Re: [Xen-users] san fibrechannel device in HVM domU

["Sebastian Reitenbach" <sebastia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerhard Possler <gerhard.possler@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hmm....
>
> howmany HBA's do you have in the box? ... because i saw this massage with
> 2 HBA's with activated BIOS on both ... i think we solved this problem by
> disabling the BIOS on one HBA, but i'm not sure anymore. This could be the
same problem on Win HVM but you do have  /var/log/messages on that... You
> could also run an Linux in HVM mode but i think you get the same errors.

sorry for my late reply, got a bit sick inbetween. I checked the adapter
configuration. The BIOS already was disabled, there is also only one adaptor
in the box. I think it's just that I need that VT-d in the processor.

thanks
Sebastian

>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / with kind regards
>
> Gerhard Possler
> IT Architect
> IBM Enterprise Linux Services
> ELS Wiki@IBM (only accessible via IBM intranet)
> IT-Services and Solutions GmbH
> Rathausstr. 7, D-09111 Chemnitz
> Geschäftsführung: Rainer Laier, Michael Mai
> Sitz der Gesellschaft: Chemnitz
> Registergericht: Amtsgericht Chemnitz, HRB 18409
> http://www.itsas.de/
> gerhard.possler@xxxxxxxxxx
> Mobil +49 (0) 160 90578637
>
>
>
>
> "Sebastian Reitenbach" <sebastia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 12.02.2008 15:32
> Please respond to
> "Sebastian Reitenbach" <sebastia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> To
> Gerhard Possler/Germany/IBM@IBMDE
> cc
> xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject
> Re: [Xen-users] san fibrechannel device in HVM domU
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Gerhard Possler <gerhard.possler@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > btw... did you tried with Linux in DomU?
>
> I just did that, and it starts the PVM domU, well, the driver doesn't
> load,
> because of this error message:
>
> QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver
> PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
> qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0: Found an ISP2422, irq 21, iobase 0xffffc200001c8000
> qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0: Memory Allocation failed - rlc<4>qla2xxx
> 0000:00:00.0:
> Memory Allocation failed - rlc<4>qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0: Memory Allocation
> failed - rlc<4>qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0: Memory Allocation failed -
> rlc<4>qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0: Memory Allocation failed - rlc<4>qla2xxx
> 0000:00:00.0: Memory Allocation failed - rlc<4>qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0:
> Memory
> Allocation failed - rlc<4>qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0: Memory Allocation failed -
> rlc<4>qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0: Memory Allocation failed - rlc<4>qla2xxx
> 0000:00:00.0: Memory Allocation failed - rlc<4>qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0:
> Memory
> Allocation failed - rlc<4>qla2x00_mem_alloc(): **** FAILED ****
> qla2xxx 0000:00:00.0: [ERROR] Failed to allocate memory for adapter
> Trying to free free IRQ21
> qla2xxx: probe of 0000:00:00.0 failed with error -12
>                                                                       done
> and then on the domU:
> lspci | grep Q
> 00:00.0 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2422 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 02)
>
> shutting down this PVM, and then trying to start the Windows HVM, produces
> the mentioned error message.
>
> kind regards
> Sebastian
>
> >
> > I meen PVM guest?
> >
> > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / with kind regards
> >
> > Gerhard Possler
> > IT Architect
> > IBM Enterprise Linux Services
> > ELS Wiki@IBM (only accessible via IBM intranet)
> > IT-Services and Solutions GmbH
> > Rathausstr. 7, D-09111 Chemnitz
> > Geschäftsführung: Rainer Laier, Michael Mai
> > Sitz der Gesellschaft: Chemnitz
> > Registergericht: Amtsgericht Chemnitz, HRB 18409
> > http://www.itsas.de/
> > gerhard.possler@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Mobil +49 (0) 160 90578637
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Sebastian Reitenbach" <sebastia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 12.02.2008 14:29
> > Please respond to
> > "Sebastian Reitenbach" <sebastia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > To
> > sebastia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Gerhard Possler/Germany/IBM@IBMDE
> > cc
> > xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject
> > Re: [Xen-users] san fibrechannel device in HVM domU
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> > Gerhard Possler <gerhard.possler@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi Sebastian,
> > >
> > > can you post the vm config file? i saw some problems when i use the
> long
> > > form:
> > >
> > > pci=[ '0000:01:00.0','0000:01:01.0' ]
> > >
> > > in my file i use the short form:
> > >
> > > pci=[ '01:00.0','01:01.0' ]
> >
> > I just tried the short form, as xm create parameter, and in the
> > configuration file, but with the same error message all the time. Here
> is
> > my
> > domU configuration:
> >
> > ostype="windowsxp"
> > name="SERVER2003"
> > memory=511
> > vcpus=1
> > uuid="0a03ad93-9ead-43db-ef0c-09349db88a2e"
> > on_crash="destroy"
> > on_poweroff="destroy"
> > on_reboot="destroy"
> > localtime=1
> > builder="hvm"
> > extid=0
> > device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
> > kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> > boot="d"
> > pci=[ '02:01.0' ]
> > disk=[ 'file:/var/lib/xen/images/SERVER2003/disk0,hda,w',
> >         'file:/vms/windowsxp.img,hdc:cdrom,r', ]
> > vif=[ 'mac=00:16:3e:1d:6c:e8,model=rtl8139,type=ioemu', ]
> > vnc=1
> > #vncunused=1
> > vncconsole=1
> > apic=0
> > acpi=1
> > pae=1
> > usb=1
> > usbdevice='tablet'
> > serial="pty"
> >
> > The Windows domU is booting, without the pci line using above
> > configuration
> > file.
> >
> > >
> > > also i use in /boot/grub/menu.lst:
> > > title XEN -- openSUSE 10.3 - PAE
> > >     root (hd0,4)
> > >     kernel /xen-pae.gz
> > >     module /vmlinuz-2.6.22.13-0.3-xenpae
> > > root=/dev/mapper/nvidia_deihceca_part7 vga=normal
> > > resume=/dev/mapper/nvidia_deihceca_part6 splash=silent showopts
> > > pciback.hide=(0000:01:00.0)(0000:01:01.0)
> > >     module /initrd-2.6.22.13-0.3-xenpae
> > >
> > > and at least in /etc/init.d/boot.local:
> > >
> > > # HFC ISDN PCI Devices remove from Dom0 and also set permissive
> > > modprobe pciback hide='(01:00.0)(01:01.0)'
> > > echo -n 0000:01:00.0 > sys/bus/pci/drivers/pciback/permissive
> > > echo -n 0000:01:01.0 > sys/bus/pci/drivers/pciback/permissive
> > what is this doing? the howto only told me to do:
> > echo -n "<Your PCI ID>" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/pciback/new_slot
> > echo -n "<Your PCI ID>" > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/pciback/bind
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't have it hardcoded yet to the grub.conf, just have done all the
> > stuff
> > manually, as in the howto described. The dom0 did not saw the device
> > anymore. However, when starting, the error message below:
> >
> > >
> > > xm create pci=0000:02:01.0 SERVER2003
> > > Using config file "./SERVER2003".
> > > Error: Fail to assign device(2:1.0): maybe VT-d is not enabled, or the
> > > device is not exist, or it has already been assigned to other domain
> > >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > well as you see i use ISDN Cards and not HBA'a... but it should work
> > also
> > > with that.
> > However, maybe that is the difference, as the error message says I do
> not
> > have VT-d enabled, what I cannot do, as I am on a AMD based box, or does
> > the
> > AMD Vanderbilt provides equivalents?
> > More on VT-d here:
> > http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1416.htm
> >
> > Do I have just only the wrong hardware, or should I be able to use a SAN
> > card in a domU in general?
> >
> > thanks
> > Sebastian
>
>
>


_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users