[Users] disable ballooning mode

[Andrew Cathrow]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki at gmail.com>
> To: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow at redhat.com>
> Cc: users at 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 at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki at gmail.com>
> > > To: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow at redhat.com>
> > > Cc: users at 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 at redhat.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki at gmail.com>
> > > > > To: users at 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)


> 
> --
> Michal
>