[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: 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 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.

I'd try combinations of virtio-net -vs- emulated rtl driver and virtio-blk -vs- ide

> 
> --
> Michal
>