Archive/XCP 1.6 changes compare to 1.1

This is unofficial changelog, describing minor internal changes, which can be interested for ISP or XCP power users

Console

• new command: xe console vm=....
• vm: other-config:disable_pv_vnc is no longer supported
• vncterm can provide telnet-like access to VM consoles (PV only?), called 'tc'. Port can be found in xenstore /local/domain/ID/console/tc-port.

OVS

• OVS 1.4.2, main changes:
  • no memory leak on heavy load with many flows
  • normal ipv6 support for ovs-ofctl
• new service /usr/bin/python /usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-xapi-sync

IP/MAC antispoofing

• new values in vif:

               locking-mode ( RW): locked
               ipv4-allowed (SRW): X.X.X.X
               ipv6-allowed (SRW): YY:YY:YY::YY:YY

• new vif initialization script: /opt/xensource/libexec/setup-vif-rules

Logging

• new log with xen log ring buffer content: /var/log/xen-dmesg

Xen behavior

• XCP now disable C-states on CPU with errors in powersaving routines. It appears in xen log:

(XEN) Disabling C-states C3 and C6 on Nehalem Processors due to errata