Re: [Xen-API] One resource pool and local lvm SR mirrored using DRBD

["Jakob Praher" <jakob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi George,

That is good to hear. The base for XCP is Centos 5.5. 
(centos-release-5-5.el5.centos).
So I'll try that.

Cheers,
Jakob


Am Mittwoch, 17. August 2011 00:32 CEST, George Shuklin 
<george.shuklin@xxxxxxxxx> schrieb:

> Ok, DRBD actually consists of two parts: kernel modules (which one
> require proper gcc version and headers to build without glitches) and
> userspace tools, which one can be used without compilation (it can
> installed from rpm/repository by yum install drbd).
>
> I am thinking it's much easier to install proper gcc and headers for xs
> dom0 kernel to vanilla centos than playing with specific 'ddk images'.
>
> On 17.08.2011 01:49, Jakob Praher wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to build DRBD for XCP and use it as a .rpm in the dom0s.
> > There is an example for doing so w/ XCP 0.5 albeit there it is described 
> > using the DDK.
> > If DRBD is supported by XCP 1.1 out of the box it would be best.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jakob
> >
> > Am Dienstag, 16. August 2011 22:45 CEST, George 
> > Shuklin<george.shuklin@xxxxxxxxx>  schrieb:
> >
> >> It depends on expected functionality.
> >>
> >> What do you really except from those DDK? Do you need to compile a new
> >> module for kernel or rebuild xapi, or create new application to be ran
> >> in dom0?
> >> I could say  about 90% created just for rhel/centos, not for xcp. F.e.
> >> we build our packages on debian build server (some guys of our teem even
> >> creates a packages for test cloud installation on their macs).
> >> The single area were ddk is needed is a kernel/xen hacking, and it can
> >> be done by installing required versions of gcc/libc-dev/xen-headers and
> >> so on on any centos system.
> >>
> >> The question is what you want to do in ddk machine?
> >>
> >>
> >> On 17.08.2011 00:03, Jakob Praher wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> thanks again for your answer. Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the 
> >>> best way to get a DDK like guest up and running on XCP.
> >>>
> >>> E.g. From what I have read sofar the easiest option is to start with a 
> >>> simple XCP installation in a domU and then use auxiliary packages to do 
> >>> XCP developent, right?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Jakob
> >>>
> >>> George Shuklin<george.shuklin@xxxxxxxxx>   schrieb:
> >>>
> >>>> Auxiliary Package
> >>>>
> >>>> Contains source and binaries for components and utilities that are
> >>>> needed for XCP development.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> http://xen.org/download/xcp/index_1.0.0.html
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> If you need kernel headers they are available in
> >>>>
> >>>> ./kernel-dom0:
> >>>> total 67796
> >>>> -r--r--r-- 1 root root 69423053 2011-02-02 23:50
> >>>> kernel-2.6.32.12-0.7.1.xs1.0.0.311.170586.src.rpm
> >>>>
> >>>> http://downloads.xen.org/XCP/42052/sources/source-1.iso.txt
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Ð ÐÑÑ, 16/08/2011 Ð 19:08 +0200, Jakob Praher ÐÐÑÐÑ:
> >>>>> Dear George,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Am 15.08.2011 19:27, schrieb George Shuklin:
> >>>>>> Right now we using XCP 0.5 and starting migraition process to XCP 1.0.
> >>>>>> Both of them do have DDK you can use for compilation of modules.
> >>>>> where do I find the DDK f. 1.0 you mention?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>> Jakob
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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