Using DHCP
E-2 Oracle VM Server User's Guide
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"
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".
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
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.
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.
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.