Hi,

I've always wanted a tool or script similar to RVTools that could export VM inventory and related data to CSV for reporting purposes. Since I couldn’t find one that met my needs, I decided to leverage AI and the Xen Orchestra (XO) API to build my own.

I'm sharing the script here in case anyone else finds it useful:

https://github.com/wmazren/xen-orchestra-inventory

Thanks, and feel free to contribute or provide feedback!

Best regards,
Azren

@Danp said in VDI not showing in XO 5 from Source.:

xe vdi-param-list uuid=

Hi Dan,

[18:52 mycsskvdcxcp03 ~]# xe vdi-param-list uuid=5f899e22-f3a7-4f0b-8de6-2b8058c0f575

uuid ( RO)                    : 5f899e22-f3a7-4f0b-8de6-2b8058c0f575
              name-label ( RW): ADSIM-UAT_DISK01
        name-description ( RW):
           is-a-snapshot ( RO): false
             snapshot-of ( RO): d31f2db0-be21-4794-b858-1bea357869c8
               snapshots ( RO):
           snapshot-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z
      allowed-operations (SRO): clone; snapshot
      current-operations (SRO):
                 sr-uuid ( RO): 5d22cba7-fbf6-a03b-bb73-9ffba3a3ee75
           sr-name-label ( RO): SR-HDD-DEV-2
               vbd-uuids (SRO): c6f4c7fa-4f6f-7999-d13c-3a29d887d828
         crashdump-uuids (SRO):
            virtual-size ( RO): 171798691840
    physical-utilisation ( RO): 50272698880
                location ( RO): 5f899e22-f3a7-4f0b-8de6-2b8058c0f575
                    type ( RO): User
                sharable ( RO): false
               read-only ( RO): false
            storage-lock ( RO): false
                 managed ( RO): true
     parent ( RO) [DEPRECATED]: <not in database>
                 missing ( RO): false
            is-tools-iso ( RO): false
            other-config (MRW):
           xenstore-data (MRO):
               sm-config (MRO): host_OpaqueRef:c3426081-ce96-507b-a219-8d2cb124c3ad: RW; read-caching-enabled-on-e1594701-28e9-4127-858e-74d4663669f8: true
                 on-boot ( RW): persist
           allow-caching ( RW): false
         metadata-latest ( RO): false
        metadata-of-pool ( RO): <not in database>
                    tags (SRW):
             cbt-enabled ( RO): false


[18:54 mycsskvdcxcp03 ~]#

Best regards,
Azren

Hi All,

I just notice that when I select VM in XO 5 and click on the Disks tab, the VDI is not showing. But in XO 6 it is showing ok. I'm using XO from source latest version (commit: b89c2). Any idea?

Troubleshooting done so far:

1. restart toolstack on all hosts in the pool
2. update XO from source to latest commit b89c2
3. Reboot XO

XO 5 VDI not showing

XO 6 VDI showing ok

Best regards,
Azren

Hi,

I've always wanted a tool or script similar to RVTools that could export VM inventory and related data to CSV for reporting purposes. Since I couldn’t find one that met my needs, I decided to leverage AI and the Xen Orchestra (XO) API to build my own.

I'm sharing the script here in case anyone else finds it useful:

https://github.com/wmazren/xen-orchestra-inventory

Thanks, and feel free to contribute or provide feedback!

Best regards,
Azren

@Pilow

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@olivierlambert

I'm using XO from source.

Best regards,
Azren

Hi,

I've noticed an issue with live migration on VMs that were imported from VMware using XO. During migration, the VM hangs and loses network connectivity (ping fails), requiring a forced power-off and power-on to recover.

Here’s what I’ve found:

1. The VM template after import is incorrect, it shows as "Other install media".
2. If I create a new VM using the correct template and reattach the existing VDI, the issue is resolved. I can do live migration without issue.

Please let me know if further investigation is needed or if there's a recommended fix for the template mismatch during import.

Best regards,
Azren

@olivierlambert

I've already moved the pool master from host #1 to host # 2

Best regards,
Azren

It appears that the issue is related to Host #1. Any migration into or out of Host #1 tends to cause problems. Occasionally, virtual machines (VMs) lose network connectivity during migration and become unresponsive — they cannot be shut down, powered off (even forcefully), or restarted, often getting stuck in the process.

I’ve added Host #3 to the pool. Migration between Host #2 and Host #3 works smoothly in both directions.

Any idea how can I kill the stuck VM?

xe vm-reset-powerstate force=true vm=MYVM03
This operation cannot be completed because the server is still live.
host: cb8311e8-d0fd-4d53-be99-fe3fea2c9351 (HOST01)

Best regards,
Azren

@olivierlambert

Both hosts are Dell PowerEdge R760 dual processor with 512GB of memory. Missing this month patches. I'm trying to live migrate VMs to 1 host so that I can start installing patches and reboot.

Host#1

Host#2

Host#1: dmesg

Host#2: dmesg

@sid

My dmesg...

This is the XO VM that I try to migrate, but issue also happen to other VMs running MS WIndows.

Best regards,
Azren