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    Proxmox 1.7 Windows VIRTIO BSOD

    That did the trick!! Apparently I was still using the older version of the drivers. :( Upgrading the drivers and switching back to VIRTIO device and everything is working again. Thank u very much Tom!!
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    Proxmox 1.7 Windows VIRTIO BSOD

    WOW - that was fast :-) Will try right away!
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    Proxmox 1.7 Windows VIRTIO BSOD

    Hi @all, I just updated to the latest release 1.7. After a reboot all my Windows VM show me a BSOD. My Windows VM (SBS 2008, Windows 7 x32 and Windows 7 x64) where all running with VIRTIO devices without a problem before. But when I switch the HDD back to IDE the VM will start normaly. Is there...
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    test kernel feedback pveperf

    Hi l.mirzwa, try the latest kernel (kernel-2.6.35-3) on your first server. See also the post from dietmar in this thread. That should improve FSYNCS on your first server. kind regards
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    test kernel feedback pveperf

    Thx Dietmar, here the results after applying the new kernel: pveversion pve-manager: 1.6-4 (pve-manager/1.6/5229) running kernel: 2.6.35-1-pve proxmox-ve-2.6.35: 1.6-3 pve-kernel-2.6.32-4-pve: 2.6.32-21 pve-kernel-2.6.35-1-pve: 2.6.35-3 qemu-server: 1.1-19 pve-firmware: 1.0-9...
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    test kernel feedback pveperf

    Some other numbers after installing the pve-kernel-2.6.32-4-pve pveversion: pve-manager: 1.6-4 (pve-manager/1.6/5229) running kernel: 2.6.32-4-pve proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 1.6-21 pve-kernel-2.6.32-3-pve: 2.6.32-14 pve-kernel-2.6.32-4-pve: 2.6.32-21 pve-kernel-2.6.35-1-pve: 2.6.35-2 qemu-server...
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    test kernel feedback pveperf

    hi dietmar+tom, just testing your latest kernel and noticed that pveperf is showing different numbers: pveperf CPU BOGOMIPS: 42139.81 REGEX/SECOND: 1204265 HD SIZE: 39.37 GB (/dev/mapper/pve-root) BUFFERED READS: 234.62 MB/sec AVERAGE SEEK TIME: 14.22 ms FSYNCS/SECOND...
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    BSOD with USB device passthrough on Windows XP virtual machine

    Thank you very much jcanodk!!! I will check it out right now. kind regards
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    BSOD with USB device passthrough on Windows XP virtual machine

    Hi jcanodk, That is very interesting!. Can you elaborate more please? I looked into installing the server package on my pve-server but it seems that it need to be compiled for the actual kernel right? What package do I need in order to compile it for my pve kernel? (2.6.32-4-pve) Is it possible...
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    Warnings during apt-get upgrade

    Thx Tom, I am not on OVH. But I did a quick test and rtl8139 ethernet device is working fine. kind regards
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    Warnings during apt-get upgrade

    Just a feedback: today I started an update the usual way: apt-get update apt-get upgrade I found the following warnings: ... Preparing to replace proxmox-ve-2.6.32 1.6-12 (using .../proxmox-ve-2.6.32_1.6-13_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement proxmox-ve-2.6.32 ... Processing triggers for...
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    RAID Stripe size question

    Thx for your very interessting reply!!! I guess what I am trying to understand is: what is driving the I/O performance in a virtual environement. Is it the OS in the VM or the underlying RAID system for the RAW file. I am running mostly Windows OS in KVM (SBS 2008, Windows 7). So files are...
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    RAID Stripe size question

    Hi @All, Just curious: I am running a 1TB RAID 10 system (currently with 64k stripe). I was wondering what the best strip size would be for optimum performance. I use mainly Windows Server VM's with RAW files between 30-200GB. In windows the file format is NTFS with 4K cluster. So basically I...
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    backup error

    Sorry - my fault. There was a mismatch between directories and the --dumpdir (typo). After fixing it backup works.
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    backup error

    Hi @all, I started a backup today (GUI) and found this error in syslog: Jul 13 13:10:01 cron 4413 (root) CMD (vzdump --quiet --snapshot --compress --storage VM_Backup 202) Jul 13 13:10:02 kernel RPC: Registered udp transport module. Jul 13 13:10:02 kernel RPC: Registered tcp...
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    Cluster with different CPU Type

    Thank you very much Tom!! Looking at it right now.
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    Cluster with different CPU Type

    Thanks to all for your insights. I will see what I can afford...
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    Cluster with different CPU Type

    Hi @all, This is just a question: Currently I am running a PVE Server on an Intel CPU. I am looking into adding a second server and create a cluster. Due too budget limitations I am looking into getting an AMD based system. Would I need to activate Windows VM's every time I move them between...
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    Problem with backups. Ever growing dat file.

    After spending more time this weekend on this issue here is what I figured out: Since every time I backed up a vm my SBS 2008 showed me a blue screen I decided to reinstall the complete pve server this weekend. I thought maybe I miss configured something. But still SBS kept crashing. Even when...
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    Problem with backups. Ever growing dat file.

    Hi Dietmar, Here my findings: I used a USB Drive as an alternative storage and backup went fine (tried it a couple of times). So I guess you are right and the problem must be related to NFS. I will check it out ... In any case my SBS 2008 keeps crashing during backup (Bluescreen). I was...