[OmniOS-discuss] Quick Test of r151021 ISO Install using Xen HVM and an "xdf" Device

[Stephan Budach]

Hi Prakash, 

----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----

> Von: "Prakash Surya" <prakash.surya at delphix.com>
> An: omnios-discuss at lists.omniti.com
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. März 2017 01:55:19
> Betreff: [OmniOS-discuss] Quick Test of r151021 ISO Install using Xen
> HVM and an "xdf" Device

> Hey All,

> I just wanted to post and say that I've tested the new r151021 ISO
> installer using a Xen VM and was able to successfully perform the
> installation. Here's a copy of the Xen VM configuration that I used:

> # cat ami-template.cfg
> builder='hvm'
> name='ami-template'
> vcpus=4
> memory=4096
> vif=['bridge=xenbr0, type=ioemu']
> #disk=[ 'file:/root/psurya/omni-kayak/r151021-kayak.iso,hdb:cdrom,r',
> # 'file:/root/psurya/omni-kayak/ami-template.img,xvda,w' ]
> disk=[ 'file:/root/psurya/omni-kayak/ami-template.img,xvda,w' ]
> #boot='d'
> boot='c'
> vnc=1
> vnclisten='0.0.0.0'
> vncconsole=1
> on_crash='preserve'
> xen_platform_pci=1
> serial='pty'
> on_reboot='destroy'

> The only "catch", is I have to set "apix_enable" to 0. I do that
> using KMDB during the installer (e.g. edit the loader so I drop to
> KMDB first), and then edit "/etc/system" after the install is
> completed but prior to the first boot (so I don't have to keep using
> KMDB for every boot).

> If I don't set that tuning, the system will "hang" during boot up
> (this is a problem with illumos and Xen HVM, and not specific to
> OmniOS or the new ISO).

> Additionally, I've attached a PNG image with some "zpool" and
> "format" output from within the Xen VM running after the ISO install
> (hopefully the mailing list doesn't strip the image from this post).

> Cheers,
> Prakash

Can you elaborate on that a little more as of what exactly you did to the loader? I am guessing that you modified the kernel boot arguments, but unfortuanetly, I am unfamiliar with the new loader. 

Cheers, 
Stephan 
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