Trying to install linux appliance results in panic of VM

[Henning Kessler]

Hello,

I am trying to install and run a linux-based (CentOS 6.x) virtual PBX appliance inside Bhyve on my 11.2-U5. This is how I tried to make it happen:

Create the virtual interface:

Code:

sysctl net.link.tap.up_on_open=1
ifconfig tap1 create
ifconfig bridge0 addm tap1

Create the zvol for the virtual disk:

Code:

zfs create -V 40G -o volmode=dev mypool/bhyve/starface-test

contents of the device.map called starfade.map:

Code:

(hd0) /dev/zvol/mypool/bhyve/starface-test
(cd0) /mnt/mypool/data/software/Bhyve/Starface-06.07.00.18-20190823-095603_x86_64.iso

loading the linux kernel:

Code:

grub-bhyve -m starface.map -r cd0 -M 2048M starface

starting the vm:

Code:

bhyve -A -H -P -s 0:0,hostbridge \
    -s 1:0,lpc -s 2:0,virtio-net,tap1 \
    -s 3:0,virtio-blk,/dev/zvol/mypool/bhyve/starface-test \
    -s 4:0,ahci-cd,/mnt/mypool/data/software/Bhyve/Starface-06.07.00.18-20190823-095603_x86_64.iso \
    -l com1,stdio \
    -c 4 \
    -m 2048M \
    starface

after this I can run a successful installation and after the restart I am back at the prompt destroying the instance of this machine:

Code:

bhyvectl --destroy --vm=starface

then I am loading the kernel from the virtual disk:

Code:

grub-bhyve -m starface.map -r hd0,msdos1 -M 2048M starface

this is how the grub shell looks like:

Code:

grub> ls
(hd0) (hd0,msdos2) (hd0,msdos1) (cd0) (host) (lvm/VolGroup-lv_swap) (lvm/VolGroup-lv_root)
grub> ls (hd0,
Possible partitions are:

        Partition hd0,msdos1: Filesystem type ext* - Last modification time 2019-09-12 17:27:48 Thursday, UUID e9358d36-949f-4f63-b39f-c0ce600df27a - Partition start at 2048 - Total size 1024000 sectors
        Partition hd0,msdos2: No known filesystem detected - Partition start at 1026048 - Total size 82860032 sectors

grub> ls (hd0,msdos1)
        Partition hd0,msdos1: Filesystem type ext* - Last modification time 2019-09-12 17:27:48 Thursday, UUID e9358d36-949f-4f63-b39f-c0ce600df27a - Partition start at 2048 - Total size 1024000 sectors
grub> ls (hd0,msdos1)/
lost+found/ grub/ efi/ initramfs-2.6.32-754.15.3.el6.x86_64.img System.map-2.6.32-754.15.3.el6.x86_64 config-2.6.32-754.15.3.el6.x86_64 symvers-2.6.32-754.15.3.el6.x86_64.gz vmlinuz-2.6.32-754.15.3.el6.x
86_64
grub> linux (hd0,msdos1)/vmlinuz-2.6.32-754.15.3.el6.x86_64 root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root
grub> initrd (hd0,msdos1)/initramfs-2.6.32-754.15.3.el6.x86_64.img
grub> boot

Then when I am trying to boot the machine it panics:

Code:

Refined TSC clocksource calibration: 2293.128 MHz.
Switching to clocksource tsc
Unhandled ps2 mouse command 0x88
                                input: PS/2 Generic Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input3
dracut Warning: No root device "block:/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root" found

dracut Warning: Boot has failed. To debug this issue add "rdshell" to the kernel command line.


dracut Warning: Signal caught!

dracut Warning: Boot has failed. To debug this issue add "rdshell" to the kernel command line.
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
Pid: 1, comm: init Not tainted 2.6.32-754.15.3.el6.x86_64 #1
Call Trace:
 [<ffffffff81558bca>] ? panic+0xa7/0x18b
 [<ffffffff81130370>] ? perf_event_exit_task+0xc0/0x340
 [<ffffffff81086433>] ? do_exit+0x853/0x860
 [<ffffffff811a33b5>] ? fput+0x25/0x30
 [<ffffffff81086498>] ? do_group_exit+0x58/0xd0
 [<ffffffff81086527>] ? sys_exit_group+0x17/0x20
 [<ffffffff81564357>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x35/0x3a
Killed

Can someone help me with this??

 

[dlavigne]

Were you able to resolve this? If not, what are the hardware specs and are any other VMs/Plugins running?

 

[Henning Kessler]

Hi dlavigne,

unfortunately I haven't been able to resolve this. My Hardware is a HP Microserver Gen8 with 16GB RAM and a Xeon E3-1220L V2. Aside from 4 jails there are no other VMs running on this host.

Regards

Henning

 

[dlavigne]

As a resources test, does the VM still panic if all of the jails are stopped?

 

[Henning Kessler]

Still the same with all jails stopped.