On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:52:08 -0400
Omer Frenkel <ofrenkel(a)redhat.com> wrote:
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow(a)redhat.com>
> To: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki(a)gmail.com>
> Cc: users(a)ovirt.org
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:08:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [Users] disable ballooning mode
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki(a)gmail.com>
> > To: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow(a)redhat.com>
> > Cc: users(a)ovirt.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:05:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Users] disable ballooning mode
> >
> > On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:12:45 -0400
> > Andrew Cathrow <acathrow(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki(a)gmail.com>
> > > > To: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow(a)redhat.com>
> > > > Cc: users(a)ovirt.org
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 8:08:53 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Users] disable ballooning mode
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:51:45 -0400
> > > > Andrew Cathrow <acathrow(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Michal Kopacki"
<mkopacki(a)gmail.com>
> > > > > > To: users(a)ovirt.org
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:59:00 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [Users] disable ballooning mode
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm trying to get virtual windows and specific software
on
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > working.
> > > > > > Windows is working fine but i'm getting blue screen
when
> > > > > > trying
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > start this particular application (which works fine in
> > > > > > vmware).
> > > > > > I figureout that there could be some kind of problem with
> > > > > > memory.
> > > > >
> > > > > what makes you think it's memory?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > a hunch ?
> > >
> > > It's not ballooning - it's not configured. It's unlikely to
be
> > > memory
> > > related. What's the application?
> >
> >
> > Yes, I just realized that ballooning is not configured (during
> > windows ballooning driver installation).
> >
> > Mentioned application is a software for switching voip calls.
> > There
> > is a bunch of helper appliactions (which are working fine),
> > problem
> > is with main application server/deamon. It is develop internaly
> > by
> > company I work for.
> >
> > We use this applications on many physical and wirtual servers
> > (including kvm and xen on different hosting providers) and
> > never see
> > such behave as on ovirt.
>
> oVirt is using KVM under the covers.
> What version of KVM have you tried it on and how is it configured
> (eg. libvirt xml or qemu command line)
>
just guessing here,
maybe related to the type of the vm' nic?
It also crossed my mind, but no. I did try virtio/ide and virtio/rtl
- same result
--
Michal