[Users] disable ballooning mode

[Michal Kopacki]

On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:52:08 -0400
Omer Frenkel <ofrenkel at redhat.com> wrote:

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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Cathrow" <acathrow at redhat.com>
> > To: "Michal Kopacki" <mkopacki at gmail.com>
> > Cc: users at ovirt.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:08:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Users] disable ballooning mode
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- 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)
> > 
> 
> 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