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Re: [Xen-devel] Xen 3.0.1 Error creating domain: (12, 'Cannot allocate m

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen 3.0.1 Error creating domain: (12, 'Cannot allocate memory')
From: Peter <peter.spamcatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:58:17 +1300
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Keir Fraser wrote:

On 27 Feb 2006, at 09:53, Peter wrote:

Hi. I have a domU that refuses to start up. It reports an error allocating memory. There appears to be sufficient memory in dom0 as well as on the host. I can restart other domUs no problem.

To resolve the issue I'm having to restart the whole server. Which is a bit disruptive.

How many domains are already running? Xen's own private heap can be exhausted even when there is guest memory available.

 -- Keir

I have 41 domains running (including dom0).

Is there a way to help avoid Xen's private heap getting exhausted? e.g. increase the memory allocated to dom0? Or a setting change? or?

-- Peter

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