XCP host rebooted: VM's wont start anymore :-(

prensel

[16:00 xcp ~]# xe host-list
uuid ( RO)                : f4d5a20d-e7f3-4e62-8804-e2caa6922a43
          name-label ( RW): xcp
    name-description ( RW): 


uuid ( RO)                : 40974c9e-11c7-4925-a1ea-26496297084e
          name-label ( RW): xcp-ng-01
    name-description ( RW): 


[16:01 xcp ~]#

olivierlambert

Please use Markdown syntax over your console copy/paste, I edited your post.
You need to have the other host online if you want to boot the VM in question.

prensel

@olivierlambert Ah ok, sorry about the markup.
I cant restart the other host back online because it doesnt exist anymore.

olivierlambert

So why not removing it from the pool then? It's not meant at all to run with a "ghost" machine in a pool.

prensel

@olivierlambert I just did remove the host but when trying to restart the VM it stiil complains about the SR missing. How can I change this setting for this VM ?

olivierlambert

Is this SR available?

prensel

@olivierlambert [16:41 xcp ~]

# xe host-list
uuid ( RO)                : f4d5a20d-e7f3-4e62-8804-e2caa6922a43
          name-label ( RW): xcp
    name-description ( RW): 


[16:41 xcp ~]#

prensel

@olivierlambert

[16:44 xcp ~]# xe vm-start uuid=143f7b5b-b252-346c-5cc0-3027a7dba627
There are no suitable hosts to start this VM on.
The following table provides per-host reasons for why the VM could not be started:

xcp    : Cannot start here [VM requires access to SR: e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643 (Local storage)]


There were no servers available to complete the specified operation.
[16:44 xcp ~]# xe sr-list
uuid ( RO)                : e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643
          name-label ( RW): Local storage
    name-description ( RW): 
                host ( RO): xcp
                type ( RO): ext
        content-type ( RO): user


uuid ( RO)                : d58928fe-4a00-3fb0-36c3-8437e3417296
          name-label ( RW): Local storage
    name-description ( RW): 
                host ( RO): <not in database>
                type ( RO): ext
        content-type ( RO): user

prensel

@olivierlambert

[16:47 xcp ~]# xe diagnostic-vm-status uuid=143f7b5b-b252-346c-5cc0-3027a7dba627
uuid ( RO)              : 143f7b5b-b252-346c-5cc0-3027a7dba627
        name-label ( RW): testserver
       power-state ( RO): halted
    possible-hosts ( RO): 


Checking to see whether disks are attachable
uuid ( RO)            : dd90f85b-755b-9227-aba7-8583e4b8544f
        vdi-uuid ( RO): <not in database>
           empty ( RO): true
          device ( RO): xvdd
      userdevice ( RW): 3
            mode ( RW): RO
            type ( RW): CD
      attachable ( RO): true
    storage-lock ( RO): false


uuid ( RO)            : 23a51757-9fec-ab0b-a2d4-2790c8a4a63a
        vdi-uuid ( RO): 06f7760e-157f-4a18-83fe-ba48db06a5ef
           empty ( RO): false
          device ( RO): xvda
      userdevice ( RW): 0
            mode ( RW): RW
            type ( RW): Disk
      attachable ( RO): true
    storage-lock ( RO): false


Checking to see whether VM can boot on each host
xcp    : Cannot start here [VM requires access to SR: e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643 (Local storage)]


VM is not agile because: VM requires access to non-shared SR: e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643 (Local storage). SR must both be marked as shared and a properly configured PBD must be plugged-in on every host

olivierlambert

So you want to start a VM that has a disk on a host which you removed.

prensel

@olivierlambert
I can see the vhd file on the local disk of this host and it has always been there afaik. The other host wasnt used for this VM. And the VM was running fine without the other host being present for several months. So I assume the disk on this host ?

olivierlambert

Well, you can display the VM disk list with a xe vm-disk-list uuid=<VM UUID>.

Then you can find info on those disks with, for each, a xe vdi-param-list uuid=<VDI UUID>.

Then, you'll see on which SR are each disks, and you'll understand why the VM can't boot.

prensel

@olivierlambert

I'm trying to understand how it is possible that this vm has been running for a few months without the other host being present ? Where would have the vhd file been stored ?
I have a copy of the vhd file here, can I create a new vm with that ?

prensel

@olivierlambert

[17:22 xcp ~]# xe vdi-param-list uuid=06f7760e-157f-4a18-83fe-ba48db06a5ef
uuid ( RO)                    : 06f7760e-157f-4a18-83fe-ba48db06a5ef
              name-label ( RW): mailserver
        name-description ( RW): Created by XO
           is-a-snapshot ( RO): false
             snapshot-of ( RO): <not in database>
               snapshots ( RO): 
           snapshot-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z
      allowed-operations (SRO): generate_config; update; forget; destroy; snapshot; copy; clone
      current-operations (SRO): 
                 sr-uuid ( RO): e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643
           sr-name-label ( RO): Local storage

It says the sr-uuid is e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643, this my local storage SR of the current host ??

olivierlambert

Your mailserver disk is using SR e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643. This SR seems to belong to host ( RO): xcp, not xcp-ng-01.

prensel

@olivierlambert said in XCP host rebooted: VM's wont start anymore :

Your mailserver disk is using SR e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643. This SR seems to belong to host ( RO): xcp, not xcp-ng-01.

Yes thats right, the host xcp is the current up and the host xcp-ng-01 is the one 'lost'.
I really cant see the problem

olivierlambert

Then check your local SR (if it's correctly connected)

prensel

@olivierlambert said in XCP host rebooted: VM's wont start anymore :

Then check your local SR (if it's correctly connected)

What is the proper way to do that using cli ?

prensel

@olivierlambert said in XCP host rebooted: VM's wont start anymore :

Then check your local SR (if it's correctly connected)

xe sr-scan uuid=e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643 
The SR has no attached PBDs
sr: e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643 (Local storage)

How can I connect or attach a PBD ?

olivierlambert

That's your problem, indeed

In XO, it's "connect", otherwise it's xe pbd-connect