lib/ohai/plugins/linux/virtualization.rb
#
# Author:: Thom May (<thom@clearairturbulence.org>)
# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2009 Opscode, Inc.
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provides 'virtualization'
virtualization Mash.new
# if it is possible to detect paravirt vs hardware virt, it should be put in
# virtualization[:mechanism]
## Xen
# /proc/xen is an empty dir for EL6 + Linode Guests
if File.exists?('/proc/xen')
virtualization[:system] = 'xen'
# Assume guest
virtualization[:role] = 'guest'
# This file should exist on most Xen systems, normally empty for guests
if File.exists?('/proc/xen/capabilities')
if File.read('/proc/xen/capabilities') =~ /control_d/i
virtualization[:role] = 'host'
end
end
end
# Xen Notes:
# - cpuid of guests, if we could get it, would also be a clue
# - may be able to determine if under paravirt from /dev/xen/evtchn (See OHAI-253)
# - EL6 guests carry a 'hypervisor' cpu flag
# - Additional edge cases likely should not change the above assumptions
# but rather be additive - btm
# Detect from kernel module
if File.exists?('/proc/modules')
modules = File.read('/proc/modules')
if modules =~ /^kvm/
virtualization[:system] = 'kvm'
virtualization[:role] = 'host'
elsif modules =~ /^vboxdrv/
virtualization[:system] = 'vbox'
virtualization[:role] = 'host'
elsif modules =~ /^vboxguest/
virtualization[:system] = 'vbox'
virtualization[:role] = 'guest'
end
end
# Detect KVM/QEMU from cpuinfo, report as KVM
# We could pick KVM from 'Booting paravirtualized kernel on KVM' in dmesg
# 2.6.27-9-server (intrepid) has this / 2.6.18-6-amd64 (etch) does not
# It would be great if we could read pv_info in the kernel
# Wait for reply to: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/27885
if File.exists?('/proc/cpuinfo')
if File.read('/proc/cpuinfo') =~ /QEMU Virtual CPU/
virtualization[:system] = 'kvm'
virtualization[:role] = 'guest'
end
end
# Detect OpenVZ / Virtuozzo.
# http://wiki.openvz.org/BC_proc_entries
if File.exists?('/proc/bc/0')
virtualization[:system] = 'openvz'
virtualization[:role] = 'host'
elsif File.exists?('/proc/vz')
virtualization[:system] = 'openvz'
virtualization[:role] = 'guest'
end
# http://www.dmo.ca/blog/detecting-virtualization-on-linux
if File.exists?('/usr/sbin/dmidecode')
popen4('dmidecode') do |pid, stdin, stdout, stderr|
stdin.close
dmi_info = stdout.read
case dmi_info
when /Manufacturer: Microsoft/
if dmi_info =~ /Product Name: Virtual Machine/
virtualization[:system] = 'virtualpc'
virtualization[:role] = 'guest'
end
when /Manufacturer: VMware/
if dmi_info =~ /Product Name: VMware Virtual Platform/
virtualization[:system] = 'vmware'
virtualization[:role] = 'guest'
end
when /Manufacturer: Xen/
if dmi_info =~ /Product Name: HVM domU/
virtualization[:system] = 'xen'
virtualization[:role] = 'guest'
end
else
nil
end
end
end
# Detect Linux-VServer
if File.exists?('/proc/self/status')
proc_self_status = File.read('/proc/self/status')
vxid = proc_self_status.match(/^(s_context|VxID): (\d+)$/)
if vxid and vxid[2]
virtualization[:system] = 'linux-vserver'
if vxid[2] == '0'
virtualization[:role] = 'host'
else
virtualization[:role] = 'guest'
end
end
end