Re: [Xen-API] FreeBSD on XenCloud

[Mike McClurg <mike.mcclurg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 22/05/12 15:09, Egoitz Aurrekoetxea Aurre wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just for confirming it… I have been taking a look at XenServerTools and the script's code and 
> so… and after looking how Xen works with FreeBSD (which seems to be pretty happy with XENHVM 64 bit 
> kernel just it unless in Xen4)… I have determined that basically the XenCloud and XenServer should 
> have something to block the machine movement, snapshot and this kind of features basically from Xen… 
> because for example the machine suspend/resume works out of the box with the XENHVM kernel and a Xen 4 host 
> kernel. Perhaps can be an XML in where you have a variable or whatever, wherever that allows or blocks to 
> Xen API (Xencenter) doing this kind of features?. I got of course xenstore-* working apparently fine in 
> FreeBSD domU.
>
> Could anyone please give me an idea??.
If FreeBSD can run as a PV guest on plain Xen, then it should be able to 
run as a PV guest on XCP. You'll have to install it as an HVM guest, and 
then convert it to PV as follows:
# xe vm-param-set uuid=$vm HVM-boot-policy=
# xe vm-param-set uuid=$vm PV-bootloader=pygrub

And you'll have to make sure that the FreeBSD VM loads all the 
appropriate Xen drivers. I haven't tried this yet myself with FreeBSD.
Mike

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