[CentOS] [Solved] Re: Can't install domUs in 5.3 dom0

Mon Apr 6 00:44:39 UTC 2009
Tomasz Nowak <tnowak-p at netventure.pl>

Ok, I've solved this issue by myself.
It turned out to be a MAC address conflict.

This is an Intel S5000PAL board with to NICs
LAN1 has MAC 00:15:17:77:4E:DE
LAN2 has MAC 00:15:17:77:4E:DF

So I assigned (see below) next MAC - 00:15:17:77:4E:E0
to first domU on that machine.

> -----------------------------------------------
> kernel     = "/boot/vmlinuz-install"
> ramdisk    = "/boot/initrd-install.img"
> extra      = "ks=http://xx.yy.zz.xx/ks/domu.ks"
> name       = "domu"
> vcpus      = "4"
> memory     = "2048"
> disk       = [ 'phy:vg0/d1da,xvda,w',
>               'phy:vg0/d1db,xvdb,w',
>               'phy:vg0/d1dc,xvdc,w', ]
> vif        = [ 'mac=00:15:17:77:4E:E0, bridge=xenbr0' ]
> on_reboot  = 'destroy'
> on_crash   = 'destroy'
> -----------------------------------------------

But unfortuately I've forgot Intel S5000PAL has
IPMI LAN capabilities that are preconfigured on
lan channel 1 and 2 of (LAN1, LAN2) with Mac
addresses... guess which? ;)
00:15:17:77:4E:E0
00:15:17:77:4E:E1

After simple change to:

> vif        = [ 'mac=00:15:17:77:4E:E2, bridge=xenbr0' ]

xm create install.cfg moved forward.

-- 
Tomek