Throwing out old manually defined files from /etc/xen and starting with virt-install is allowing me to install fully virtualized CentOS and SL 6 servers for now. I'm afraid I'll have to wait until updating the Xen server to switch them to para-virtualization, which I'd really prefer.
Nico Kadel-Garcia Email: [email protected] Sent from iPhone > On Feb 20, 2015, at 12:21, Steven Haigh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Configuation wise - it should be pretty much the same. I haven't changed > my config template for *many* years and it still works with SL6 and Xen > 4.5.0. > > If you followed the best practices back in the day, you used LVM as the > storage method and have an LV for each DomU that you run. > > The only real thing to remember is that the boot= config line doesn't do > what you think - ie boot=c will boot from the disk - boot=d is from CD. > Something that remains legacy from inception based on well, in DOS, the > HDD is C: and the cd drive is D: ;) > > In all honesty though, if you're deploying new stuff, I'd use EL6 as a > base and start with my guide: > http://xen.crc.id.au/support/guides/install/ > > You can use Xen 4.4 by installing the xen44 package, xen 4.5 is still in > the testing repositories and installed via the xen45 package. > >> On 21/02/2015 1:45 AM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: >> I'm dealing with a Xen 3 server on SL 5 operating system with SL 5 para >> virtualized guests on it. But I'm having a heck of a time updating guests, >> getting them CD booted with console access to start the process. >> >> Any good pointers with the Xen 3.x built into SL 5 would be welcome. I know >> it's matured a *lot* since then, and a lot of guidelines just don't apply to >> such an old setup. >> >> Nico Kadel-Garcia >> Email: [email protected] >> Sent from iPhone >> >>> On Feb 6, 2015, at 0:25, Steven Haigh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> As some of you might know, I package Xen and a Xen Dom0 kernel for EL7. >>> >>> If anyone uses Xen and want to test packages for EL7, take a look at: >>> http://au1.mirror.crc.id.au/repo/el7-testing/ >>> >>> The testing repo has Xen version 4.5.0 and kernel 3.14.31. >>> >>> Bug tracker: >>> http://xen.crc.id.au/bugs/my_view_page.php >>> >>> Mailing list: >>> https://lists.wireless.org.au/mailman/listinfo/kernel-xen >>> >>> -- >>> Steven Haigh >>> >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Web: http://www.crc.id.au >>> Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897 > > > -- > Steven Haigh > > Email: [email protected] > Web: http://www.crc.id.au > Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897 >
