Yes.  There is a copy on the secondary storage if you're using vmware 
hypervisor but even that copy is deposited there by the management server.

--Alex



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 3:52 PM
> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Quick Question about System VM problem
> 
> I see. Thanks for that info, Alex.
> 
> So, the systemvm.iso and patches reside with the CS MS? They are not
> placed on secondary storage?
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Alex Huang <alex.hu...@citrix.com> wrote:
> 
> > CloudStack delivers all of the patches and systemvm.iso when it first
> > connects to a xenserver.  It then retrieves the version string and
> > deposits that as a tag on the host.  On all subsequent connects,
> > cloudstack checks the tags and compares it with the version string.
> > If they are different, it redeliver all of the files, overwriting the 
> > previous
> files.
> >
> > So one thing you often have to be aware of during development is that
> > if you are modifying scripts or the systemvm.iso during a build, it
> > won't be delivered to the xenserver because the version string did not
> > change and therefore still matches to the version tag on the host.
> > This stems from a change in maven build because, cloudstack's version
> > number used to have four parts.  The last part was an incremental
> > build number, so everytime you do a build, the build number changes
> > and therefore script changes are delivered.  Now, it only has three
> > parts.  It works fine for production upgrade but for developers, you
> > have to remove the version tag on the xenserver host in order for any
> script changes to be delivered.
> >
> > --Alex
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 2:11 PM
> > > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org
> > > Subject: Re: Quick Question about System VM problem
> > >
> > > Thanks, guys
> > >
> > > I ended up starting over from scratch (wiped out my CS environment,
> > > restored my XenServer hosts from snapshots, etc.) and it appears to
> > > work now.
> > >
> > > However, as a learning experience, Wei, can you tell me how
> > > systemvm.iso gets to the XenServer host normally? Is it part of what
> > > is seeded to secondary storage? When I look at my secondary storage
> > > folders, I don't
> > see
> > > such a file (maybe it's under a different name or something?).
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Wei ZHOU <ustcweiz...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > systemvm.iso is missing on your xenserver host.
> > > > try again after copying ./console-proxy/dist/systemvm.iso to
> > > > /usr/share/xcp/packages*/iso/ on host*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2013/8/8 Mike Tutkowski <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com>
> > > >
> > > > > The CS MS is on Mac OS X.
> > > > >
> > > > > My secondary storage share is on Ubuntu 12.04.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Daan Hoogland
> > > > > <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com
> > > > > >wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > are you developing on windows, Mike?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:22 PM, Mike Tutkowski
> > > > > > <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I must be missing something easy here. :) I've set up this
> > > > > > > config
> > > > many
> > > > > > > times before and it's worked just fine (this is in 4.2):
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Two XenServer 6.1 hosts in a cluster.
> > > > > > > Local storage is enabled in CS.
> > > > > > > My secondary storage has the system template for XenServer.
> > > > > > > Template routing-1 shows up under the local SR of one of my
> > > > > > > hosts
> > > > along
> > > > > > > with ROOT-<some number>, but the system VM flickers on, then
> > > > disappears
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > I see this exception in the console:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > WARN  [xen.resource.CitrixResourceBase] (DirectAgent-500:)
> > > > > > > Catch
> > > > > > Exception:
> > > > > > > class com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException due to
> > > > > > > com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException: can not
> > > > > > > find
> > > > > systemvmiso
> > > > > > > com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException: can not
> > > > > > > find
> > > > > systemvmiso
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > com.cloud.hypervisor.xen.resource.CitrixResourceBase.createPatchVb
> > > > d(Ci
> > > > trixResourceBase.java:1435)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > com.cloud.hypervisor.xen.resource.CitrixResourceBase.execute(Citri
> > > > xRes
> > > > ourceBase.java:1629)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> com.cloud.hypervisor.xen.resource.CitrixResourceBase.executeReques
> > > > t(Ci
> > > > trixResourceBase.java:553)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> com.cloud.hypervisor.xen.resource.XenServer56Resource.executeRequest
> > > (
> > > X
> > > > enServer56Resource.java:73)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> com.cloud.hypervisor.xen.resource.XenServer610Resource.executeReques
> > > t
> > > (
> > > > XenServer610Resource.java:104)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> com.cloud.agent.manager.DirectAgentAttache$Task.run(DirectAgentAttac
> > > he
> > > > .java:186)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.
> > > > > > java
> > > > > > :439)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.jav
> > > > > > > a:30
> > > > > > > 3) at
> > > > > > > java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask
> > > .a
> > > > ccess$301(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:98)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTa
> > > > sk.r
> > > > un(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:206)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExe
> > > cu
> > > > tor.java:895)
> > > > > > > at
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.
> > > > java:918)
> > > > > > > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thoughts on this?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> > > > > > > o: 303.746.7302
> > > > > > > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > > > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>
> > > > > > > *(tm)*
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> > > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> > > > > o: 303.746.7302
> > > > > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>
> > > > > *(tm)*
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > *Mike Tutkowski*
> > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> > > o: 303.746.7302
> > > Advancing the way the world uses the
> > > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>
> > > *(tm)*
> >
> 
> 
> 
> --
> *Mike Tutkowski*
> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.*
> e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com
> o: 303.746.7302
> Advancing the way the world uses the
> cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>
> *(tm)*

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