# [OmniOS-discuss] Quick Test of r151021 ISO Install using Xen HVM and an "xdf" Device

Prakash Surya prakash.surya at delphix.com
Wed Mar 8 00:55:19 UTC 2017

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    Hey All,

    I just wanted to post and say that I've tested the new r151021 ISO
    installer using a Xen VM and was able to successfully perform the
    installation. Here's a copy of the Xen VM configuration that I used:

    # cat ami-template.cfg
    builder='hvm'
    name='ami-template'
    vcpus=4
    memory=4096
    vif=['bridge=xenbr0, type=ioemu']
    #disk=[  'file:/root/psurya/omni-kayak/r151021-kayak.iso,hdb:cdrom,r',
    #        'file:/root/psurya/omni-kayak/ami-template.img,xvda,w' ]
    disk=[  'file:/root/psurya/omni-kayak/ami-template.img,xvda,w' ]
    #boot='d'
    boot='c'
    vnc=1
    vnclisten='0.0.0.0'
    vncconsole=1
    on_crash='preserve'
    xen_platform_pci=1
    serial='pty'
    on_reboot='destroy'

    The only "catch", is I have to set "apix_enable" to 0. I do that using KMDB
    during the installer (e.g. edit the loader so I drop to KMDB first), and
    then edit "/etc/system" after the install is completed but prior to the
    first boot (so I don't have to keep using KMDB for every boot).

    If I don't set that tuning, the system will "hang" during boot up (this is
    a problem with illumos and Xen HVM, and not specific to OmniOS or the new
    ISO).

    Additionally, I've attached a PNG image with some "zpool" and "format"
    output from within the Xen VM running after the ISO install (hopefully the
    mailing list doesn't strip the image from this post).

    Cheers,
    Prakash
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