[ale] XenServer 7.x problem - anyone else using it?

[Niel Bornstein]

So, first (dumb) question: do you have a SLES subscription or is this a
trial?

On 08/05/2016 04:33 PM, Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
> I have a PowerEdge R815 with XenServer 7 installed.  I am using the internal storage for VM storage (just a standalone server).
> I've created a SLES 12 SP1 VM (using the template provided).  Everything goes fine, I can load up the OS, patch it, do whatever with no problems.  However, if I power the VM down, I can't start it back. 
> I get "The SR failed to complete the operation".
> If I ssh into the Xen server and run "lvdisplay", it shows the status as "NOT available" - see below:
> 
> [root at xentest01 ~]# lvdisplay
>   --- Logical volume ---
>   LV Path                /dev/VG_XenStorage-bebcb0ae-252f-5c52-ca61-9e66b0aa5869/MGT
>   LV Name                MGT
>   VG Name                VG_XenStorage-bebcb0ae-252f-5c52-ca61-9e66b0aa5869
>   LV UUID                Cz6tVV-rCJp-Acu9-zC0T-PEo3-5tT3-2WLzsa
>   LV Write Access        read/write
>   LV Creation host, time xentest01, 2016-08-05 10:22:13 -0500
>   LV Status              available
>   # open                 0
>   LV Size                4.00 MiB
>   Current LE             1
>   Segments               1
>   Allocation             inherit
>   Read ahead sectors     auto
>   - currently set to     256
>   Block device           253:0
>    
>   --- Logical volume ---
>   LV Path                /dev/VG_XenStorage-bebcb0ae-252f-5c52-ca61-9e66b0aa5869/VHD-9ebd5bf6-4613-4fc6-9aa0-738496dae1c9
>   LV Name                VHD-9ebd5bf6-4613-4fc6-9aa0-738496dae1c9
>   VG Name                VG_XenStorage-bebcb0ae-252f-5c52-ca61-9e66b0aa5869
>   LV UUID                vOZwtO-vuCF-WM26-hz3P-hghQ-dlsx-k5ZOvZ
>   LV Write Access        read/write
>   LV Creation host, time xentest01, 2016-08-05 14:08:25 -0500
>   LV Status              NOT available
>   LV Size                20.05 GiB
>   Current LE             5132
>   Segments               1
>   Allocation             inherit
>   Read ahead sectors     auto
>    
> [root at xentest01 ~]# 
> 
> When I try to activate it, I get the following:
> 
> [root at xentest01 ~]# vgchange -a y
>   Operation prohibited while global/metadata_read_only is set.
>   Operation prohibited while global/metadata_read_only is set.
>   1 logical volume(s) in volume group "VG_XenStorage-bebcb0ae-252f-5c52-ca61-9e66b0aa5869" now active
> [root at xentest01 ~]# 
> 
> Anyone have any idea what is going on? I've never had this issue with previous XenServer installs, but this is my first with 7.x.  FYI, I can readily reproduce this.  EVERY time I load a server and try this, I get the exact same result.
> 
> Thanks.
> Allen B.
>