PAE must be on for 64-on-64 to work at all. Index: xen-3.3.1-testing/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py =================================================================== --- xen-3.3.1-testing.orig/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py +++ xen-3.3.1-testing/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py @@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ class X86_HVM_ImageHandler(HVMImageHandl def configure(self, vmConfig): HVMImageHandler.configure(self, vmConfig) - self.pae = int(vmConfig['platform'].get('pae', 0)) + self.pae = int(vmConfig['platform'].get('pae', 1)) def buildDomain(self): xc.hvm_set_param(self.vm.getDomid(), HVM_PARAM_PAE_ENABLED, self.pae)