virt May 2011

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Confused by "qemu-img convert"
by MargoAndTodd 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

> Hi All, > > Okay. Now I am confused. > > I have a bunch of virtual machines running under Virtual Box 3.2.12. > I want to run them under KVM and drop Virtual Box from these > systems. > > Supposedly "qemu-img convert" now supports direct conversion > from vdi to whatever KVM uses. So I fired up the man page and > got really confused. Then I fired up Google and got worse > confused. > > Might I impose on some kind individual to write down a sample > run string that would show me how to do this? > > Many thanks, > -T > Is it as easy as? qemu-img convert -f vdi oldImage.vdi -O qcow2 newImage.qcow Do I need a ton of disk space to go to a full hard drive then back to a small virtual hard drive? Do I need the Virtual Box XML file for anything or just the VDI? Many thanks, -T

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wrong kvm vm status in libvirt
by franco battiato 27 May '11

27 May '11

Hi, are some days that i'm searching for a possible bug in libvirt. I use Solusvm control panel to manage my kvm VM. If i start a vm it will be shown correctly as Running. After some days i found that libvirt show same vm as shut off, but this is not true. I still see login to vm, join in ssh, join in vnc etc. If i want to show correct state i need to power off the VM and boot it again. this is an example: # list --all Id Name State ---------------------------------- 18 kvm160 running - kvm134 shut off - kvm139 shut off - kvm140 shut off - kvm144 shut off - kvm147 shut off - kvm148 shut off this is not true because all vm are running. For example the kvm134: ]# ps ax|grep kvm134 8313 ? Sl 3671:51 /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -S -M rhel5.4.0 -m 1536 -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -name kvm134 -uuid f74f0b83-854a-b22f-36bd-a5ee906926e3 -monitor unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/kvm134.monitor,server,nowait -no-kvm-pit-reinjection -boot cd -drive file=/dev/vps/kvm134_img,if=ide,bus=0,unit=0,boot=on,format=raw -drive file=/home/solusvm/kvm/iso/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso,if=ide,media=cdrom,bus=1,unit=0,readonly=on,format=raw -net nic,macaddr=00:16:3b:0c:a1:a5,vlan=0,model=e1000 -net tap,fd=17,vlan=0 -net nic,macaddr=00:18:3a:4c:b7:85,vlan=1,model=e1000 -net tap,fd=19,vlan=1 -serial none -parallel none -usb -usbdevice tablet -vnc 0.0.0.0:8,password -vga cirrus -balloon virtio as you can see the vm is working well. Have someone shown same issue? if i enable debug i see that libvirt try to start vm but see the bridge resource busy (this is normal because vm is already running). Versions: Centos 5.6 x86_64 Compiled against library: libvir 0.8.2 Using library: libvir 0.8.2 Using API: QEMU 0.8.2 Running hypervisor: QEMU 0.9.1 Regards

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nwfilter broke on 5.6?
by Steve Shorter 25 May '11

25 May '11

Howdy! I have virtual domains running under libvirt. I have a valid xml definition and it starts fine, except when I add the filterref line as below <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='54:52:00:44:36:d7'/> <source bridge='vlan50'/> <target dev='guest_if0'/> <model type='virtio'/> <filterref filter='clean-traffic'/> </interface> [root@kvm1 qemu]# virsh start centos56_img error: Failed to start domain centos56_img error: internal error Could not get access to ACL tech driver 'ebiptables' [root@kvm1 qemu]# lsmod|grep table ebtables 53441 0 iptable_filter 36161 0 ip_tables 55329 1 iptable_filter x_tables 50505 1 ip_tables Is there a module missing 'ebiptables' or is it misnamed or some other problem? thanx - steve

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kvm guest ram
by Markus Falb 24 May '11

24 May '11

Hi, On a 4gb 64 bit centos kvm guest per libvirt <memory>4194304</memory> <currentMemory>4194304</currentMemory> but in dmesg of the guest I find Memory: 4039712k/5242880k available (2592k kernel code, 154076k reserved, 1653k data, 224k init) Why is dmesg reporting 5g of ram ? Or am I reading wrong ? How much memory on the Host is necessary on the kvm host for this "4g" machine in the worst case (I try to not overcommit for now). I want to avoid the situation that this "4g" machine requires "5g". A 4gb 32 bit machine is reporting expected values Memory: 3102712k/4194304k available (2190k kernel code, 41592k reserved, 911k data, 228k init, 2228160k highmem) All of the above lead to the following more generic question: How many percent of the Host RAM may I safely give to guests (without overcommiting) ? -- Kind Regards, Markus Falb

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KVM vs ESXi
by Drew 18 May '11

18 May '11

Morning Everyone, I'm busy doing a rebuild of my home server and am tossing between VMware and KVM for this build. I already have experience with ESX, we use it at work, but I'm debating trying out KVM for a while. The server itself is a budget build using a Supermicro X8SAX board w/ i7-950 & 12GB RAM, LSI 3081 SAS RAID (1068e based), rolled into a NorcoTek 16 Bay SAS case. Not fancy but also decent enough for home use. I don't expect high performance out of this unit so unless the gear is hopelessly outclassed, I'm not in a position to entertain upgrading. Right now forking over $1000-$1500 on a $2000 system for a pair of higher end LSI/3ware/Acreca controller just isn't in the budget. ;-) My question to everyone are these: -How well does KVM support Windows Guests? I'm already running a Server 2008r2 and WHS 2011 (based on 08r2) machines at home which I want to consolidate into this box. -Does KVM have a concept of virtual switches and and are they tied to physical NICs? ESXi allows me to create a vSwitch that isn't tied to a physical NIC so I can create a DMZ that exists solely within the host system. I'd like to replicate that if possible. I know these are probably questions that I could answer on my own by RTFM but I have already, and never really got the answers I needed. Pretty much every how-to assumed I'd be doing basic stuff and not dabbling with advanced stuff. I also know that what's written doesn't always match what's in the field and you folks are the field. And with CentOS 6 just around the corner (no flame wars please, my nomex pants are at the cleaners :-P ) I'm wanting to know if it's worth holding off another month or so on finalizing my build. Thanks, -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie

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Discover what vnet is attached to a kvm guest
by carlopmart 13 May '11

13 May '11

Hi all, How can I see what vnet is attached to a certain kvm guest?? For example: I have a kvmguest1. When I launch this guest with virsh command, virsh creates a new vnetX interface for this guest. How can I extract this virtual net interface (vnet0, vnet1, vnet2 or so on) using a script?? Thanks. -- CL Martinez carlopmart {at} gmail {d0t} com

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Xen live migration
by Lars Hecking 12 May '11

12 May '11

I can't get xen live migration to work - CentOS 5.6. I have set up xend-config.sxp as per RHEL5 virtualization guide, but when I try it, I get [root@xenhost1 ]# xm migrate testwww xenhost2 -l Error: (104, 'Connection reset by peer') Usage: xm migrate <Domain> <Host> Migrate a domain to another machine. Options: -h, --help Print this help. -l, --live Use live migration. -p=portnum, --port=portnum Use specified port for migration. -r=MBIT, --resource=MBIT Set level of resource usage for migration. Any ideas what to check? brctl, xend-config.sxp, lsof, are all in agreement with http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Virtualiz….

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Launch scripts after kvm guest starts and before kvm guest stops
by carlopmart 12 May '11

12 May '11

Hi all, Is it possible to launch scripts after kvm guest starts and before kvm stops with libvirt or another kvm tool?? Thanks. -- CL Martinez carlopmart {at} gmail {d0t} com

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KVM switch in promiscuous mode
by carlopmart 11 May '11

11 May '11

Hi all, I am trying to enable promiscuous mode on a kvm switch due to sniff all traffic using snort installed on a kvm guest. I have found a partial solution configuring this bridge with "brctl setaging br0 0", but all vms sees all traffic. I think the soultion is using ebtables but I didn't found any doc about how can I do under kvm (and upstream recommends disable this function). Any ideas?? Thanks. -- CL Martinez carlopmart {at} gmail {d0t} com

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Re: [CentOS-virt] A question about memory ballooning
by carlopmart 07 May '11

07 May '11

> And the opposite question, can memory balloon be deallocated?? And is > it possible to do this automatically or is an error to do this?? I think your understanding of ballooning may be backwards. The purpose of the balloon driver is to give the host system a way of recovering memory from the guest when the demands on the host's physical memory exceed the amount available. The balloon inflates within the guests forcing them to swap or take other memory management measures. When the pressure on the host eases the balloon deflates automatically. Sorry Drew, but I don't understand the use of balloon driver like you explains. According to RedHat's docs: "The balloon driver allows guests to express to the hypervisor how much memory they require. The balloon driver allows the host to efficiently allocate memory to the guest and allow free memory to be allocated to other guests and processes. Guests using the balloon driver can mark sections of the guest's RAM as not in use (balloon inflation). The hypervisor can free the memory and use the memory for other host processes or other guests on that host. When the guest requires the freed memory again, the hypervisor can reallocate RAM to the guest (balloon deflation). " http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Virtualiz… (The balloon driver) I don't see in this doc any reference to "balloon driver is to give the host system a way of recovering memory from the guest when the demands on the host's physical memory exceed the amount available" -- CL Martinez carlopmart {at} gmail {d0t} com

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