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[libvirt-users] using virsh (or something) to convert from KVM domain XML to vmx...
by Frank Hauptle 14 Sep '11

14 Sep '11

HI folks, For reasons I'd rather not go into (not my choice) we are moving our current virtual servers at the uni here, (using KVM and libvirt) to outsourced vmware ESX and vcenter. I really don't want to use the Vcenter Converter to create running esx vm's from within the KVM VM's as I feel that doing it within the client VM is inefficient and slow. Thus far however, I've not found anything that gives me any other alternatives. I thought perhaps the domxml-to-native virsh function demo'd at http://libvirt.org/drvesx.html#xmlexport would be the go, but that appears to be just a way to change from libvirt managed esx to native vmx. Converting the KVM raw img files to vmdk has been easy, converting the KVM domain XML to vmx appears to be impossible unless you do it by hand. Have I missed some cool/feature that would do this? Apologies if I'm going about this all wrong, What I know about vmware, I could write on the head of a pin with a felt tip pen.. kindest regards Frank UWA

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[libvirt-users] cpu time totals
by Igor Serebryany 13 Sep '11

13 Sep '11

Hi! I'm comparing the cpu usage of a VM from virDomainGetInfo and the usages returned per-vcpu from virDomainGetVcpus and the totals do not match up. I expect that the cpu usages reported per-vcpu, when summed, should equal the total cpu usage of the domain, but there is quite a large gap between them. Is there something I'm missing? See this example code using the python bindings: >>> import libvirt >>> c = libvirt.open('qemu:///system') >>> d = c.lookupByID(51) >>> d.info()[4] 111390000000L >>> d.vcpus()[0] [(0, 1, 12720000000L, 1), (1, 1, 2980000000L, 0), (2, 1, 3150000000L, 1), (3, 1, 2600000000L, 0)] >>> sum([vcpu[2] for vcpu in d.vcpus()[0]]) 21520000000L >>> d.info()[4] - sum([vcpu[2] for vcpu in d.vcpus()[0]]) 91760000000L Why is this additional 91 seconds not reflected in time spent by the vcpus? What exactly is the meaning of the cpuTime parameter of the virVcpuInfo struct? Thanks, --Igor

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[libvirt-users] Reg: Difference between chroot & pivot_root
by Alphonse Hansel Anthony 13 Sep '11

13 Sep '11

Hi, What is the difference between chroot & pivot_root. They don't seem obvious based on the man pages apart from the below mentioned caveats. 1) Inherited Open file descriptors, have to be explicitly closed. 2) Does not change CWD of the process, which can be overcome by doing a chdir before & after chroot call. Any information on this would be useful. Thanks, Alphonse

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[libvirt-users] Reg: VETH Device pair creation using iproute2.
by Alphonse Hansel Anthony 13 Sep '11

13 Sep '11

Hi, While using libvirt to start a LXC, I am facing an error related to NETNS, specifically related to the VETH device pair creation. The code related to this is present in libvirt/src/lxc/veth.c # ip link add veth0 type veth peer name veth1 Garbage instead of arguments "peer ...". Try "ip link help". # ip -V ip utility, iproute2-ss110629 # uname -r 2.6.32.39 # The devices "veth0" & "veth1" does not exist in /sys/class/net/ But the same command works with iproute2-ss100519 (older version). Is this a known issue in the latest version or am I doing something wrong? Any info in this regard would be useful. -Alphonse

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Re: [libvirt-users] Fwd: Re: [libvirt] how did libvirt manage Virtual Network?
by Wayne Xia 13 Sep '11

13 Sep '11

Thank u very much, it helps a lot. 于 2011-9-13 10:22, Lei Li 写道: > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [libvirt] how did libvirt manage Virtual Network? > Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:28:38 -0400 > From: Laine Stump <laine(a)laine.org> <mailto:laine@laine.org> > To: libvirt-users(a)redhat.com <mailto:libvirt-users@redhat.com> > CC: libvir-list(a)redhat.com <mailto:libvir-list@redhat.com> > > > > (This seems more appropriate for the libvirt-users mailing list) > > On 09/08/2011 10:16 PM, Wayne Xia wrote: >> Working at the network management, I am a bit confused about the >> VLAN model in libvirt. >> >> in the xml definition, there is a section as following: >> >> <devices> >> <interface type='network'> >> <source network='default'/> >> </interface> >> ... >> <interface type='network'> >> <source network='default' portgroup='engineering'/> >> <target dev='vnet7'/> >> <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/> >> <virtualport type='802.1Qbg'> >> <parameters managerid='11' typeid='1193047' typeidversion='2' >> instanceid='09b11c53-8b5c-4eeb-8f00-d84eaa0aaa4f'/> >> </virtualport> >> >> </interface> >> </devices> >> >> >> What is the really meaning of its related parameters of >> "virtualport"? I want to discover informations such as VLAN id, >> the switch type( software switch or hardware switch), connecting >> relationship, but from the xml I can only found"managerid". I am not >> sure how to map these xml information to those I needed, could I >> consider managerid as VLAN id, and a portgroup as a specified VLAN group? >> By the way to use virtualport, what components should I install on >> Linux? > > <virtualport> is used only when configuring guests that connect directly > to a VEPA or VNLINK (i.e. 802.1Q) capable switch. Unless you have one of > these switches, you will not use it. If you do have one of these > switches, you will also have information included with them that > explains the meaning of the virtualport parameters and how they are used > (they're opaque to libvirt - it just passes them on to the switch > without assigning any meaning to them). > > portgroup is a tag used to select certain bits of config out of > <portgroup> sections in the<network> definition being used for the > interface. Currently the things that can be configured in the > <portgroup> sections are 1)<bandwidth> info, and 2)<virtualport> > parameters. Again, it has nothing to do with VLAN groups.<portgroup> is > very new, btw - it has only been in libvirt since 0.9.4, so if you're > using an older version don't expect it to do anything. > > Down to the real basic question of which VLAN a particular guest is > using - that can either be determined by the guest itself, or if the > guest has no VLAN id setting, it could be determined by the > switch/bridge the guest is connected to; in other words, wherever it is > done, it's outside of libvirt (well, I guess if your platform has > support for the iface-* commands, you could define a bridge that uses a > vlan interface as its connection to the physical network - then traffic > from any guest connected to that bridge would end up going onto the > physical network with the given vlan id). > > -- > libvir-list mailing list > libvir-list(a)redhat.com <mailto:libvir-list@redhat.com> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list > -- Best Regards Wayne Xia mail:xiawenc@linux.vnet.ibm.com tel:86-010-82450803

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[libvirt-users] Updating librvirt on the STD Distros
by KB 12 Sep '11

12 Sep '11

All, This is my first time posting, I apologize in advance if it is too much of a "newbie" question I am working on a project with libvirt and want to use some of the features in the 0.9.4 release. The first platform I wanted to test this on is RHEL 5.7. I have d/l libvirt and compiled but have the following questions 1) RHEL 5.7 ships with libvirt version, 0.8.2-22. I am guessing that I can not simple overwrite the existing files with the files from 0.9.4. Is there a way to upgrade to 0.9.4? Do I need to build an rpm so that the version is properly reported in the rpm db? I am also guessing some of the other packages the rely on libvirt may no longer work. In addition, I would imagine RH does not support doing this. To summarize, can the lbivrit on RHEL be upgraded and if so does anyone have any info they can point me to? 2) If there is not a way to update RHEL, is there a different distro CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora that is a better choice to test my project on? 3) I am also guessing if my project is using API's that are not in 0.8.2-22 but are in 0.9.4., I will not be able to connect remotely to the RHEL server and have them pull the data correctly. For example, I want to use virDomainGetMemoryParameters. Thanks in advance. Keith

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Re: [libvirt-users] CPU Model detection with virsh capabilities
by Jiri Denemark 12 Sep '11

12 Sep '11

On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 16:33:53 +0200, Olivier BONHOMME wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks for your answer. My virsh capabilities is the following : > > <cpu> > <arch>x86_64</arch> > <model>pentium3</model> > <vendor>Intel</vendor> > <topology sockets='1' cores='4' threads='1'/> > <feature name='lahf_lm'/> > <feature name='lm'/> > <feature name='syscall'/> > <feature name='sse4.1'/> > <feature name='dca'/> > <feature name='xtpr'/> > <feature name='cx16'/> > <feature name='ssse3'/> > <feature name='tm2'/> > <feature name='est'/> > <feature name='vmx'/> > <feature name='ds_cpl'/> > <feature name='monitor'/> > <feature name='pni'/> > <feature name='pbe'/> > <feature name='tm'/> > <feature name='ht'/> > <feature name='ss'/> > <feature name='sse2'/> > <feature name='acpi'/> > <feature name='ds'/> > <feature name='clflush'/> > <feature name='apic'/> > </cpu> > > About what you say, I totally agree. It's just I am very surprised that > an Intel Xeon E5430 is detected just as a pentium3 That's because your CPU doesn't support nx feature, which is included in all models better than pentium3. Jirka

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Re: [libvirt-users] [libvirt] how did libvirt manage Virtual Network?
by Laine Stump 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

(This seems more appropriate for the libvirt-users mailing list) On 09/08/2011 10:16 PM, Wayne Xia wrote: > Working at the network management, I am a bit confused about the > VLAN model in libvirt. > > in the xml definition, there is a section as following: > > <devices> > <interface type='network'> > <source network='default'/> > </interface> > ... > <interface type='network'> > <source network='default' portgroup='engineering'/> > <target dev='vnet7'/> > <mac address="00:11:22:33:44:55"/> > <virtualport type='802.1Qbg'> > <parameters managerid='11' typeid='1193047' typeidversion='2' > instanceid='09b11c53-8b5c-4eeb-8f00-d84eaa0aaa4f'/> > </virtualport> > > </interface> > </devices> > > > What is the really meaning of its related parameters of > "virtualport"? I want to discover informations such as VLAN id, > the switch type( software switch or hardware switch), connecting > relationship, but from the xml I can only found "managerid". I am not > sure how to map these xml information to those I needed, could I > consider managerid as VLAN id, and a portgroup as a specified VLAN group? > By the way to use virtualport, what components should I install on > Linux? <virtualport> is used only when configuring guests that connect directly to a VEPA or VNLINK (i.e. 802.1Q) capable switch. Unless you have one of these switches, you will not use it. If you do have one of these switches, you will also have information included with them that explains the meaning of the virtualport parameters and how they are used (they're opaque to libvirt - it just passes them on to the switch without assigning any meaning to them). portgroup is a tag used to select certain bits of config out of <portgroup> sections in the <network> definition being used for the interface. Currently the things that can be configured in the <portgroup> sections are 1) <bandwidth> info, and 2) <virtualport> parameters. Again, it has nothing to do with VLAN groups. <portgroup> is very new, btw - it has only been in libvirt since 0.9.4, so if you're using an older version don't expect it to do anything. Down to the real basic question of which VLAN a particular guest is using - that can either be determined by the guest itself, or if the guest has no VLAN id setting, it could be determined by the switch/bridge the guest is connected to; in other words, wherever it is done, it's outside of libvirt (well, I guess if your platform has support for the iface-* commands, you could define a bridge that uses a vlan interface as its connection to the physical network - then traffic from any guest connected to that bridge would end up going onto the physical network with the given vlan id).

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Re: [libvirt-users] Graphical framebuffers confuse, XML format about spice
by Laine Stump 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

(please reply to the list rather than personal mail) On 09/08/2011 11:23 PM, huachao yao wrote: > > > 2011/9/9 Laine Stump <laine(a)laine.org <mailto:laine@laine.org>> > > On 09/07/2011 11:03 PM, huachao yao wrote: > > Hello, i want to start a guest OS in the server, and use spice > to achieve graphical interaction with the guest OS. But when > i config the XML file, i was confuse by spice . > The graphic node is : > <graphics type='spice' port='5990' ><listen type='address' > address='127.0.0.1'/></graphics> > > but is has such error as below : > libvir: QEMU error : internal error process exited while > connecting to monitor: qemu-spice: -spice > port=5990,addr=127.0.0.1,disable-ticketing: Invalid parameter > 'addr' > parse error: port=5990,addr=127.0.0.1,disable-ticketing > > > Apparently your "qemu-spice" binary supports the -spice option, > but doesn't support the addr option. That seems very strange. What > is the origin of "qemu-spice", and what version does it display? > > The qemu-spice version is : > version 0.13.50 (qemu-kvm-devel), copy-right 2003-2008 > and the host OS is Fedora 13 , x86_64 > I think that "qemu-spice" binary supports the -spice option, but > doesn't support the addr option." is a good reason to explain to > problem. But how can i get the latest qemu-spice ? > It is suit fedora 13? Where did the original "qemu-spice" come from? That's not an official Fedora13 package, and in later versions of Fedora, spice support is included in the standard qemu-kvm package. It sounds like you either built qemu + a spice patch from source, or found a prebuilt package like that somewhere. I've only used the spice support that is integrated into the qemu-kvm package of Fedora 14 and RHEL (the qemu-kvm in Fedora 13 is too old to have spice support, and Fedora 13 is now officially out of support mode) I would do one of these things: 1) try getting a source tarball for a more recent qemu-kvm release and build/install that on your F13 machine. 2) upgrade to F14 or F15 (if you upgrade to F14, add the virt-preview repo to your yum configuration (just copy http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/jforbes/virt-preview/fedora-virt-previe… into /etc/yum.repos.d) 3) Decide that you maybe don't *really* need spice support, but that the VNC-based guest displays are adequate for your needs - this will work with the stock qemu-kvm on F13 and is just fine for most uses.

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[libvirt-users] IPs of VMs on KVM
by PREETHI RAMESH 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

How can I find the IPs of the VMs using libvirt function? As of now, I'm thinking of using Nmap to get the MAC address and the ARP it to get the IP. Can someone please help me out?

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