[kernel-xen] Converting from bad habits

[Steven Spencer]

On 12/04/2012 11:01 AM, Steven Spencer wrote:
> On 12/04/2012 09:12 AM, Joe Fialkowski wrote:
>> Here is a sample config of mine. Sets the proper IP and bridge info. I
>> am also using lvm's for the VM disks rather than image files.
>>
>> ## Cfg type: XEN-PV-LOCAL-STORAGE
>>
>> bootloader = '/usr/bin/pygrub'
>> extra      = ''
>> memory     = 1536
>> hostname   = 'hostname.domain.com'
>> cpu_weight = 256
>> name       = 'vm1039'
>> vif        = ['ip=123.123.123.132, vifname=vifvm1039.0,
>> mac=00:16:3e:1f:bf:1a, bridge=br0, model=e1000']
>> vnc        = 0
>> vcpus      = 4
>> vncviewer  = 0
>> serial     = 'pty'
>> disk       = ['phy:/dev/vg_xm3/vm1039_img,xvda1,w',
>> 'phy:/dev/vg_xm3/vm1039_swap,xvda2,w']
>>
>>
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> Joe,
>
> Thanks for that. For some reason I'm not getting past the initial start
> stage of the vm. When I do a xm create /etc/xen/config.file.cfg it
> starts without error, but I can go no further to do the OS install, etc.
> I attempted using a kickstart config file as well, which had no affect.
> Here's what the console shows for the VM when it is started:
>
> Xen Minimal OS!
>    start_info: 0xb9f000(VA)
>      nr_pages: 0x40000
>    shared_inf: 0xdfd93000(MA)
>       pt_base: 0xba2000(VA)
> nr_pt_frames: 0xb
>      mfn_list: 0x99f000(VA)
>     mod_start: 0x0(VA)
>       mod_len: 0
>         flags: 0x0
>      cmd_line: (hd0)/boot/grub/grub.conf
>    stack:      0x95e900-0x97e900
> MM: Init
>        _text: 0x0(VA)
>       _etext: 0x70b24(VA)
>     _erodata: 0x8b000(VA)
>       _edata: 0x90e40(VA)
> stack start: 0x95e900(VA)
>         _end: 0x99ef00(VA)
>    start_pfn: bb0
>      max_pfn: 40000
> Mapping memory range 0x1000000 - 0x40000000
> setting 0x0-0x8b000 readonly
> skipped 0x1000
> MM: Initialise page allocator for da8000(da8000)-40000000(40000000)
> MM: done
> Demand map pfns at 40001000-2040001000.
> Heap resides at 2040002000-4040002000.
> Initialising timer interface
> Initialising console ... done.
> gnttab_table mapped at 0x40001000.
> Initialising scheduler
> Thread "Idle": pointer: 0x2040002050, stack: 0xfc0000
> Thread "xenstore": pointer: 0x2040002800, stack: 0xfd0000
> xenbus initialised on irq 1 mfn 0x19e644
> Dummy main: start_info=0x97ea00
> Thread "main": pointer: 0x2040002fb0, stack: 0xfe0000
> "main" "(hd0)/boot/grub/grub.conf"
> vbd 51712 is hd0
> ******************* BLKFRONT for device/vbd/51712 **********
>
>
> backend at /local/domain/0/backend/tap/7/51712
>
> Thanks,

So, I've sort of made headway, but now have new problems.

First, I'm using the vmlinuz and initramfs from the /boot directory on 
Dom0. I'm not sure if that is correct or not. If not, what are good 
CentOS6 vmlinuz and initramfs that can be used?

Here's the DomU config with the IP obfuscated:

kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64"
ramdisk="/boot/initramfs-3.6.7-1.el6xen.x86_64.img"
name = "vm_test"
memory = 1024
vcpus = 1
disk = [ 'tap:aio:/virtual/vm_test.img,xvda,w' ]
extra="text ks=http://10.10.10.104/sample.ks.cfg"
on_poweroff = 'destroy'
on_reboot   = 'restart'
on_crash    = 'restart'
vif = [ 
"ip=10.10.10.132,mac=00:16:36:35:35:97,bridge=br0,script=vif-bridge" ]
# extra="(hd0)/boot/grub/grub.conf"

When I run with this config, the console takes off like it's going to 
fly through, then bombs with this error:

dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
dracut: Refusing to continue


dracut Warning: Signal caught!
dracut Warning: dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
dracut Warning: dracut: Refusing to continue
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
Pid: 1, comm: init Not tainted 2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64 #1
Call Trace:
  [<ffffffff814fd98a>] ? panic+0xa0/0x168
  [<ffffffff81070c42>] ? do_exit+0x862/0x870
  [<ffffffff8117d0a5>] ? fput+0x25/0x30
  [<ffffffff81070ca8>] ? do_group_exit+0x58/0xd0
  [<ffffffff81070d37>] ? sys_exit_group+0x17/0x20
  [<ffffffff8100b0f2>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

What am I missing? Once I have this, I'll have it for good, but I'm 
struggling to get a working config.

Thanks in advance.
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