openstack team mailing list archive

[Massimo Canonico <mex@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi and thanks for your answer.

I was just wondering when I have to specify "libvirt_type" in the 
following procedure:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Getting_started_with_OpenStack_Nova

Thanks,
 Massimo

On 06/01/2012 05:28 PM, John Garbutt wrote:
> You can use Xen with OpenStack without XCP. You do Xen+libvirt.
> libvirt_type="xen"
>
> I haven't tried that myself, I am concentrating on XenAPI bases systems.
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: openstack-bounces+john.garbutt=eu.citrix.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:openstack-bounces+john.garbutt=eu.citrix.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Massimo Canonico
> > Sent: 01 June 2012 15:22
> > To: openstack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [Openstack] Install OpenStack on Fedora 16 and xen (not Xen Cloud
> > Platform)
> >
> > Hi all,
> > first of thank you very much for your support.
> >
> > Right now I have a fedora 16 with xen (NOT XCP), that is, I have installed
> > those package:
> >
> > xen-licenses-4.1.2-7.fc16.x86_64
> > xen-hypervisor-4.1.2-7.fc16.x86_64
> > xen-runtime-4.1.2-7.fc16.x86_64
> > netxen-firmware-4.0.534-4.fc15.noarch
> > xen-libs-4.1.2-7.fc16.x86_64
> > xen-4.1.2-7.fc16.x86_64
> >
> > and xen seems happy:
> >
> > [mex@minicloud03 ~]$ sudo xm info
> > [sudo] password for mex:
> > host                   : minicloud03.di.unipmn.it
> > release                : 3.3.7-1.fc16.x86_64
> > version                : #1 SMP Tue May 22 13:59:39 UTC 2012
> > machine                : x86_64
> > nr_cpus                : 4
> > nr_nodes               : 1
> > cores_per_socket       : 4
> > threads_per_core       : 1
> > cpu_mhz                : 2400
> > hw_caps                :
> > bfebfbff:20100800:00000000:00000940:0000e3bd:00000000:00000001:0000000
> > 0
> > virt_caps              : hvm
> > total_memory           : 4094
> > free_memory            : 717
> > free_cpus              : 0
> > xen_major              : 4
> > xen_minor              : 1
> > xen_extra              : .2
> > xen_caps               : xen-3.0-x86_64 xen-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_32
> > hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64
> > xen_scheduler          : credit
> > xen_pagesize           : 4096
> > platform_params        : virt_start=0xffff800000000000
> > xen_changeset          : unavailable
> > xen_commandline        : placeholder
> > cc_compiler            : gcc version 4.6.3 20120306 (Red Hat 4.6.3-2) (GCC)
> > cc_compile_by          : mockbuild
> > cc_compile_domain      : phx2.fedoraproject.org
> > cc_compile_date        : Mon May  7 23:28:57 UTC 2012
> > xend_config_format     : 4
> >
> >
> > Now the question is:
> > - Can I install openstack in this machine or I must use XCP?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >    Massimo
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack
> > Post to     : openstack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack
> > More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp