Re: ldomctl (still?) not generating usable configurations

Hi Claudio, Hi all.

As promised, I tried the exact same configuration on my T5120 - which
worked like a charm.

I think we can safely conclude that this is a firmware issue after all...

Thanks anyway!

BR.-

* Abu Hussain Al Mukhtar <[email protected]>:
> Hi Claudio,
> 
> just tried again to the same result: I deleted the quotes from the ldom
> names, re-built and downloaded the new configuration to the SP as described
> in the manual, then from the SP 'reset -c'. The machine *never* boots after that. In fact,
> the 'reset -c' command takes me to the console but the video output just freezes,
> and then it won't even let me go back to the system console with the '#.' combination.
> 
> Feeling lost now - this box has 32GB RAM so that really shouldn't be a problem. I have
> a T5120 as well and I will try to setup ldoms there and hopefully be able to share
> something positive.
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> br
> 
> * Claudio Jeker <[email protected]>:
> > On Wed, Jan 08, 2025 at 05:02:24PM +0000, Abu Hussain Al Mukhtar wrote:
> > > Hi Claudio,
> > > 
> > > * Claudio Jeker <[email protected]>:
> > > > On Wed, Jan 08, 2025 at 10:02:42AM +0000, Abu Hussain Al Mukhtar wrote:
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I am having trouble generating an usable logical domain configuration on a
> > > > > Sunfire T2000 (UltraSPARC T1 chip).
> > > > > 
> > > > > Has someone had success in generating an ldom configuration using a 7.6 release?
> > > > > If so, I would like to take a look at your config, and maybe share what your OBP
> > > > > Firmware version is?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I have tried so far:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 1.- Explicitly setting (a pretty generous amount, i.e. >4GB) RAM to the primary, as
> > > > >     mentioned by Mark Kettenis in a previous thread;
> > > > > 2.- Quoting and unquoting the ldom names - If I unquote them, the boot process hangs
> > > > >     completely, never even reaching OpenFirmware's 'ok' prompt. If I quote them, I
> > > > >     experience the same errors mentioned in another thread ("Unknown hypervisor option...")
> > > > > 3.- Even resetting the service processor after changing LDOM configuration.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Any hints greatly appreciated!
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Could you share your ldom.conf file?
> > > 
> > > Here it is!
> > > 
> > > domain "primary" {
> > >     vcpu 4
> > >     memory 4G
> > > 
> > > }
> > > 
> > > domain "www" {
> > >     vcpu 6
> > >     memory 4G
> > >     vdisk "/home/admin/uat-config/vdisk1"
> > >     vnet
> > > }
> > 
> > This looks like a very simple config.
> > 
> > On my T4-1 I do not quote the names:
> > 
> > domain primary {
> >         vcpu 4:2
> >         memory 14G
> >         #iodevice "/@400/@1/@0/@0"      # /SYS/MB/RISER1/PCIE4
> >         #iodevice "/@400/@2/@0/@6"      # /SYS/MB/NET0
> >         variable boot-device = "/pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/nvme@0/disk@1"
> > }
> > domain playground1 {
> >         vcpu 8:2
> >         memory 32G
> >         iodevice "/@400/@2/@0/@c"       # /SYS/MB/RISER0/PCIE3
> >         vnet
> >         vnet
> >         variable boot-device = "/pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@c/nvme@0/disk@1"
> > }
> > 
> > I have no access to a T1000 or T2000 system. How much memory does your
> > system have?
> > 
> > -- 
> > :wq Claudio
> > 
>