After a yum update my two guests that had been shutdown do not start any more. I have two other guests running that seem to work okay but I am now afraid that they won't come up again if I restart them. I am running CentOS5 with kernel 2.6.18-8.1.8.el5xen. Previously I had following xen versions installed: Oct 14 23:45:10 Updated: xen-libs.i386 3.0.3-25.0.4.el5 Oct 14 23:46:05 Updated: xen.i386 3.0.3-25.0.4.el5 After a yum update I now have: Jan 03 22:22:59 Installed: kernel-xen.i686 2.6.18-53.1.4.el5 Jan 03 22:23:55 Updated: xen.i386 3.0.3-41.el5 I have now two guests that won't boot. This is what I get after issuing `xm create web04`: Using config file "/etc/xen/web04". Error: destroyDevice() takes exactly 3 arguments (2 given) My config file looks likes this: name = "web04" memory = "512" disk = [ 'phy:/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol03-web04,xvda,w', ] vif = [ 'mac=e9:00:36:fe:dc:e0, bridge=xenbr0', ] vfb = ["type=vnc,vncunused=1"] #uuid = "cc64dbee-64f6-4f6b-9d3f-fc3e185206bc" bootloader="/usr/bin/pygrub" cpus = "^0,1" # run only on cpu 1 vcpus=1 on_reboot = 'restart' on_crash = 'restart' This is what comes to /var/log/xen/xend.log: [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:190) XendDo mainInfo.create(['vm', ['name', 'web04'], ['memory', '512'], ['on_reboot', 'rest art'], ['on_crash', 'restart'], ['vcpus', 1], ['cpus', '^0,1'], ['bootloader', ' /usr/bin/pygrub'], ['image', ['linux', ['ramdisk', '/var/lib/xen/boot_ramdisk.2C 2kAy'], ['kernel', '/var/lib/xen/boot_kernel.Tg4J_f'], ['args', 'ro root=/dev/Vo lGroup00/LogVol00']]], ['device', ['vbd', ['uname', 'phy:/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol0 3-web04'], ['dev', 'xvda'], ['mode', 'w']]], ['device', ['vif', ['bridge', 'xenb r0'], ['mac', 'e9:00:36:fe:dc:e0']]], ['device', ['vkbd']], ['device', ['vfb', [ 'vncunused', '1'], ['type', 'vnc'], ['xauthority', '/root/.Xauthority']]]]) [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:296) parseC onfig: config is ['vm', ['name', 'web04'], ['memory', '512'], ['on_reboot', 'res tart'], ['on_crash', 'restart'], ['vcpus', 1], ['cpus', '^0,1'], ['bootloader', '/usr/bin/pygrub'], ['image', ['linux', ['ramdisk', '/var/lib/xen/boot_ramdisk.2 C2kAy'], ['kernel', '/var/lib/xen/boot_kernel.Tg4J_f'], ['args', 'ro root=/dev/V olGroup00/LogVol00']]], ['device', ['vbd', ['uname', 'phy:/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol 03-web04'], ['dev', 'xvda'], ['mode', 'w']]], ['device', ['vif', ['bridge', 'xen br0'], ['mac', 'e9:00:36:fe:dc:e0']]], ['device', ['vkbd']], ['device', ['vfb', ['vncunused', '1'], ['type', 'vnc'], ['xauthority', '/root/.Xauthority']]]] [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:397) parseC onfig: result is {'shadow_memory': None, 'start_time': None, 'uuid': None, 'on_c rash': 'restart', 'on_reboot': 'restart', 'localtime': None, 'image': ['linux', ['ramdisk', '/var/lib/xen/boot_ramdisk.2C2kAy'], ['kernel', '/var/lib/xen/boot_k ernel.Tg4J_f'], ['args', 'ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00']], 'on_poweroff': No ne, 'bootloader_args': None, 'cpus': [1], 'name': 'web04', 'backend': [], 'vcpus ': 1, 'cpu_weight': None, 'features': None, 'vcpu_avail': None, 'memory': 512, ' device': [('vbd', ['vbd', ['uname', 'phy:/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol03-web04'], ['dev ', 'xvda'], ['mode', 'w']]), ('vif', ['vif', ['bridge', 'xenbr0'], ['mac', 'e9:0 0:36:fe:dc:e0']]), ('vkbd', ['vkbd']), ('vfb', ['vfb', ['vncunused', '1'], ['typ e', 'vnc'], ['xauthority', '/root/.Xauthority']])], 'bootloader': '/usr/bin/pygr ub', 'cpu': None, 'maxmem': None} [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1264) XendD omainInfo.construct: None [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1296) XendD omainInfo.initDomain: 8 1.0 [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (balloon:127) Balloon: 4412080 KiB free; n eed 524288; done. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] INFO (image:136) buildDomain os=linux dom=8 vcpu s=1 [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (image:199) dom = 8 [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (image:200) image = /var/lib/xen/ boot_kernel.Tg4J_f [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (image:201) store_evtchn = 1 [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (image:202) console_evtchn = 2 [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (image:203) cmdline = ro root=/dev /VolGroup00/LogVol00 [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (image:204) ramdisk = /var/lib/xen/ boot_ramdisk.2C2kAy [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (image:205) vcpus = 1 [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (image:206) features = [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (blkif:24) exception looking up device num ber for xvda: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/dev/xvda' [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:110) DevController: writing {'backend-id': '0', 'virtual-device': '51712', 'device-type': 'disk', 'state': '1', 'backend': '/local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/51712'} to /local/domain/8/device /vbd/51712. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:112) DevController: writing {'domain': 'web04', 'frontend': '/local/domain/8/device/vbd/51712', 'dev': 'xvd a', 'state': '1', 'params': '/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol03-web04', 'mode': 'w', 'onli ne': '1', 'frontend-id': '8', 'type': 'phy'} to /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/51 712. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:110) DevController: writing {'backend-id': '0', 'mac': 'e9:00:36:fe:dc:e0', 'handle': '0', 'state': '1', 'b ackend': '/local/domain/0/backend/vif/8/0'} to /local/domain/8/device/vif/0. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:112) DevController: writing {'bridge': 'xenbr0', 'domain': 'web04', 'handle': '0', 'script': '/etc/xen/scri pts/vif-bridge', 'state': '1', 'frontend': '/local/domain/8/device/vif/0', 'mac' : 'e9:00:36:fe:dc:e0', 'online': '1', 'frontend-id': '8'} to /local/domain/0/bac kend/vif/8/0. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:110) DevController: writing {'state': '1', 'backend-id': '0', 'backend': '/local/domain/0/backend/vkbd/8/0' } to /local/domain/8/device/vkbd/0. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:112) DevController: writing {'frontend-id': '8', 'domain': 'web04', 'frontend': '/local/domain/8/device/vkb d/0', 'state': '1', 'online': '1'} to /local/domain/0/backend/vkbd/8/0. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:110) DevController: writing {'state': '1', 'backend-id': '0', 'backend': '/local/domain/0/backend/vfb/8/0'} to /local/domain/8/device/vfb/0. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:112) DevController: writing {'vncunused': '1', 'domain': 'web04', 'frontend': '/local/domain/8/device/vfb/0 ', 'xauthority': '/root/.Xauthority', 'state': '1', 'online': '1', 'frontend-id' : '8', 'type': 'vnc'} to /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/8/0. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (vfbif:92) No VNC passwd configured for vf b access [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:715) Storin g VM details: {'shadow_memory': '0', 'uuid': '546a262f-1696-181f-6785-8355e6a78e 37', 'on_reboot': 'restart', 'start_time': '1199548796.41', 'on_poweroff': 'dest roy', 'name': 'web04', 'xend/restart_count': '0', 'vcpus': '1', 'vcpu_avail': '1 ', 'memory': '512', 'on_crash': 'restart', 'image': "(linux (ramdisk /var/lib/xe n/boot_ramdisk.2C2kAy) (kernel /var/lib/xen/boot_kernel.Tg4J_f) (args 'ro root=/ dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00'))", 'maxmem': '512'} [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:750) Storin g domain details: {'console/ring-ref': '630052', 'console/port': '2', 'name': 'w eb04', 'console/limit': '1048576', 'vm': '/vm/546a262f-1696-181f-6785-8355e6a78e 37', 'domid': '8', 'cpu/0/availability': 'online', 'memory/target': '524288', 's tore/ring-ref': '630053', 'store/port': '1'} [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:940) XendDo mainInfo.handleShutdownWatch [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:143) Waiting for devices vi f. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:149) Waiting for 0. [2008-01-05 17:59:56 xend 2632] DEBUG (DevController:471) hotplugStatusCallback /local/domain/0/backend/vif/8/0/hotplug-status. [2008-01-05 18:01:36 xend 2632] ERROR (xmlrpclib2:184) destroyDevice() takes exa ctly 3 arguments (2 given) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/xen/util/xmlrpclib2.py", line 162, in _ marshaled_dispatch response = self._dispatch(method, params) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/SimpleXMLRPCServer.py", line 406, in _dispatch return func(*params) File "<string>", line 1, in <lambda> File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/xen/xend/server/XMLRPCServer.py", line 38, in dispatch return getattr(info, fn)(*args) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 1610, in waitForDevices self.testvifsComplete() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 1101, in waitForDevices_ self.info.update({'security': [['ssidref', str(info['ssidref'])]]}) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/xen/xend/server/DevController.py", line 145, in waitForDevices return map(self.waitForDevice, self.deviceIDs()) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/xen/xend/server/DevController.py", line 154, in waitForDevice self.destroyDevice(devid) TypeError: destroyDevice() takes exactly 3 arguments (2 given) [2008-01-05 18:01:36 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1463) XendD omainInfo.destroy: domid=8 [2008-01-05 18:01:36 xend.XendDomainInfo 2632] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1471) XendD omainInfo.destroyDomain(8) Is anytone else with CentOS 5 experiencing this kind of problems? Should I try downgrading? Regards, Peter