Oracle Audio Technologies E10898-02 Using Dhcp, Guest Console Access, Oracle VM Server Log Files

Using DHCP

Table E–1 Oracle VM Server directories

Directory	Purpose
/etc/xen	Contains Oracle VM Server configuration files for the Oracle VM
	Server daemon and virtualized guests.
/etc/xen/scripts	Contains networking related scripts
/var/log/xen	Contains Oracle VM Server log files.

E.1.2 Oracle VM Server Log Files

The Oracle VM Server log files you should check when troubleshooting problems with Oracle VM Server are listed in Table E–2, " Oracle VM Server log files"

Table E–2 Oracle VM Server log files

Log File	Purpose
xend.log	Contains a log of all the actions of the Oracle VM Server
	daemon. Actions are normal or error conditions. This log
	contains the same information as output using the xm log
	command.
xend-debug.log	Contains more detailed logs of the actions of the Oracle VM
	Server daemon.
xen-hotplug.log	Contains a log of hotplug events. Hotplug events are logged if a
	device or network script does not start up or become available.
qemu-dm.pid.log	Contains a log for each hardware virtualized guest. This log is
	created by the quemu-dm process. Use the ps command to find
	the pid (process identifier) and replace this in the file name.

E.1.3 Oracle VM Server Command-Line Tools

The Oracle VM Server command-line tools you should use when troubleshooting problems with Oracle VM Server are listed in Table E–2, " Oracle VM Server log files".

Table E–3 Oracle VM Server command-line tools

Command-Line Tool	Purpose
xen top	Displays real-time information about Oracle VM Server and
	domains.
xm dmesg	Displays log information on the hypervisor.
xm log	Displays log information of the Oracle VM Server daemon.

E.2 Using DHCP

It is recommended that you install Oracle VM Server on a computer with a static IP address. If your computers uses DHCP you should configure your DHCP server to assign static DHCP addresses. This makes sure your host always receives the same IP address. The behavior of the Oracle VM Server host is undefined if used in an environment where your IP address may change due to DHCP lease expiry.

E.3 Guest Console Access

You can connect to a guest’s console using Oracle VM Manager. If you do not have access to Oracle VM Manager, you can configure access to a guest’s console with VNC (Virtual Network Computing). VNC access to guests requires that VNC access is

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