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    • N Offline
      Niko1
      last edited by

      Hello, I decided to give the alpha a go, butI must have screwed something up. I upgraded one of my servers from 8.2. Upgrade seemed to go well. But now the console is very laggy and locks up for periods of time. I keep getting errors to the terminal

      Broadcast message from systemd-journald@xen-rack (Wed 2023-02-15 20:37:34 EST):
      
      xapi-nbd[2128]: main:   "Failed to log in via xapi's Unix domain socket in 300.000000 seconds")
      

      in /var/log/xensource.log

      Feb 15 20:37:13 xen-rack xapi: [debug||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|xapi_mgmt_iface] Shutting down the old management interface (if any)
      Feb 15 20:37:13 xen-rack xapi: [ info||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|xapi_mgmt_iface] Starting new server (listening on all IP addresses)
      Feb 15 20:37:13 xen-rack xapi: [ info||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|xapi_http] Successfully bound socket to: :::80
      Feb 15 20:37:13 xen-rack xapi: [error||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|master_connection] Caught Master_connection.Goto_handler
      Feb 15 20:37:13 xen-rack xapi: [debug||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|master_connection] Connection to master died. I will continue to retry indefinitely (supressing future logging of this message).
      Feb 15 20:37:13 xen-rack xapi: [error||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|master_connection] Connection to master died. I will continue to retry indefinitely (supressing future logging of this message).
      Feb 15 20:37:13 xen-rack xapi: [debug||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|master_connection] Sleeping 2.000000 seconds before retrying master connection...
      Feb 15 20:37:15 xen-rack xapi: [debug||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|stunnel] client cert verification 192.168.1.15:443: None
      Feb 15 20:37:15 xen-rack xapi: [debug||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|master_connection] stunnel: stunnel start\x0A
      Feb 15 20:37:15 xen-rack xapi: [debug||0 |bringing up management interface D:45c71627e307|stunnel] Started a client (pid:7816): -> 192.168.1.15:443
      

      Is there something I can do to fix the upgrade?

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      • R Offline
        rRobbie
        last edited by rRobbie

        @stormi, hello.

        Not sure it is related, but after the last XCP-NG update the windows driver are no longer recognized.

        Screenshot from 2023-02-16 07-20-49.png

        I tried to repair / remove / re-install. I also tried to manually update them pointing to the Driverw folder in XCP-ng/XenTools without success.

        Citrix guest tools are disabled.

        Screenshot from 2023-02-16 07-14-56.png

        Thanks for any insights.

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        • stormiS Offline
          stormi Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team @Niko1
          last edited by

          @Niko1 @rRobbie could you both open separate topics so that we can discuss your issues separately?

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          • gskgerG Offline
            gskger Top contributor @stormi
            last edited by

            @stormi
            From my homelab:

            Dell PowerEdge R720, BIOS 2.9.0
            2x Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
            128GB RAM

            ./xtf-runner selftest -q --host
            Combined test results:
            test-hvm32-selftest                      SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-selftest                   SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pse-selftest                   SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-selftest                      SUCCESS
            test-pv64-selftest                       SUCCESS
            
            [18:31 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner -aq --host
            Combined test results:
            test-hvm32-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pse-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
            test-pv64-cpuid-faulting                 SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-fpu-exception-emulation       SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-invlpg~hap                 SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-invlpg~shadow              SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-lbr-tsx-vmentry               SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
            test-pv64-livepatch-priv-check           SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-memop-seg                  SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-memop-seg                     SUCCESS
            test-pv64-memop-seg                      SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-nmi-taskswitch-priv        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-pv-fsgsbase                    SUCCESS
            test-pv64-pv-iopl~hypercall              SUCCESS
            test-pv64-pv-iopl~vmassist               SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pse-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-umip                          SKIP
            test-hvm64-umip                          SKIP
            test-hvm32-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pse-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-122                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-xsa-123                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-167                        SKIP
            test-hvm64-xsa-168                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-170                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-173                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-182                        SKIP
            test-hvm32-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pse-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-188                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-xsa-191                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-xsa-192                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-193                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-195                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-196                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-xsa-200                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-xsa-203                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-204                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-212                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-213                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-221                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-221                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-224                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-227                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-231                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-231                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-232                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-232                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-234                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-xsa-239                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-255                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-259                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-260                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-261                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-265                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-269                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-277                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-278                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-279                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-286                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-296                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-298                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-304                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-308                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-316                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm32-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pse-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
            test-hvm64-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-317                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-333                        SUCCESS
            test-pv64-xsa-339                        SUCCESS
            test-hvm32pae-xsa-consoleio-write        SUCCESS
            
            [18:32 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
            3
            
            [18:34 xcp83 xtf]# /usr/libexec/xen/bin/test-cpu-policy
            CPU Policy unit tests
            Testing CPU vendor identification:
            Testing CPUID serialise success:
            Testing CPUID deserialise failure:
            Testing CPUID out-of-range clearing:
            Testing MSR serialise success:
            Testing MSR deserialise failure:
            Testing policy compatibility success:
            Testing policy compatibility failure:
            Done: all ok
            
            [18:35 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
            0
            
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            • olivierlambertO Offline
              olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
              last edited by olivierlambert

              HPE DL385 Gen10
              AMD EPYC 7302
              
              CPU Policy unit tests
              Testing CPU vendor identification:
              Testing CPUID serialise success:
              Testing CPUID deserialise failure:
              Testing CPUID out-of-range clearing:
              Testing MSR serialise success:
              Testing MSR deserialise failure:
              Testing policy compatibility success:
              Testing policy compatibility failure:
              Done: all ok
              0
              
              Combined test results:
              test-hvm32-selftest                      SUCCESS
              test-hvm32pae-selftest                   SUCCESS
              test-hvm32pse-selftest                   SUCCESS
              test-hvm64-selftest                      SUCCESS
              test-pv64-selftest                       SUCCESS
              
              Combined test results:
              test-pv64-cpuid-faulting                 SKIP
              test-pv64-xsa-167                        SKIP
              test-pv64-xsa-182                        SKIP
              3
              
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              • gskgerG Offline
                gskger Top contributor @stormi
                last edited by

                @stormi
                Another server from my homelab, a reliable workhorse

                Dell PowerEdge R210 II, BIOS 2.10.0
                Xeon E3-1270 V2
                32GB RAM

                After updating the fresh XCP-ng 8.3 installation (yum update) the network settings were lost. Manual reconfiguration worked. Otherwise no problems during the update.

                [20:53 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner selftest -q --host
                Combined test results:
                test-hvm32-selftest                      SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-selftest                   SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pse-selftest                   SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-selftest                      SUCCESS
                test-pv64-selftest                       SUCCESS
                
                [20:55 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner -aq --host
                Combined test results:
                test-hvm32-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pse-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
                test-pv64-cpuid-faulting                 SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-fpu-exception-emulation       SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-invlpg~hap                 SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-invlpg~shadow              SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-lbr-tsx-vmentry               SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
                test-pv64-livepatch-priv-check           SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-memop-seg                  SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-memop-seg                     SUCCESS
                test-pv64-memop-seg                      SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-nmi-taskswitch-priv        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-pv-fsgsbase                    SUCCESS
                test-pv64-pv-iopl~hypercall              SUCCESS
                test-pv64-pv-iopl~vmassist               SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pse-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-umip                          SKIP
                test-hvm64-umip                          SKIP
                test-hvm32-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pse-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-122                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-xsa-123                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-167                        SKIP
                test-hvm64-xsa-168                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-170                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-173                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-182                        SKIP
                test-hvm32-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pse-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-188                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-xsa-191                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-xsa-192                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-193                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-195                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-196                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-xsa-200                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-xsa-203                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-204                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-212                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-213                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-221                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-221                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-224                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-227                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-231                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-231                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-232                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-232                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-234                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-xsa-239                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-255                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-259                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-260                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-261                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-265                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-269                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-277                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-278                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-279                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-286                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-296                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-298                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-304                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-308                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-316                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm32-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pse-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
                test-hvm64-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-317                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-333                        SUCCESS
                test-pv64-xsa-339                        SUCCESS
                test-hvm32pae-xsa-consoleio-write        SUCCESS
                
                [20:56 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
                3
                
                [20:59 xcp83 xtf]# /usr/libexec/xen/bin/test-cpu-policy
                CPU Policy unit tests
                Testing CPU vendor identification:
                Testing CPUID serialise success:
                Testing CPUID deserialise failure:
                Testing CPUID out-of-range clearing:
                Testing MSR serialise success:
                Testing MSR deserialise failure:
                Testing policy compatibility success:
                Testing policy compatibility failure:
                Done: all ok
                
                [20:59 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
                0
                
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                • P Offline
                  Phase1
                  last edited by

                  I guess the XCPNG 8.3 will not work with the Windows version of XCP Center? or IS there a way to make this work?

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                  • T Offline
                    ThasianXi @Phase1
                    last edited by

                    @Phase1
                    A community built version is the most recent build of XCP-ng Center [v20.11.00.3], which may work with XCP-ng 8.3 Alpha.
                    It can be obtained from the following:
                    https://github.com/cocoon/xenadmin

                    ⚠ It is not an official client and unsupported by Vates.

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                    • P Offline
                      Phase1 @ThasianXi
                      last edited by

                      @ThasianXi I tried it, unfortunately didnt work 😞
                      Thats I posted here to see if there was a way to make it work.

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                      • N Offline
                        NoHeadroom @Phase1
                        last edited by

                        @Phase1
                        For me it works fine - but I prefer XO

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                        • gskgerG Offline
                          gskger Top contributor @stormi
                          last edited by

                          @stormi
                          Definitly an aging homelab system with limited capability (esp. low RAM):

                          Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro
                          Intel Core i7-7700T [MT]
                          8GB RAM

                          [12:55 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner selftest -q --host
                          Combined test results:
                          test-hvm32-selftest                      SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-selftest                   SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pse-selftest                   SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-selftest                      SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-selftest                       SUCCESS
                          
                          [13:08 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner -aq --host
                          Combined test results:
                          test-hvm32-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pse-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-cpuid-faulting                 SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-fpu-exception-emulation       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-invlpg~hap                 SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-invlpg~shadow              SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-lbr-tsx-vmentry               SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-livepatch-priv-check           SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-memop-seg                  SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-memop-seg                     SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-memop-seg                      SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-nmi-taskswitch-priv        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-pv-fsgsbase                    SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-pv-iopl~hypercall              SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-pv-iopl~vmassist               SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pse-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-umip                          SKIP
                          test-hvm64-umip                          SKIP
                          test-hvm32-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pse-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-122                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-xsa-123                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-167                        SKIP
                          test-hvm64-xsa-168                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-170                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-173                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-182                        SKIP
                          test-hvm32-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pse-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-188                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-xsa-191                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-xsa-192                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-193                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-195                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-196                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-xsa-200                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-xsa-203                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-204                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-212                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-213                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-221                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-221                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-224                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-227                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-231                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-231                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-232                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-232                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-234                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-xsa-239                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-255                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-259                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-260                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-261                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-265                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-269                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-277                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-278                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-279                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-286                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-296                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-298                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-304                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-308                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-316                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pse-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
                          test-hvm64-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-317                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-333                        SUCCESS
                          test-pv64-xsa-339                        SUCCESS
                          test-hvm32pae-xsa-consoleio-write        SUCCESS
                          
                          [13:09 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
                          3
                          
                          [13:11 xcp83 xtf]# /usr/libexec/xen/bin/test-cpu-policy
                          CPU Policy unit tests
                          Testing CPU vendor identification:
                          Testing CPUID serialise success:
                          Testing CPUID deserialise failure:
                          Testing CPUID out-of-range clearing:
                          Testing MSR serialise success:
                          Testing MSR deserialise failure:
                          Testing policy compatibility success:
                          Testing policy compatibility failure:
                          Done: all ok
                          
                          [13:12 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
                          0
                          
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                          • gskgerG Offline
                            gskger Top contributor @stormi
                            last edited by gskger

                            @stormi

                            One of my first playlab XCP-ng hosts. Clean 8.3.0-alpha2 install had some hickups where the installer did not complete (twice) and demanded a reboot. Did a clean 8.2.1 install to verify and that went well. Repeated a clean 8.3.0-alpha2 install after that and strangely that worked 🤔 . Can investigate a bit more if helpfull, but to lazy right now 😇 .

                            Intel NUC6i5SYK
                            Intel Core i5-6260U [MT]
                            32GB RAM

                            [15:46 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner selftest -q --host
                            Combined test results:
                            test-hvm32-selftest                      SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-selftest                   SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pse-selftest                   SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-selftest                      SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-selftest                       SUCCESS
                            
                            [15:46 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner -aq --host
                            Combined test results:
                            test-hvm32-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pse-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-cpuid-faulting                 SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-fpu-exception-emulation       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-invlpg~hap                 SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-invlpg~shadow              SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-lbr-tsx-vmentry               SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-livepatch-priv-check           SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-memop-seg                  SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-memop-seg                     SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-memop-seg                      SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-nmi-taskswitch-priv        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-pv-fsgsbase                    SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-pv-iopl~hypercall              SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-pv-iopl~vmassist               SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pse-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-umip                          SKIP
                            test-hvm64-umip                          SKIP
                            test-hvm32-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pse-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-122                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-xsa-123                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-167                        SKIP
                            test-hvm64-xsa-168                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-170                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-173                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-182                        SKIP
                            test-hvm32-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pse-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-188                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-xsa-191                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-xsa-192                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-193                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-195                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-196                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-xsa-200                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-xsa-203                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-204                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-212                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-213                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-221                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-221                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-224                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-227                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-231                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-231                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-232                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-232                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-234                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-xsa-239                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-255                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-259                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-260                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-261                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-265                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-269                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-277                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-278                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-279                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-286                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-296                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-298                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-304                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-308                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-316                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pse-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
                            test-hvm64-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-317                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-333                        SUCCESS
                            test-pv64-xsa-339                        SUCCESS
                            test-hvm32pae-xsa-consoleio-write        SUCCESS
                            
                            [15:47 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
                            3
                            
                            [15:49 xcp83 xtf]# /usr/libexec/xen/bin/test-cpu-policy
                            CPU Policy unit tests
                            Testing CPU vendor identification:
                            Testing CPUID serialise success:
                            Testing CPUID deserialise failure:
                            Testing CPUID out-of-range clearing:
                            Testing MSR serialise success:
                            Testing MSR deserialise failure:
                            Testing policy compatibility success:
                            Testing policy compatibility failure:
                            Done: all ok
                            
                            [15:49 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
                            0
                            
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                            • gskgerG Offline
                              gskger Top contributor @stormi
                              last edited by

                              @stormi
                              Going back in time with my first Intel NUC. Had to switch EPT superpages to secure mode to prevent host crashing.

                              Intel D54250WYK
                              Intel Core i5-4250U [MT]
                              16GB RAM

                              [17:43 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner selftest -q --host
                              Combined test results:
                              test-hvm32-selftest                      SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-selftest                   SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pse-selftest                   SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-selftest                      SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-selftest                       SUCCESS
                              
                              
                              [18:08 xcp83 xtf]# ./xtf-runner -aq --host
                              Combined test results:
                              test-hvm32-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pse-cpuid-faulting             SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-cpuid-faulting                SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-cpuid-faulting                 SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-fpu-exception-emulation       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-invlpg~hap                 SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-invlpg~shadow              SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-invlpg~hap                    SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-invlpg~shadow                 SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-lbr-tsx-vmentry               SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-livepatch-priv-check          SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-livepatch-priv-check           SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-memop-seg                  SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-memop-seg                     SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-memop-seg                      SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-nmi-taskswitch-priv        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-pv-fsgsbase                    SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-pv-iopl~hypercall              SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-pv-iopl~vmassist               SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pse-swint-emulation            SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-swint-emulation               SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-umip                          SKIP
                              test-hvm64-umip                          SKIP
                              test-hvm32-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pse-xsa-122                    SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-122                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-122                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-xsa-123                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-167                        SKIP
                              test-hvm64-xsa-168                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-170                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-173                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-182                        SKIP
                              test-hvm32-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-186                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pse-xsa-188                    SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-188                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-188                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-xsa-191                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-xsa-192                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-193                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-195                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-196                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-xsa-200                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-xsa-203                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-204                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-212                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-213                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-221                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-221                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-224                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-227                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-231                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-231                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-232                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-232                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-234                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-xsa-239                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-255                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-259                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-260                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-261                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-265                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-269                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-277                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-278                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-279                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-286                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-296                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-298                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-304                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-308                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-316                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pse-xsa-317                    SUCCESS
                              test-hvm64-xsa-317                       SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-317                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-333                        SUCCESS
                              test-pv64-xsa-339                        SUCCESS
                              test-hvm32pae-xsa-consoleio-write        SUCCESS
                              
                              [18:08 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
                              3
                              
                              [18:10 xcp83 xtf]# /usr/libexec/xen/bin/test-cpu-policy
                              CPU Policy unit tests
                              Testing CPU vendor identification:
                              Testing CPUID serialise success:
                              Testing CPUID deserialise failure:
                              Testing CPUID out-of-range clearing:
                              Testing MSR serialise success:
                              Testing MSR deserialise failure:
                              Testing policy compatibility success:
                              Testing policy compatibility failure:
                              Done: all ok
                              
                              [18:10 xcp83 xtf]# echo $?
                              0
                              
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                              • G Offline
                                gsrfan01
                                last edited by

                                Intel Xeon CPU E5-1620 v4 on a
                                Supermicro SYS-5018R-WR

                                /xtf-runner selftest -q --host
                                Combined test results:
                                test-hvm32-selftest                      SUCCESS
                                test-hvm32pae-selftest                   SUCCESS
                                test-hvm32pse-selftest                   SUCCESS
                                test-hvm64-selftest                      SUCCESS
                                test-pv64-selftest                       SUCCESS
                                
                                ./xtf-runner -aqq --host
                                Combined test results:
                                test-hvm32-umip                          SKIP
                                test-hvm64-umip                          SKIP
                                test-pv64-xsa-167                        SKIP
                                test-pv64-xsa-182                        SKIP
                                
                                /usr/libexec/xen/bin/test-cpu-policy
                                CPU Policy unit tests
                                Testing CPU vendor identification:
                                Testing CPUID serialise success:
                                Testing CPUID deserialise failure:
                                Testing CPUID out-of-range clearing:
                                Testing MSR serialise success:
                                Testing MSR deserialise failure:
                                Testing policy compatibility success:
                                Testing policy compatibility failure:
                                Done: all ok
                                
                                
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                                • L Offline
                                  Louis
                                  last edited by

                                  I consider setting up an XCP-ng server .... or perhaps a xen-server
                                  (for private use), since I like the concept!

                                  The problem is that the actual 8.2.1 release is over a year old ...
                                  Looking at XEN that release 4.17 is much more recent ...

                                  So I consider 8.3 .... however ... it is alpha which sounds as ^still a long way to go^ / not stable. I also think I would need to update from 8.2 since there is no 8.3 snapshot.iso available

                                  So I wonder what the expected 8.3 timeline is, and to which extend XEN 4.17 is included in the 8.2 / 8.3 release.

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                                  • olivierlambertO Offline
                                    olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
                                    last edited by

                                    @Louis what's the issue with 8.2.1? It's an LTS, so it's normal to use mature versions of Xen and such. It's not a contest on getting latest versions, especially since XCP-ng is very stable. What do you want to achieve?

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                                      Louis @stormi
                                      last edited by

                                      @stormi

                                      The latest versions tend to have fixes, security updates and probably added features. For those reasons I always prefer to use the latest versions the more at the moment I start a new system.

                                      So, I am not saying 8.2 is bad / not ok, but on the other hand I am surprised to see that 8.2.1 is over a year old. And at the same time I note that there is a xen-server release november 2022.

                                      I assume that XCP-ng is based on xen-server. But on which version !??

                                      Of course there have been security updates, but never the less. But I have no idea what has changed since the original 8.2.1 release. As far as I am aware there is no change log.

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                                      • olivierlambertO Offline
                                        olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
                                        last edited by olivierlambert

                                        The latest versions tend to have fixes, security updates

                                        Not true. All security fixes are backported. Do you really think we'll leave an LTS version of XCP-ng without any security fix since 2020?

                                        Probably added features

                                        Which features in Xen 4.17 you need you don't have in 4.13?

                                        I am surprised to see that 8.2.1 is over a year old

                                        This is not a toy project but a serious distro meant to run in a stable fashion in datacenters, at scale. Especially as an LTS version, that is expect to be maintained between 5 and 10 years.

                                        I assume that XCP-ng is based on xen-server. But on which version !??

                                        It's XenServer. Take a guess, XCP-ng 8.2 is based on which XenServer edition?

                                        Of course there have been security updates, but never the less.

                                        Never the less? That's the most important thing, to backport the sec patches.

                                        As far as I am aware there is no change log.

                                        You should really look at the documentation. Each XCP-ng release is covered by a change log, and each update is also documented with at least a dedicated blog post. You can start here: https://docs.xcp-ng.org/releases/ (to read what's an LTS and why we don't add features in an LTS) and there: https://xcp-ng.org/blog/ for all the blog posts on our almost monthly updates.

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                                        • L Offline
                                          Louis @stormi
                                          last edited by

                                          @stormi

                                          Yep I agree that security fixes are the most important ones. And I know that security patches are provided (as I wrote in my mail).

                                          Since I am new to XCP-ng, and I did not study the changes related to 8.3, I do not know the improvements, but I assume there are!

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                                          • olivierlambertO Offline
                                            olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
                                            last edited by olivierlambert

                                            As I said previously, you should really take a look at the doc and the blog...

                                            https://xcp-ng.org/blog/2022/11/18/xcp-ng-8-3-alpha/

                                            And posted very recently: https://xcp-ng.org/blog/2023/02/27/news-about-8-3-alpha/

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