[kernel-xen] UEFI hardware wanted

Thu Apr 9 10:08:29 AEST 2015

Hi Colin,

Sadly I can't really help - I still don't have any UEFI only hardware to
test with.

My Xen packages for EL7 *should* work with UEFI - but needs testing.

They're available at:
	http://au1.mirror.crc.id.au/repo/el7-testing/

On 8/04/2015 8:18 PM, Colin Durrant wrote:
> Hi Steven
> 
> Sorry, I am sure you are busy but just wondering if you or anyone else had some feedback on this please?
> 
> Be delighted to know why our box doesn't run on the Xen Project kernel? Not sure if you managed to get some hardware to test this. Wish I could help.
> 
> As my current environment is running on KVM, if I got the server to boot into the Xen kernel - would my VM's boot up or would this be a catastrophe? How much do the VM's care if they run on KVM or Xen?
> 
> I assume from what you mentioned that we could get some performance and reliability improvements by running Xen instead of KVM?
> 
> Appreciate your help
> 
> Thanks & kind regards
> 
> Colin Durrant
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kernel-xen-bounces at lists.wireless.org.au [mailto:kernel-xen-bounces at lists.wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Steven Haigh
> Sent: 06 February 2015 11:04
> To: kernel-xen at lists.wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [kernel-xen] UEFI hardware wanted
> 
> Thanks Colin,
> 
> I'm pretty sure I know *why* it didn't work - although I have a lot of work to do to make sure it works as intended.
> 
> I've just synced up new packages to the EL7 version of my packages that are under testing that I get working ok with a non-EFI system - but it should also work with EL7 / grub2 / UEFI. Should.
> 
> To make sure it works, I need some physical kit to work with - otherwise I wouldn't be confident in saying that it is stable.
> 
> Hopefully, it will translate to working under EL6 / UEFI as well - but right now, I can't say anything concrete.
> 
> As for the other questions, I know very little about KVM - and I wouldn't even bother with it. However that's my preference.
> 
> On 06/02/15 19:23, Colin Durrant wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Yes I had some major issues with UEFI. I got everything working but 
>> not on the Xen kernel but I somehow got it all working on KVM qemu.
>>
>> Are there any particular issues with using this environment?
>>
>> Quick question as a side track. If you over allocate memory and 
>> processors to your actual virtual machines, do this have an adverse 
>> performance implication? I know if doesn¹t from a processor point as 
>> far as I am aware but unlike citrix Xen server it lets you allocate as 
>> much memory as you like per VM?
>>
>> From what I have discovered the IBM hardware we are using is all UEFI 
>> based. Secondly, we have an IBM 3750 server and it didn¹t support 
>> Citrix Xenserver 6.2 - we have to run 6.1 which I thought was a little odd.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Colin.
>>
>> On 06/02/2015 03:45, "Steven Haigh" <netwiz at crc.id.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> If we like it or not, UEFI BIOS is the way things are heading. As 
>>> Paulo recently posted to this list (and I believe Colin also), UEFI 
>>> and my Xen packaging / kernel doesn't work with UEFI at all.
>>>
>>> Some systems can boot in legacy mode - which then will work - however 
>>> this option won't be around for ever.
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if there would be anyone on this list that would 
>>> consider sponsoring some UEFI hardware (even desktop hardware would 
>>> be
>>> sufficient) to allow me to create a test environment for getting UEFI 
>>> support into the Xen packages.
>>>
>>> Right now, my testing environment is a single Dell Poweredge 1950 
>>> that I just bought some RAM for - however none of my other hardware 
>>> has a UEFI BIOS to test with.
>>>
>>> I'd also be after some recommendations for the collective wisdom of 
>>> this list as to which UEFI mainboard brand / model to go for.
>>>
>>> I believe I'd need:
>>> 1 x UEFI mainboard
>>> 1 x CPU to suit above mainboard - Use an i5 CPU? i7? Xeon?
>>> RAM - 8Gb DDR3?
>>> 1 x Case - Desktop case is fine.
>>>
>>> Any other suggestions? Thoughts?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steven Haigh
>>>
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>>> Web: http://www.crc.id.au
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>>>
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