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[libvirt-users] NPIV storage pools do not map to same LUN units across hosts.
by Nitesh Konkar 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

Link: http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/NPIV_in_libvirt Topic: Virtual machine configuration change to use vHBA LUN There is a NPIV storage pool defined on two hosts and pool contains a total of 8 volumes, allocated from a storage device. Source: # virsh vol-list poolvhba0 Name Path ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ unit:0:0:0 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000366 unit:0:0:1 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000367 unit:0:0:2 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000368 unit:0:0:3 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000369 unit:0:0:4 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda300000000000036a unit:0:0:5 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000380 unit:0:0:6 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000381 unit:0:0:7 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Destination: -------------------------------------------------------------------- # virsh vol-list poolvhba0 Name Path ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ unit:0:0:0 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000380 unit:0:0:1 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000381 unit:0:0:2 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000382 unit:0:0:3 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000367 unit:0:0:4 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000368 unit:0:0:5 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000366 unit:0:0:6 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda300000000000036a unit:0:0:7 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x6005076802818bda3000000000000369 -------------------------------------------------------------------- As you can see in the above output,the same set of eight LUNs from the storage server have been mapped, but the order that the LUNs are probed on each host is different, resulting in different unit names on the two different hosts . If the the guest XMLs is referencing its storage by "unit" number then is it safe to migrate such guests because the "unit number" is assigned by the driver according to the specific way it probes the storage and hence when you migrate these guests , it results in different unit names on the destination hosts. Thus the migrated guest gets mapped to the wrong LUNs and is given the wrong disks. The problem is that the LUN numbers on the destination host and source host do not agree. Example, LUN 0 on source_host, for example, may be LUN 5 on destination_host. When the guest is given the wrong disk, it suffers a fatal I/O error. (This is manifested as fatal I/O errors since the guest has no idea that its disks just changed out under it.)The migration does not take into account that the unit numbers do match on on the source and destination sides. So, should libvirt make sure that the guest domains reference NPIV pool volumes by their globally-unique wwn instead of by "unit" numbers? The guest XML references its storage by "unit" number. Eg:- <disk type='volume' device='lun'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none'/> <source pool='poolvhba0' volume='unit:0:0:0'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='vdb' bus='virtio'/> <alias name='virtio-disk1'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/> </disk> I am planning to write a patch for it. Any comments on the above observation/approach would be appreciated. Thanks, Nitesh.

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[libvirt-users] Error with OpenStack starting an instance
by Silvia Fichera 03 Aug '16

03 Aug '16

Hi all, I have installed OpenStack using devstack, when I try to launch an instance I have an error related to libvirt: libvirtError: Cannot get interface MTU on 'br-int' and this don't allow to create a VM. Any hint to solve it? Thanks -- Silvia Fichera

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[libvirt-users] Assigning static ip address in libvirt
by harish.shastry＠gmail.com 03 Aug '16

03 Aug '16

Hello Is there way to assign static ip address to lxc and KVM guests with libvirt? I saw some snippets here https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#ipconfig but unable to get it to work. Regards Harish Regards Harish

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[libvirt-users] Crash after connection close when callback is in progress
by Vincent Bernat 03 Aug '16

03 Aug '16

Hey! It seems that if I close a connection while a domain event callback is in progress, I can easily have a crash. Here is a backtrace: #v+ #0 virFree (ptrptr=0x0) at ../../../src/util/viralloc.c:582 save_errno = <optimized out> #1 0x00007fc8328a4ad2 in virObjectEventCallbackListPurgeMarked (cbList=0xadfc30) at ../../../src/conf/object_event.c:282 freecb = <optimized out> n = 0 #2 virObjectEventStateFlush (state=0xaf5380) at ../../../src/conf/object_event.c:819 tempQueue = { count = 0, events = 0x0 } #3 virObjectEventTimer (timer=<optimized out>, opaque=0xaf5380) at ../../../src/conf/object_event.c:560 state = 0xaf5380 #4 0x00007fc83280b7aa in virEventPollDispatchTimeouts () at ../../../src/util/vireventpoll.c:457 cb = 0x7fc8328a48d0 <virObjectEventTimer> timer = 1 opaque = 0xaf5380 now = 1470212691501 i = 0 ntimeouts = 1 #5 virEventPollRunOnce () at ../../../src/util/vireventpoll.c:653 fds = 0x7fc824000920 ret = <optimized out> timeout = <optimized out> nfds = 1 __func__ = "virEventPollRunOnce" __FUNCTION__ = "virEventPollRunOnce" #6 0x00007fc83280a141 in virEventRunDefaultImpl () at ../../../src/util/virevent.c:314 __func__ = "virEventRunDefaultImpl" #7 0x0000000000400b37 in loop (arg=0x0) at crash.c:8 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "loop" #v- And the state of cbList: #v+ >>> print *cbList $2 = { nextID = 11419456, count = 1, callbacks = 0x0 } #v- I have another thread, but it is just sleeping when the crash happens. Here is the source code: #+begin_src c #include <stdio.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <assert.h> #include <pthread.h> #include <libvirt/libvirt.h> void* loop(void *arg) { while (1) { assert (virEventRunDefaultImpl() >= 0); } return NULL; } void callback(virConnectPtr conn, virDomainPtr dom, void *opaque) { // Do nothing. } void freecb(void *opaque) { // Do nothing. } int main() { assert(virInitialize() >= 0); assert(virEventRegisterDefaultImpl() >= 0); pthread_t event_loop; assert(pthread_create(&event_loop, NULL, loop, NULL) == 0); virConnectPtr conn = virConnectOpen("test:///default"); assert(conn != NULL); int cbid = virConnectDomainEventRegisterAny(conn, NULL, VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_ID_LIFECYCLE, callback, NULL, freecb); assert(cbid != -1); virDomainPtr dom = virDomainDefineXML(conn, "<domain type=\"test\">" "<name>new VM</name>" "<memory unit=\"KiB\">8192</memory>" "<os><type>hvm</type> </os>" "</domain>"); assert(dom != NULL); assert(virDomainCreate(dom) != -1); virDomainFree(dom); assert(virConnectDomainEventDeregisterAny(conn, cbid) != -1); if (virConnectClose(conn) > 0 ) { printf("leak...\n"); } usleep(100000); return 0; } #+end_src Running this program in an infinite loop triggers the bug in less than 1 second (most of the time, just after displaying "leak..."). I am using libvirt 2.0.0 (in Debian). I have also file the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363628 -- Write clearly - don't sacrifice clarity for "efficiency". - The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plauger)

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[libvirt-users] systemd restarts libvirt
by Ishmael Tsoaela 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Hi All, Can anyone please assist with this issue I am facing. There is continuous restart of libvirt, this causes virt-manager to disconnect. syslogs: systemd[1]: libvirt-bin.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating. systemd[1]: Failed to start Virtualization daemon. systemd[1]: libvirt-bin.service: Unit entered failed state. systemd[1]: libvirt-bin.service: Failed with result 'timeout'. systemd[1]: libvirt-bin.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart. systemd[1]: Stopped Virtualization daemon. systemd[1]: Starting Virtualization daemon... dnsmasq[1296]: read /etc/hosts - 7 addresses libvirtd (libvirt) 1.3.4 QEMU emulator version 2.3.0 vir-manager 1.4.0

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[libvirt-users] Some question about code of xenapi
by netcas 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Hello, guys! I am doing some experiment to control XenServer with libvirt, when I define a domain, it always fails and gives the following message: error: Failed to define domain from /root/new.xml error: internal error: Couldn't get VM information from XML so I diving into the souce and found it always fails at network creating, and the code in libvirt-1.3.5\src\xenapi\xenapi_utils.c, line 437 is following: xen_vif_create(session, &vif, vif_record); if (!vif) { xen_vif_free(vif); xen_vif_record_free(vif_record); xen_network_record_free(net_rec); xen_network_set_free(net_set); return 0; } xen_vif_record_free(vif_record); xen_network_record_free(net_rec); ... ... return -1; should this if be if (vif) {...}, if the vif is null, why need to free it?

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[libvirt-users] Live Disk Backup
by Prof. Dr. Michael Schefczyk 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Dear All, using CentOS 7.2.1511, and libvirt from ovirt repositories (currently 1.2.17-13.el7_2.5, but without otherwise using ovirt) I am regularly backing up my VMs which are on qcow2 files. In general, I am trying to follow http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Live-disk-backup-with-active-blockcommit A typical backup script would be #!/bin/bash dt=`date +%y%m%d` if virsh dominfo dockers10a | grep -q -E '^Status: *laufend|^State: *running' then virsh snapshot-create-as --domain dockers10a dockers10a --diskspec vda,file=/home/dockers10asnap.qcow2 --disk-only --no-metadata --atomic cp /kvm01/dockers10a.qcow2 /backup/dockers10a$dt.qcow2 virsh blockcommit dockers10a vda --active --verbose --pivot virsh snapshot-delete dockers10a dockers10a rm /home/dockers10asnap.qcow2 fi I am fully aware that the third line from the end "virsh snapshot-delete ..." will fail under regular circumstances. It is just there as a precaution to delete unnecessary snapshots should a previous backup have failed. For some time, I am noticing that from time to time backup fails in the way that the xml definition file of the VM backed up keeps the temporary file (in the example above /home/dockers10asnap.qcow2) as the source file. Then, at least upon rebooting the host, it will be unable to restart the VM. In addition, lots of other troubles can arise (following backups failing, storage issues). I am using a similar setup on four hosts. It seems that the better the resources of the host are, the lower the likelihood of the problem occurring - but that cannot be an acceptable state. Can someone please point me to how to avoid this? Regards, Michael Schefczyk

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[libvirt-users] Network without forward mode
by Vincent Bernat 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Hey! Another question. The documentation about networks say: ╭─────┤ http://libvirt.org/formatnetwork.html#elementsConnect ├───── │Inclusion of the forward element indicates that the virtual network is │to be connected to the physical LAN.Since 0.3.0. The mode attribute │determines the method of forwarding. If there is no forward element, the │network will be isolated from any other network (unless a guest │connected to that network is acting as a router, of course). ╰───── That's exactly what I want: just a vnet interface, no bridge, no routing, no forwarding. However, if I create a network with just that: #v+ <network> <name>public</name> <uuid>4629ba54-9e33-4a1f-9e45-78a1c8faaddc</uuid> </network> #v- libvirt (2.0.0) adds a bridge stanza: #v+ <network> <name>public</name> <uuid>4629ba54-9e33-4a1f-9e45-78a1c8faaddc</uuid> <bridge name='virbr1' stp='on' delay='0'/> <mac address='52:54:00:15:45:da'/> </network> #v- The bridge is created. If I spawn a VM attached to this network, it gets added to the bridge. Any way to have a network where absolutely no setup is done? Thanks! -- Use the "telephone test" for readability. - The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plauger)

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[libvirt-users] Routing isolated network
by Erwin Straver 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

I want to create a network like this: Internet -- physical router -- host (network 192.168.178.x) -- virtual machine dmz -- eth0 (connected to pyshical router) -- eth1 (connect to isolated network 10.0.0.x) -- virtual machine www - eth0 (connect to isolated network 10.0.0.x) [image: network design] <http://i.stack.imgur.com/QoCz9.png> I have a virtual host which is conntected to my physical router with eth0 and ip4 address 192.168.178.100. I create a virtual machine dmz which connects 'direct' to my router via my physical device eth0 on the virtual host: <network connections='1'> <name>direct</name> <uuid>379d4687-445e-4bc6-8354-b555c7f18b15</uuid> <forward dev='eth0' mode='bridge'> <interface dev='eth0' connections='1'/> </forward> </network> On my virtual machine i create a second nic eth1 which is connected on a virtual network virbr-local: <network> <name>local</name> <uuid>d31b2e0d-810b-4ba0-8ac4-02bc53746142</uuid> <bridge name='virbr-local' stp='on' delay='0'/> <mac address='52:54:00:92:06:5c'/> <domain name='local.box'/> <dns> <forwarder addr='192.168.178.1'/> </dns> <ip address='10.0.0.1' netmask='255.0.0.0'> <dhcp> <range start='10.0.0.100' end='10.0.0.255'/> <host mac='52:54:00:51:31:86' ip='10.0.0.30'/> </dhcp> </ip> <route address='10.0.0.0' prefix='8' gateway='10.0.0.30'/> </network> Now I want to create a second virtual machine which connects to the internet through the virtual machine dmz on the virbr-local subnet. Is there a way to accomplish this kind of setup? My routing table on the virtual host looks likes this: Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface default fritz.box 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 10.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 virbr-local 10.0.0.0 10.0.0.30 255.0.0.0 UG 1 0 0 virbr-local 192.168.178.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 But when I want to ping an address from the www virtual machine I get a unreachable network message. I setup a DNAT om the virtual machine dmz. But looking witch tcpdump on eht1 there's no traffic.I appreciate some help to setup the network. I clearly missing something. Get a signature like this: Click here! <http://ws-promos.appspot.com/r?rdata=eyJydXJsIjogImh0dHA6Ly93d3cud2lzZXN0YW…>

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Re: [libvirt-users] How can I run command in containers on the host?
by Daniel P. Berrange 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 05:19:22PM +0800, John Y. wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > I forgot to tell you that I using mips64 fedora. Has any effect on this > case? > 2016-07-26 09:05:59.634+0000: 16406: debug : virDomainLxcEnterNamespace:131 > : dom=0xaaad4067c0, (VM: name=fedora2, > uuid=42b97e4d-54dc-41b4-b009-2321a1477a9a), nfdlist=0, fdlist=0xaaad4007c0, > noldfdlist=(nil), oldfdlist=(nil), flags=0 > libvirt: error : Expected at least one file descriptor > error: internal error: Child process (16406) unexpected exit status 125 This is shows nfdlist=0, whicih means that virDomainLxcOpenNamespace didn't provide any file descriptors. This in turn seems to suggest that /proc/$PID/ns didn't contain any files. Is this perhaps a misconfiguration of the mips kernel. Regards, Daniel -- |: http://berrange.com -o- http://www.flickr.com/photos/dberrange/ :| |: http://libvirt.org -o- http://virt-manager.org :| |: http://autobuild.org -o- http://search.cpan.org/~danberr/ :| |: http://entangle-photo.org -o- http://live.gnome.org/gtk-vnc :|

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