Somesh Naidu, I am using the 4.3.0 version.
I am using Xen hypervisor with XAPI (old XCP) packages over Debian 7.4 I did not understand what you mean with “in the system offerings” . The primary storage of the clusters are NFS servers. On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Somesh Naidu <somesh.na...@citrix.com> wrote: > Rafael, > > What version of CS are you using? I have a 4.3 and a 4.5 environment with > XS/VMware/KVM hypervisors and on all of them, the system VMs are being > created on shared primary storage. > > Can you check what storage type is set in the system offerings? > > Regards, > Somesh > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rafael Weingartner [mailto:rafaelweingart...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 7:20 AM > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > Subject: Re: Can System VMs be migrated? > > Marcus, the parameter “system.vm.use.local.storage” was already set to > false. That parameter does not make any sense to me; it seems that it is > not used, at least for Xen. > > Abhinandan Prateek, I did not configure it erroneously. I configured NFS > storage to store users VMs (primary storage), I am not using local storage > for anything, but sadly I was forced to create a local SR into every host. > I had exchanged some emails about that in the users list a while ago: > > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cloudstack-users/201309.mbox/%3CCAG97radxdiUaim7-W5nw-BAcvTFV0MgD6RJzB64=uervm89...@mail.gmail.com%3E > > The problem seems to be here: > > com.cloud.hypervisor.xen.resource.XcpOssResource.createPatchVbd(Connection, > String, VM) > > That class do not use the parameter “system.vm.use.local.storage”, it > forced us to add a local SR in the host. Then it deploys the systemvm-vdi > into that “_host.localSRuuid”. > > > http://fossies.org/dox/apache-cloudstack-4.4.2-src/XcpOssResource_8java_source.html > > Is that behavior expected? I have lived with that since CS 4.1.1 (I am > using 4.3.0) and it seems to be the same in 4.4. > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 3:09 AM, Marcus <shadow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > edit the global setting "system.vm.use.local.storage", restart mgmt > server. > > > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 8:20 PM, Abhinandan Prateek > > <abhinandan.prat...@shapeblue.com> wrote: > > > While creating a zone you can configure the use of local storage. It > > seems you configured it erroneously. > > > In 4.3 as per my knowledge live vm migration with local storage is > > broken. Use it in 4,5 it works I have tested it. > > > If you do not want to use local storage make sure you turn it off while > > creating the zone. > > > > > > -abhi > > > > > > > > >> On 10-Feb-2015, at 1:20 am, Rafael Weingartner < > > rafaelweingart...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> Well, > > >> There is a button, take a look at the SS I took: > > >> http://postimg.org/image/5sr7yxyud/ > > >> > > >> I am curious, why does the CS allocate system VMs’ VDI on local SR on > > Xen > > >> hypervisor? Why not use the primary storage of the cluster in which > the > > >> host is in? > > >> I looked at the code, and it is hard coded there, Xen hosts have to > > have a > > >> local SR, otherwise you cannot add them into CS (first time I saw > that I > > >> found it very weird, I even sent an email about it, but did not get > any > > >> reply). > > >> > > >> That does not seem to happen with other hypervisors. > > >> > > >> Now that you mentioned the maintenance mode, I noticed that system VMs > > are > > >> not being migrated when I put its host in maintenance, I thought that > > was a > > >> normal behavior (weird one but normal, given that those VMs are using > > the > > >> local SR of the Xen hypervisor). > > >> > > >> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Yiping Zhang <yzh...@marketo.com> > > wrote: > > >> > > >>> How do you migrate systemVM’s in UI? > > >>> > > >>> If you just put the host, where the systemVM’s are running, into > > >>> “maintenance” mode, then you may have hit this bug which was fixed in > > >>> 4.4.0: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-5660 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Yiping > > >>> > > >>> On 2/9/15, 11:01 AM, "Rafael Weingartner" < > rafaelweingart...@gmail.com > > > > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Update: > > >>>> The UI may not be working because it uses the command > > "migrateSystemVm", > > >>>> instead of "migrateVirtualMachineWithVolume". > > >>>> Shoud I open a bug report? > > >>>> > > >>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Rafael Weingartner < > > >>>> rafaelweingart...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> I also tried and it did not work. I am using CS 4.3.0. > > >>>>> I used the UI button. I got the error "VM_REQUIRES_SR". > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Prashant Kumar Mishra < > > >>>>> prashantkumar.mis...@citrix.com> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> 1-Yes we can migrate system vm , I have done it many times > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> 2-Even if vm is deployed with local storage you can migrate to > > another > > >>>>>> local storage . Check out this api migrateVirtualMachineWithVolume > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>> > > http://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/api/apidocs-4.4/root_admin/migrateVirt > > >>>>>> ual > > >>>>>> MachineWithVolume.html > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> < > > >>> > > http://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/api/apidocs-4.4/root_admin/migrateVir > > >>>>>> tualMachineWithVolume.html> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> ~prashant > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On 2/9/15, 5:08 PM, "Rafael Weingartner" < > > rafaelweingart...@gmail.com> > > >>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> That is the answer I wanted to hear. If we can migrate system > VMs, > > >>>>>> why > > >>>>>>> are > > >>>>>>> the systems VMs¹ VDI allocated in the local SR on Xen hypervisor? > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> It is not possible to migrate those system VMs, hence they are > > using a > > >>>>>>> local SR. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:01 AM, Sanjeev Neelarapu < > > >>>>>>> sanjeev.neelar...@citrix.com> wrote: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> Yes, we can. > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > > >>>>>>>> From: Rafael Weingartner [mailto:rafaelweingart...@gmail.com] > > >>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 2:41 AM > > >>>>>>>> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > > >>>>>>>> Subject: Can System VMs be migrated? > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> Hi folks, > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> I was wondering, can we migrate systems vms from a host to > another > > >>>>>> one > > >>>>>>>> in > > >>>>>>>> the same cluster? > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> -- > > >>>>>>>> Rafael Weingärtner > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> -- > > >>>>>>> Rafael Weingärtner > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> Rafael Weingärtner > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> Rafael Weingärtner > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Rafael Weingärtner > > > > > > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related > > services > > > > > > IaaS Cloud Design & Build< > > http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> > > > CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework< > http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> > > > CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> > > > CloudStack Software Engineering< > > http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-software-engineering/> > > > CloudStack Infrastructure Support< > > http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> > > > CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses< > > http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > > > > > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are > > intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. > Any > > views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not > > necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. 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