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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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                    • L Offline
                      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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                            • L Offline
                              Louis @stormi
                              last edited by

                              @stormi

                              Olivier thanks for the links. But it only confirms my idea that I should go for the latest releases as far as possible!

                              • IPV6 support is important to me (should work!)
                              • all security fixes (not only the most important ones)
                              • better hardware support ( I do have e.g. 2.5 g interfaces)
                              • newer python
                              • better update management
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                              • olivierlambertO Offline
                                olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
                                last edited by olivierlambert

                                You should really start to work on 8.2 LTS first and see what you really need in real life. If it's not enterprise production, then go for 8.3.

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                                • ajpri1998A Offline
                                  ajpri1998
                                  last edited by

                                  @Louis
                                  XCP-ng gets security updates about monthly. @Andrew also has custom isos that already have the 2.5GBe drivers included.

                                  XCP-ng/XO are well maintained projects.

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                                  • R Offline
                                    rRobbie
                                    last edited by

                                    Summary: upgrade from 8.3alpha to 8.3alpha2 broke my installation.

                                    Yesterday I tried to upgrade my Intel NUC11 from the original 8.3alpha (very stable so far) to the 8.3alpha2.

                                    The upgrade process concluded without errors, however upon restart while the host was accessible via SSH, all the rest disappeared (no XOALite, no VM and obviously no XOA).

                                    I tried to list the vm with "xe vm-list" resulting in "Error: Connection refused (calling connect)". Then I tried to restart with "xe-toolstack-restart" but without success.

                                    Right now using the installer I reverted to previous installation... indeed a useful function 🙂

                                    Your insights is welcome, I can make any test you might be interested in.

                                    Thanks

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                                      RaHu @olivierlambert
                                      last edited by

                                      @olivierlambert

                                      Hi There,
                                      Just to mention, my personal hopes are for the future, that whatever kernel will be used, RPM packages will still be supported to install.

                                      Usecase:
                                      I am using Dell / Quest DR-Appliances for Backups. They've implemented RapidCIFS and RapidNFS in order to do kind of CBT enhancement on these protocols. So when backing up - only delta is copied.

                                      However, as usual, they provide this driver officially only for Windows and RHEL. Therefore I could install the RPM on the XCP-Hosts, and benefit from this. It's running amazingliy smooth.

                                      I would assume that there might be more of such use cases, and keeping support for RHEL packages could be wise in oder to keep a foot into the "enterprise door".

                                      Thanks, for your work!

                                      Regards,
                                      RaHu

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                                        Thanks for your feedback @RaHu

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                                          @rRobbie I'm not sure it was even guarantee in the first place. Asking @stormi

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                                            Thank you, appreciated 😊

                                            I followed - maybe bluntly - this reassuring sentence but I guess it meant from 8.2!

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

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