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

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    • olivierlambertO Offline
      olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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      So why not removing it from the pool then? It's not meant at all to run with a "ghost" machine in a pool.

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        prensel @olivierlambert
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        @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 ?

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        • olivierlambertO Offline
          olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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          Is this SR available?

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            prensel @olivierlambert
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            @olivierlambert [16:41 xcp ~]

            # xe host-list
            uuid ( RO)                : f4d5a20d-e7f3-4e62-8804-e2caa6922a43
                      name-label ( RW): xcp
                name-description ( RW): 
            
            
            [16:41 xcp ~]#
            
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              prensel @olivierlambert
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              [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
              
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                prensel @olivierlambert
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                [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
                
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                • olivierlambertO Offline
                  olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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                  So you want to start a VM that has a disk on a host which you removed.

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                    prensel @olivierlambert
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                    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 ?

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                    • olivierlambertO Offline
                      olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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                      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.

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                        prensel @olivierlambert
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                        @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 ?

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                          prensel @olivierlambert
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                          @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 ??

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                          • olivierlambertO Offline
                            olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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                            Your mailserver disk is using SR e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643. This SR seems to belong to host ( RO): xcp, not xcp-ng-01.

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                              @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 😞

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

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                                  @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 ?

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                                    @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 ?

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                                    • olivierlambertO Offline
                                      olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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                                      That's your problem, indeed 😄

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

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                                        prensel @olivierlambert
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                                        @olivierlambert

                                        I managed to find the PBD and it doesnt seemed attached

                                        #xe pbd-list
                                        
                                        uuid ( RO)                  : 1a9396ae-e59b-9ea7-1d1a-3c5b139a11cb
                                                     host-uuid ( RO): f4d5a20d-e7f3-4e62-8804-e2caa6922a43
                                                       sr-uuid ( RO): e1fb6d59-93c5-72bf-a018-184dd3ea3643
                                                 device-config (MRO): device: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD1003FBYZ-012GB0_WD-WCAW3CYHV0PK
                                            currently-attached ( RO): false
                                        
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                                          @olivierlambert said in XCP host rebooted: VM's wont start anymore 😞:

                                          That's your problem, indeed 😄

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

                                          I think it is 'xe pbd-plug' because 'pbd-connect' doesnt seem to exist ?

                                          But using this command results in this:

                                          [17:56 xcp ~]# xe pbd-plug uuid=1a9396ae-e59b-9ea7-1d1a-3c5b139a11cb
                                          Error code: SR_BACKEND_FAILURE_40
                                          Error parameters: , The SR scan failed  [opterr=uuid=mailserver],
                                          
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                                          • olivierlambertO Offline
                                            olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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                                            Yes indeed. Okay at least the error message is very visible.

                                            Why do you have a disk with an UUID mailserver? Have you rename your disk manually??

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