Re: [Xen-API] Is XenServer 6.2 as Broken as it Seems?

[Gene Cooper <gcooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My advice: Don't move an inch off the beaten path and pay more attention 
to the HCL than I did.
My current problem with the Supermicro box (no matter how mainstream the 
architecture) and Hotfix XS62E004 is a showstopper for me.
G

On 09/23/2013 05:19 PM, mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hmm. Good points - though people on various xen lists recommend supermicro 
> frequently. And the ipmi support (one unit excepted ;) ) has been so solid it 
> gives me confidence I can fix things remotely.
>
> I've seen talk of people adding fakeraid support successfully.
>
> I just haven't tried yet. For us the 2Gb / server hasn't been an issue - so far.
>
> Thanks for the notes. Will keep listening to your progress.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Mitch
> Vancouver, Canada
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gene Cooper [mailto:gcooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 05:07 PM
> To: Mitch (BitBlock)
> Subject: Re: [Xen-API] Is XenServer 6.2 as Broken as it Seems?
>
> We installed 64GB SSDs in each of the four nodes, however we are only
> using one on the hosts running XenServer.  We needed to be able to
> install Intel dual-port X540 10GbE NICs, so we bought the model without
> RAID or IB.
>
> We are running Hyper-V on two of the nodes for VDI and the onboard fake
> RAID works under Hyper-V (but not with XenServer, AFAIK).
>
> They're just boot drives, but we would love to have some cheap mirroring
> option under XenServer too.  Maybe I'll figure out some easy (dd) backup
> (image) function...
>
> If you are looking at the Twin2 stuff, be careful about choosing between
> the various models:
>
>    * max RAM
>    * LSI RAID
>    * add-on card limitations
>
> If I had it to do over again, for hosting flexibility, I might not have
> gone with the 2U Twin2.  For hosting, I wish I had 8 NICs each...
>
> ...and I still haven't gotten past the kernel panic with Hotfix
> XS62E004. 8-(
>
> G
>
> On 09/23/2013 11:50 AM, mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hi Gene - I'm looking at similar hardware - are you using a RAID controller? Or 
> > the built in intel ich10 or just single disks?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mitch
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xen-api-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xen-api-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> > Behalf Of Gene Cooper
> > Sent: September 23, 2013 8:21 AM
> > To: xen-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [Xen-API] Is XenServer 6.2 as Broken as it Seems?
> >
> > Maybe I'm doing something wrong...
> >
> > I installed 6.2 on a pair of identical test servers (modern Supermicro with 
> > dual Intel 2600 CPUs) and I was amazed to find two show-stopper issues within 
> > minutes.  I have been using XCP 1.6 flawlessly for months with all hardware 
> > detected perfectly.
> >
> > I installed the servers in XCP mode.
> >
> > 1) After the base install, which went perfectly, I created a pool and found 
> > that I could not add the second server to the pool ans saw this error:
> >
> > There was a problem with the license daemon (v6d). Is it running?
> >
> > 2)  I couldn't install any updates (which sounded important).  In the latest 
> > (6.2 Hotfix 3) XenCenter showed the two servers grayed-out.  So I installed the 
> > Hotfixes 1, 2 and 4 via the command line as I have done on previous versions of 
> > XenServer and rebooted...and lost contact with the servers.  They wouldn't boot 
> > up again...stuck on the graphical progress screen with no way to ESCape out.
> >
> > I reinstalled XCP 1.6 for now...
> >
> > Thanks for any tips, clues or advice.
> >
> > G
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Gene Cooper
Sonora Communications, Inc.
936 W. Prince Road
Tucson, AZ 85705

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