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    New guest tools ISO for Linux and FreeBSD. Can you help with the tests?

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      Pierre Briec last edited by

      Hi @stormi

      I've tried to modify the xe-linux-distribution file but i definitly don't have the skills to modify it. I don't understand the sed commands to identify
      Can someone help me with that?

      thanks in advance
      Pierre

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        stormi Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team 🚀 @Pierre Briec last edited by

        @pierre-briec You may try this version of the script: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xenserver/xe-guest-utilities/master/mk/xe-linux-distribution

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          Pierre Briec @stormi last edited by Pierre Briec

          @stormi
          Thanks
          Now, the OS seems to be detected
          Here is the content of /var/cache/xe-linux-distribution

          [root@ipfire-test ~]# cat /var/cache/xe-linux-distribution
          os_distro="ipfire"
          os_majorver="2"
          os_minorver="unknown"
          os_uname="5.10.55-ipfire"
          os_name="IPFire 2.27 (x86_64) - core160"
          [root@ipfire-test ~]#
          

          I still don't know why xcp-center doesn't detect the agent management and if it would work as expected

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          I also change the xe-linux-distribution in /etc/init.d because the function action is not available in ipfire. I don't know what is the best way.
          Is there anything to change?

          thanks
          Pierre

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            stormi Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team 🚀 last edited by

            I think XCP-ng Center doesn't consider that the agent is working correctly if it doesn't report the IP address to the host.

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              Pierre Briec @stormi last edited by

              @stormi

              So i've made a mistake? the VM has an IPv4 address in local network but no gateway yet

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              • stormi
                stormi Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team 🚀 last edited by

                I can't say whether there's an issue with the way you run the agent (xe-daemon) or in the agent itself. Maybe the way it collects the IP addresses is not compatible with how ipfire handles networking.

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                  Pierre Briec @stormi last edited by

                  @stormi

                  yes, they are renaming the network interfaces (like red0, green0, blue0) and perhaps it's the problem.
                  So the agent should work as expected in PVHVM ? My previous VM it was only in PV.
                  thanks for your answer

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                  • stormi
                    stormi Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team 🚀 last edited by

                    Yes, the agent runs well in HVM VMs. Actually there are almost no reasons why you should use a PV VM nowadays.

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                      Pierre Briec @stormi last edited by

                      @stormi
                      As Xcp-center reports that agent is not installed, i was afraid that it wouldn't work as expected.
                      I don't want to have low performances on that VM which will be the internet gateway.

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                      • stormi
                        stormi Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team 🚀 last edited by stormi

                        Actually, on any recent enough Linux system (ie not many years old) , the PV drivers are directly included in the kernel. Unless, maybe, a very specific distro decides that they don't want Xen support in their kernel.

                        So the tools you install on the VMs are merely an agent to make the VM more cooperative with the hypervisor, but they don't affect performance.

                        The situation is different on Windows systems where you need to install PV drivers to achieve better performance.

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