On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:04 AM, <aragonx@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I have just started working with KVM and > virtualization in general. I have setup a client using Suse 9.3 x64 > as the base and Fedora 15 x64 as the host. The kernel in the client > has been upgraded to a custom 2.6.28.4 build. > > Everything seems > to be working fine but I wanted to get some more disk performance so I'm > trying to get virtio running. I don't care too much about the disk > the base OS is running on but I have a drive that I'm trying to add that I > want to use the virtio for. I can add the drive using IDE or SCSI > drivers and it works fine (just slower had hoped). If, however, I > switch to virtio, it doesn't show up in the client. > > If I used > edit from virsh, I see: Just checking, after you edit the xml, did you redefine your xml to take effect ? virsh define /path/to/domainxml /kashyap > > <domain type='kvm'> > > <name>MC1DB</name> > > <uuid>f57c6236-2595-57ca-595b-aaaef4de87ea</uuid> > > <memory>7680000</memory> > > <currentMemory>7680000</currentMemory> > > <vcpu>4</vcpu> > <os> > > <type arch='x86_64' > machine='pc-0.14'>hvm</type> > > <boot > dev='hd'/> > > <bootmenu > enable='no'/> > </os> > > <features> > <acpi/> > <apic/> > <pae/> > </features> > <clock offset='utc'/> > <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > > <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> > > <on_crash>restart</on_crash> > <devices> > <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator> > <disk type='file' device='disk'> > <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> > <source file='/img/mc1db.img'/> > <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/> > <address type='drive' > controller='0' > bus='0' unit='0'/> > > </disk> > <disk type='block' > device='cdrom'> > <driver > name='qemu' type='raw'/> > > <source > dev='/dev/sr0'/> > > <target > dev='hdc' bus='ide'/> > > <readonly/> > <address > type='drive' > controller='0' > bus='1' unit='0'/> > > </disk> > <disk > type='block' > device='disk'> > > <driver > name='qemu' type='raw'/> > > <source dev='/dev/sda1'/> > > <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> > > <address type='pci' > domain='0x0000' > bus='0x00' slot='0x07' > function='0x0'/> > > </disk> > > <controller type='ide' > index='0'> > <address type='pci' > domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> > </controller> > > <controller type='scsi' index='0'> > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' > bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/> > > </controller> > <interface > type='network'> > <mac > address='52:54:00:fc:de:e0'/> > > <source network='default'/> > > <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' > function='0x0'/> > </interface> > <serial type='pty'> > <target port='0'/> > </serial> > > <console > type='pty'> > > <target > type='serial' port='0'/> > > </console> > <input type='mouse' > bus='ps2'/> > <graphics type='vnc' > port='-1' > autoport='yes'/> > <sound > model='ich6'> > <address > type='pci' domain='0x0000' > bus='0x00' slot='0x04' > function='0x0'/> > > </sound> > <video> > > <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' > heads='1'/> > <address type='pci' > domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> > </video> > > <memballoon > model='virtio'> > > <address > type='pci' > domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' > function='0x0'/> > </memballoon> > > </devices> > </domain> > > > Can someone tell > me what I'm doing wrong? I'm stumped. And would it make a > difference if I use virtio for the base disk also? > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
