Re: [Xen-users] XenProject.org Q&A: Solaris 11.1 or 11.2beta as an HVM guest

[Joost Roeleveld <joost@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 28 June 2014 14:04:00 Russell Pavlicek wrote:
> A new question on the XenProject.org Q&A asks about Solaris 11 HVM DomU on
> Xen Project 4.*.  I haven't found much on the subject online (probably
> reflecting the general lack of interest in the subject, given the fade of
> Solaris).
> 
> Does anyone have any insight?
> 
> ---
> 
> "master" asks:
> 
> "I am using Ubuntu 14.04 amd64 server on a MSI MS-7737 with an Intel E5-2603
> v2 as the host with the xen-system-amd64 package. Most of my trials on
> guests are successful except...
> 
> After days of reading my Google friend and nearly a hundred of trials on
> config file, BIOS config, xen boot options, I did not find a way to boot
> Solaris 11.1 nor 11.2 HVM domU.
> 
> Solaris just hang, I waited for hours, checked iso sum, ects...
> 
> sudo xl create solaris.xl
> 
> cat solaris.xl
> builder = 'hvm'
> vcpus   = '4'
> memory  = '4096'
> name    = 'solaris'
> vif = [ 'bridge=xenbr0' ]
> disk = [ 'file:/home/dummy/sol-11_1-text-x86.iso,hdd:cdrom,r' ]
> vncpasswd = 'vncpasswd'
> 
> Did Solaris is part of supported HVM guest OS?
> Did someone have a working configuration and could share information?

No working configuration, but might try this at some point.
I notice the lack of an actual disk, maybe it is hanging because there are no 
physical disks available?

> Thanks in advance for your support. "
> 
> ---
> 
> Please either reply to me or directly to the Q&A system at:
> http://xenproject.org/help/questions-and-answers/solaris-11-1-or-11-2beta-as
> -an-hvm-guest.html

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