KVM Citrix Netscaler No longer works

[ccollinscj]

The newer version of 6-6.3 breaks Citrix Netscaler 11 VPX.  Ever since I upgraded the Netscaler does not work.  The KVM VM RAW or qcow2  file and XML file that is you download from Citix.  It is on verison 9.0 BSD,  and it boots up,  however I have tried every NIC available and none is recognized by the the VM os. Now when I use the same VM configuration on Centos KVM it works just fine with virtio drivers for the disk and nic.  Is there something proprietary with Lime Techs version of KVM?   

[1812]

you should post your comment/question here: 

 

 

and also be more specific about how it does not work, what errors you are getting, or how it is behaving.

[ccollinscj]

10 minutes ago, 1812 said:

you should post your comment/question here: 

 

 

and also be more specific about how it does not work, what errors you are getting, or how it is behaving.

Do you really believe that this is a Lime Tech OS upgrade issue....This a integration issue with using a newer version of KVM/QEMU....there isn't any Lime Tech logs be because the adapter is not binding in side the VM.  So my questions is to the KVM community and not the upgrade folks,  unless they can tell me that there are some hooks inside Lime Tech that is changing how KVM / Qemu is operating.  Since this works on Fedora 25 and Centos 7.3 KVM/Qemu.

[1812]

What I can tell you is that a few of my vm's started acting differently after upgrading from 6.2.4 to 6.3.2, and there are new errors occurring that were not there before. 

 

And the upgrade has caused issues on some servers changing everything from cpu numbering to issues with network adapters.

 

So, what I do believe is that if your question is about how LT is using KVM and the specifics on how they implement it in 6.3 vs pervious versions, then you should ask in the 6.3 thread which appears to receive more immediate attention from LT official vs the KVM subform.

 

Or you can wait around here, maybe get lucky tonight!

[Soft-Man]

Any upgrades to this topic ?

 

I have still the same issue with Citrix Netscaler, latest release, on Unraid 6.9.1

 

Any good news highy aprecciated 🙂

 

Regards

[fa2k]

i compared the results of dmesg between a unraid netscaler vpx and a ubuntu netscaler vpx . i guess the problem is that the netscaler dont "see" its running in kvm.

 

Unraid VM:
platform: Manufacturer QEMU

platform: serial number format error

platform: sysid 3567 - DEFAULT

 

Ubuntu VM:

 

NSXN: NetScaler running over Virtual Platform
platform: KVM
platform: NetScaler Virtual Appliance 450070 (38), manufactured at 9/22/2012
platform: serial HE2JV262E4
platform: sysid 450070 - NetScaler Virtual Appliance
 

the problem is that netscaler dont detect its running under kvm and disable the virtio drivers.

 

tried the last days to get it working but without success. Any ideas why its detect QEMU and not kvm?

if i run ubuntu under unraid and install qemu-kvm into, netscaler detects kvm

 

[fa2k]

got it working..finally

 

you can use virtio and virtio-net as disk type and network interface

 

Edit the XML and add after </devices> (between </devices> and </domain> )following:

 

<qemu:commandline>
    <qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
    <qemu:arg value='Skylake-Client,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel'/>
  </qemu:commandline>

 

i guess it dont care which cpu model you use, but there are a list if needed at https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/disco/man7/qemu-cpu-models.7.html

Edited May 9, 2021 by fa2k
smbios information isnt needed

[Sander007]

Hello fa2k how did you get it to start i get this error: nsnetsvc: BOOT FAILURE: One or more packet engines failed to start

[fa2k]

maybe your cpu is older than what you try to emulate. Try Penryn from the list.

Here is my whole xml file as reference:
 

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>
  <name>UVPX1</name>
  <uuid>b71b7d12-e665-b7c4-843f-16f7d7e50c9c</uuid>
  <description>NetScaler VPX</description>
  <metadata>
    <vmtemplate xmlns="unraid" name="FreeBSD" icon="citrix1.png" os="freebsd"/>
  </metadata>
  <memory unit='KiB'>4194304</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>4194304</currentMemory>
  <memoryBacking>
    <nosharepages/>
  </memoryBacking>
  <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu>
  <cputune>
    <vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='7'/>
    <vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='17'/>
  </cputune>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-5.1'>hvm</type>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none' migratable='on'>
    <topology sockets='1' dies='1' cores='2' threads='1'/>
    <cache mode='passthrough'/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset='utc'>
    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
    <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
  </clock>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/local/sbin/qemu</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='writeback'/>
      <source file='/mnt/SSD/VMs/UVPX1/NSVPX-KVM-13.0-79.64_nc_64.qcow2'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='virtio'/>
      <boot order='1'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x7'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
      <master startport='0'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
      <master startport='2'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
      <master startport='4'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:de:b4:c7'/>
      <source bridge='br0'/>
      <model type='virtio-net'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
        <model name='isa-serial'/>
      </target>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <channel type='unix'>
      <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </channel>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </input>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' websocket='-1' listen='0.0.0.0' keymap='de'>
      <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
    </graphics>
    <video>
      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' vgamem='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
  <qemu:commandline>
    <qemu:arg value='-cpu'/>
    <qemu:arg value='Skylake-Client,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel'/>
  </qemu:commandline>
</domain>

 

[Sander007]

Thank you for your XML, i still get the error: i have this processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8259U CPU @ 2.30GHz

 

[fa2k]

hmm. try to start VM then go to Tools -> System Logs and scroll down. The error message there should provide more informations whats the problem

[Sander007]

Thanks for your help it works if you make any change with de GUI you have to add the lines to the XML.