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.