New Rust Xen guest tools

olivierlambert

Hello there!

We need some feedback on our latest Debian test package for the new Linux guest tools

Some context first:

To test now, on Debian 12, as root:

Create a new file called /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xen-guest-agent.list
Add the following content:

deb [trusted=yes] https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/xen-project%252Fxen-guest-agent/packages/generic/deb-amd64/ release/

apt update and apt install xen-guest-agent

You should have the same level of features than before, but in a far better way. Please report if you have any issues

AtaxyaNetwork

olivierlambert Seems to work perfectly on Debian 12 and Debian 11 !

iLix

Installed OK, lets see how it goes

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anthonycorreia

olivierlambert It's work on Debian 12 for me !

AndreS

olivierlambert said in New Rust Xen guest tools:

hostnamectl 
   Static hostname: dockerhost
         Icon name: computer-vm
           Chassis: vm
        Machine ID: a2e7746766144e0ba18cacafdac23680
           Boot ID: b2bda1e4567c4d148aaf138e1a658fc4
    Virtualization: xen
  Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
            Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-26-amd64
      Architecture: x86-64

#dpkg -i xen-guest-agent_0.3.0~rc1_amd64.deb
dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege
andre@dockerhost:~$ sudo dpkg -i xen-guest-agent_0.3.0~rc1_amd64.deb
[sudo] password for andre: 
Selecting previously unselected package xen-guest-agent.
(Reading database ... 83188 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack xen-guest-agent_0.3.0~rc1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking xen-guest-agent (0.3.0~rc1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xen-guest-agent:
 xen-guest-agent depends on libxenstore4 | libxenstore3.0; however:
  Package libxenstore4 is not installed.
  Package libxenstore3.0 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package xen-guest-agent (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 xen-guest-agent

Note: originally installed with template for Debian 10

$ hostnamectl 
 Static hostname: wwwdev
       Icon name: computer-vm
         Chassis: vm 🖴
      Machine ID: 654b85548a1d4f989e862383b6f58314
         Boot ID: 8f7229bb2065499989c05d03b0dc3ca2
  Virtualization: xen
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)  
          Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-13-amd64
    Architecture: x86-64
 Hardware Vendor: Xen
  Hardware Model: HVM domU
Firmware Version: 4.13

$ sudo dpkg -i xen-guest-agent_0.3.0~rc1_amd64.deb 
Selecting previously unselected package xen-guest-agent.
(Reading database ... 43212 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack xen-guest-agent_0.3.0~rc1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking xen-guest-agent (0.3.0~rc1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xen-guest-agent:
 xen-guest-agent depends on libxenstore4 | libxenstore3.0; however:
  Package libxenstore4 is not installed.
  Package libxenstore3.0 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package xen-guest-agent (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 xen-guest-agent

Originally instaled using the Debian 11 template

#hostnamectl
 Static hostname: pihole
       Icon name: computer-vm
         Chassis: vm 🖴
      Machine ID: 23ed898244cd45ff8b9107bc98d0c0f8
         Boot ID: 86fb16056cab4ffeb7eddfbdd32a6cac
  Virtualization: xen
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)  
          Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-13-amd64
    Architecture: x86-64
 Hardware Vendor: Xen
  Hardware Model: HVM domU
Firmware Version: 4.13

# dpkg -i xen-guest-agent_0.3.0~rc1_amd64.deb 
(Reading database ... 35511 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack xen-guest-agent_0.3.0~rc1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking xen-guest-agent (0.3.0~rc1) over (0.3.0~rc1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xen-guest-agent:
 xen-guest-agent depends on libxenstore4 | libxenstore3.0; however:
  Package libxenstore4 is not installed.
  Package libxenstore3.0 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package xen-guest-agent (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 xen-guest-agent

Installed a few weeks ago, using the Debian 12 template

I stopped at this point, let me know if you want more details.

$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 xen-guest-agent : Depends: libxenstore4 but it is not installed or
                            libxenstore3.0 but it is not installable
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

olivierlambert

AndreS have you followed the entire procedure? You must also run apt install -f

AndreS

olivierlambert
No, I am used to stopping when I hit an error

All three show the new version of the management aganet after

apt install -f

ajpri1998

Tested with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Kernel 5.15.0-88-generic). Things are working well. Using XO Community 5fe53. Haven't updated hosts yet to November patches.

Management agent detects
Networking
- IP Address detects
- Can disconnect network
- Can create network device, IP Populates
VM Tasks - From XO
- Can Pause/Resume
- Can Suspend/Resume
- Can Reboot
- Can Migrate
- Can Snapshot

delaf

olivierlambert all seems OK here too on a Debian11.

delaf

olivierlambert when changes are made (like IP change in the VM), it is now instantly reported by XO
I will be able to go back to my work to integrate a BGP deamon to announce locals IPs to the network (I started last year to work on the xe-deamon but never had the time to finish it, and some months after I saw you blog post about moving to rust for it).

Thank you!

lawrencesystems

olivierlambert
Install on Debian 12 VM went smooth. Tested on XCP-ng 8.2.1 & using Xen Orchestra, commit 5fe53. When changing networks it updates the IP very fast, but does not clear the previous IP addresses from the other networks. I did confirm they are not showing in the VM.

olivierlambert

Ah interesting Let me ping yann about this behavior

yann

Hi lawrencesystems, thanks for the feedback!

How are those IPs added and removed? In my tests I see old IPs always removed, whether I replace an address using ifconfig or whether I use ip addr del

lawrencesystems

yann
I was simply changing the VLAN via the XO interface o the VM while it was running.

yann

lawrencesystems do you mean you're changing the network the VIF is connected to? With old and new network both using DHCP maybe?

lawrencesystems

yann
Correct, changed VIF and each network has DHCP and the VM is set via DHCP.

yann

lawrencesystems thanks for those details, I could identify 2 specific issues from this, will fix that for 0.3.0:

Andrew

olivierlambert I'm running it... It would be nice if you offered a debian compatible repository that I could just add to the apt sources so updates would happen along with other debian updates (like HP tools, node, yarn, etc).

yann

Andrew that's planned

itservices

lawrencesystems said in New Rust Xen guest tools:

olivierlambert
Install on Debian 12 VM went smooth. Tested on XCP-ng 8.2.1 & using Xen Orchestra, commit 5fe53. When changing networks it updates the IP very fast, but does not clear the previous IP addresses from the other networks. I did confirm they are not showing in the VM.

Hi everyone.

Issue is still persistent and can be reproduced.

After a reboot the old IPs are not showing up again until you change the network again.

Regards,
Marc

EDIT:
Tested on fully patched XCP-NG 8.2.1 and XenOrchestra from Sources on commit 84650.