Re: [Users] disable ballooning mode

From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki(a)gmail.com&gt; To: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow(a)redhat.com&gt; Cc: users(a)ovirt.org Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 4:26:10 AM Subject: Re: [Users] disable ballooning mode On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:08:35 -0400 Andrew Cathrow <acathrow(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki(a)gmail.com&gt; > > To: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow(a)redhat.com&gt; > > 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&gt; wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki(a)gmail.com&gt; > > > > To: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow(a)redhat.com&gt; > > > > 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&gt; wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki(a)gmail.com&gt; > > > > > > 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. Yes, I'm aware of that. It's the reason I choose ovirt. > What version of KVM have you tried it on and how is it configured > (eg. libvirt xml or qemu command line) I can't say. We use hosted environment with web panel only (elastichosts.com) I will try to start the same machine on different host with "clean" libvirt.

-- Michal