Re: [Xen-API] XenServer 6.2 with Hotfix XS62E004 - Kernel Panic

[Gene Cooper <gcooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know this is an old thread, but I fixed the problem by zeroing out the 
hard drives with 'dd', then reinstalling XenServer 6.2 with all updates.
I think the problem had to do with old RAID metadata on the drives.

G

On 09/25/2013 10:11 AM, Gene Cooper wrote:
> Based on the lack of ideas, I will probably wait for a new hotfix with a
> new kernel (with new driver modules) and see if that fixes anything.
>
> Thanks again to all,
>
> G
>
> On 09/23/2013 04:54 PM, Gene Cooper wrote:
> > Hello List,
> >
> > I just installed XenServer 6.2 on a newish test server. It's a
> > Supermicro 2U Twin2 using four X9DRT-HF dual-CPU mainboards.  They have
> > Intel C602 chipset.  I just checked and they are not on the HCL...almost
> > no Supermicro stuff is.
> >
> > Regardless, this hardware worked fine on previous XenServer and XCP
> > versions.  In fact, it seemed to work fine with XenServer 6.2 until I
> > installed Hotfix XS62E004 and rebooted.
> >
> > I carefully installed the hotfixes in order following the
> > recommendations to restart the toolstack or reboot between each
> > hotfix...first the pool master, then the single pool member server after
> > verifying the pool master was back up.
> >
> > After installing Hotfix XS62E004 on the pool master, I rebooted and the
> > box hard locks immediately.
> >
> > I tried rebooting with "safe" and that's when I saw the kernel panic.
> >
> > I successfully rebooted with "fallback" and that's where it stands.
> >
> > I went through a round of BIOS updates and BIOS reconfigurations to see
> > if that would make a difference, but it did not.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
> >
> > Thanks in advance (and thanks very much for my earlier assistance).
> >
> > G
> >
> >
> >
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