Xen Virtualization on Linux and Solaris

Install Xen Server package and booting Dom0 went pretty smoothly, however attempt to start vm-install either via YAST command center or from command line just brought up frozen blank window :-



So, we got a good chance one more time to demonstrate pygrub flexibility and power and reproduce samples from
Xen 3.3.1rc1-pre port to CentOS 5.2 via http://bits.xensource.com mercurial repos and managing PV DomUs in graphical mode
at Xen 3.3.1 openSUSE 11.1 RC1 Dom0.
CentOS 5.2 ,F9,F10 PV DomUs have been successfully installed via profiles mentioned at link above. Ubuntu Intrepid Server PV DomU has been installed as usual utilizing image created by HVM Intrepid Server install.





Installation profile for CentOS 5.2 PV DomU:-

dhcppc0:/etc/xen/vm # cat rhel52.cfg
name="RHEL52PV"
memory=2048
disk = ['file:/etc/xen/isos/rhel52.iso,xvdb:cdrom,r','phy:/dev/sda11,xvda,w' ]
vif = [ 'bridge=br1', ]
vfb = [ 'type=vnc,vncunused=1' ]
bootloader = "/usr/bin/pygrub"
kernel = "/images/xen/vmlinuz"
ramdisk = "/images/xen/initrd.img"
vcpus=1
on_reboot = 'restart'
on_crash = 'restart'





Runtime profile :-

dhcppc0:/etc/xen/vm # cat rhel52.py
name="RHEL52PV"
memory=2048
disk = ['phy:/dev/sda11,xvda,w' ]
vif = [ 'bridge=br1', ]
vfb = [ 'type=vnc,vncunused=1' ]




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Update 12/01/2008
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# zypper install python-gtk
makes a patch required by pthyton-gtk and allows to start vm-install on RC1

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