> The link has changed; it has moved to >> >> https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/viewproductdetail-start?productref=sun-xvm-guestadd-ea3-...@cds-cds_smi >> >> >> >> Russ Blaine wrote: >>> I'm pleased to announce the availability of Windows PV drivers for >>> 32-bit Windows guests. They are officially called "Sun xVM Guest >>> Additions" and they can be downloaded here: >>> >>> https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/viewproductdetail-start?productref=sun-xvm-guest_add-...@cds-cds_smi >>> >>> >>> This is an "Early Access" release; some bugs and issues remain and >>> are being worked on. Things are much faster with these drivers than >>> on a pure HVM domain but we haven't yet analyzed or optimized the >>> performance. >>> >>> A few gotchas to be aware of: >>> >>> 1) Do not use on a domain with FAT-formatted disks; the drivers can >>> cause a blue screen after the first post-install reboot. This is >>> being actively debugged; the bug ID is: >>> >>> 6746380 guest additions crash windows guests with FAT-formatted disks >>> >>> 2) Externally initiated shutdown (e.g. "virsh shutdown" in dom0) has >>> not yet been implemented. Without drivers, an external shutdown >>> causes instant domain destruction. After the drivers are installed, >>> shutdown commands will be ignored. This will be fixed; the bug ID is: >>> >>> 6704506 need shutdown support for windows xenbus driver >>> >>> 3) save, restore, and live migration are not supported in this >>> release. We have this working internally, so expect to see a new >>> version with this capability made available soon. >>> >>> And something which may be useful to some of you: after a reboot, the >>> guest will report its IP address back to dom0 via xenbus. This can be >>> examined from dom0: >>> >>> -bash-3.2# /usr/lib/xen/bin/xenstore-read /local/domain/3/ipaddr/0 >>> 10.6.71.204 >>> >>> [This is an uncommited interface so it could change in a future >>> release.] >>> >>> Enjoy! These are long overdue; it took us much longer than I had >>> hoped to jump through all of the required legal and bureaucratic hoops. >>> >>> - Russ >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------- >>> Russ Blaine | Solaris Kernel | [email protected] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> xen-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >> > > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > [email protected] >
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