Oracle VM 3.2.8 installation hangs on a Sun Server X4-4

Asset ID:	1-72-1953714.1
Update Date:	2016-11-23
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Solution 1953714.1 : Oracle VM 3.2.8 installation hangs on a Sun Server X4-4

Applies to:

Sun Server X4-4 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Oracle VM - Version 3.2.8 to 3.2.8 [Release OVM32]
x86_64

Symptoms

Default installation of Oracle VM 3.2.8 a SUN Server X4-4 might hang:

Installation_Hang_driver

Cause

If xen/kernel parameters are needed to be added at install, you can add them to the "boot:" prompt using mboot.c32.

From mboot.txt:

mboot.c32 is a 32-bit comboot module that allows Syslinux and its variants to load and boot kernels that use the Multiboot standard (e.g. the Xen virtual machine monitor, and the Fiasco and GNU Mach microkernels).

Solution

To work around driver hang, add the following at anaconda boot: prompt:

boot: mboot.c32 xen.gz dom0_mem=64G,max:64G no-bootscrub extra_guest_irqs=64,2048 nr_irqs=2048 --- vmlinuz --- initrd.img

Alter_Boot_Option

References

<NOTE:1357544.1> - PXE/Kickstart Installation for Oracle VM 3.x Server

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