[Users] Installation problem

[Itamar Heim]

On 09/24/2012 05:43 PM, Dave Neary wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 09/24/2012 05:28 PM, Juan Hernandez wrote:
>> Are you running in 32 bits environment? If you are in a 64 bits
>> environment it is probably better to use a 64 bits Java virtual machine.
>> The problem is that the -XX:+UseCompressedOops is only available in 32
>> bits Java virtual machines. There is a bug for that and it has already
>> been fixed:
>>
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/852037
>
> Honestly, I don't know.
>
> This suggests that I am:
>
> When I try to add clare (the same host the engine is running on) as a
> host in the management interface, I see the following error:
>
> 2012-Sep-24, 17:39:59
>
> Failed to install Host clare. Step: REQ PACKAGES; Details: Loaded
> plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit, versionlock No package
> rsync.x86_64 available. Error: Nothing to do (rsync.x86_64).
>
> My yum repository is all 32 bit - I have installed rsync.i686 with no
> problems.
>
> Is oVirt confused about whether the host is 32 bit or 64 bit? How could
> that happen?

I don't think anyone ever tested with 32bit hosts, and the bootstrap 
code obviously looks for x86_64 packages (not that i think there is a 
special reason for that).

may i ask why use a 32bit host (almost any virt capable host is 64bit).

thanks,
    Itamar