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Here is my experience trying to run OpenBSD with XenServer 5 Enterprise.

• XenServer console doesn’t function properly as it keeps overlaying text displayed previously or anything you have typed into the console. Makes it very difficult to read and see what you are doing. As well it appears numerpad with numlock on does not work either. The best work around is to SSH into OpenBSD.
• Receiving the following error messages at boot up, “clock: unknown CMOS layout” and “rl0: watchdog timeout”. Yes the NIC is being detected as a Realteak 8139. If I check /var/run/dmesg.boot out of the two error messages I only see the “clock: unknown CMOS layout”. So I would assume the watchdog timeout message occurs after initial boot sequence.

The biggest question is OpenBSD on XenServer 5 Enterprise consider production ready even if the errors cannot be resolved?

I’ve tried locating some definite solutions but I have yet to find anything and it appears that the network card issue maybe due to XenServer 5 itself. Any suggestions on how to solve these error messages and fix the XenServer OpenBSD console?

Source: Nabble – OpenBSD User Misc – OpenBSD and XenSource
Source: Citrix Forums – Change network device model for guest

Source: What does “watchdog timeout” signify?
Source: watchdog(4) manpage