[Users] disable ballooning mode

[Michal Kopacki]

On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:08:35 -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 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.

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