Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of install_debian_xen

Timestamp:

Nov 20, 2007, 6:50:04 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

Jamie McClelland

Comment:

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install_debian_xen

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+=== Setup xen ===
+
+ * Install with:
+
+{{{
+apt-get install xen-hypervisor-3.0.3-1-i386 xen-linux-system-2.6.18-4-xen-686 libc6-xen
+}}}
+
+ * Edit /boot/grub/menu.1st
+
+{{{
+## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
+# xenhopt=dom0_mem=131072
+}}}
+
+ * run update-grub and reboot
+
+ * Install bridge-utils and xen-tools
+
+{{{
+aptitude install bridge-utils xen-tools
+/etc/init.d/xend restart
+}}}
+
+ * Edit /etc/xen-tools/xen-tools.conf. Apply the following diffs:
+
+{{{
+0 gramsci:/etc/xen-tools# diff -u xen-tools.conf.orig xen-tools.conf
+--- xen-tools.conf.orig 2007-05-27 19:59:38.000000000 -0400
++++ xen-tools.conf      2007-05-27 20:01:15.000000000 -0400
+@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
+#
+##
+# lvm = skx-vg
++lvm = vg_gramsci0
+
+
+#
+@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
+##
+#
+# copy = /path/to/pristine/image
+-# debootstrap = 1
++debootstrap = 1
+# rpmstrap = 1
+# tar = /path/to/img.tar
+#
+@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
+swap   = 128Mb    # Swap size
+# noswap = 1      # Don't use swap at all for the new system.
+fs     = ext3     # use the EXT3 filesystem for the disk image.
+-dist   = sarge    # Default distribution to install.
++dist   = etch     # Default distribution to install.
+image  = sparse   # Specify sparse vs. full disk images.
+
+#
+@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@
+#
+# Default kernel and ramdisk to use for the virtual servers
+#
+-kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-xen-686
+-initrd = /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-xen-686
++kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-xen-686
++initrd = /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-xen-686
+
+#
+#  The architecture to use when using debootstrap or rpmstrap.
+1 gramsci:/etc/xen-tools#
+}}}
+
+ * Create new xen instances with:
+
+{{{
+xen-create-image --size=5Gb --swap=512Mb --gateway=209.51.180.17 --netmask=255.2
+55.255.240 --ip=209.51.180.24 --hostname=mendes
+}}}
+
+ Change settings as needed.
+