RE: [Xen-devel] Device 0 (vif) could nto be connected: backend devicenot found

["Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have seen many posts regarding this but have not found the 
> solution.  So please can someone shed some light on this Thanks
> - padma
> 
> I get this error when I do try to create a domU guest (xen 
> 3.0.0, 2.6.12.6).
> The vif is set to
> vif = [ ' mac=aa:00:00:00:11, bridge=xenbr0' ]  and a "brctl 
> show" shows (brctl is in /usr/local/sbin)
> xenbr0    8000,fefffffff  interfaces vif0.0 peth0

3.0.2-2 seems to be a lot more robust working with the various
udev/hotplug versions in different distros. Please can you try
upgrading. You should also look in /var/log/xend-hotplug.log

Ian
 
> Xend.log shows:
>  ERROR (SrvBase:87) Request wait_for_devices failed.  
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>     File "/usr/lib/python/xen/web/SrvBase.py", line 85, in perform
>       return op_method(op, req)
>     File "/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomain.py", line 
> 72, in op_wait_for _devices
>       return self.dom.waitForDevices()
>     File "/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 
> 1343, in waitForDevi ces
>       self.waitForDevices_(c)
>     File "/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py", line 
> 971, in waitForDevic es_
>       return self.getDeviceController(deviceClass).waitForDevices()
>     File "/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/server/DevController.py", 
> line 135, in waitFo rDevices
>       return map(self.waitForDevice, self.deviceIDs())
>     File "/usr/lib/python/xen/xend/server/DevController.py", 
> line 151, in waitFo rDevice
>       raise VmError("Device %s (%s) could not be connected. "
>   VmError: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected. Backend 
> device not found.
> 
> 
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