[Xen-users] MiniHowto Clean domU for xen 2.0.7 debian

[Robin van Leeuwen <rvl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For those interrested a mini howto to get a domu started if you use
Debian. I presume you use sarge (who doesn't :-))
I'm assuming a Xen kernel is running, and there is a partition /dev/hda5
free for use for xen. I'm using LVM, if you don't want to... well... 
then don't.
I don't know howto use the wiki (well actually i do, but it's very very 
late,
and i'm very very tired) So maybe someone is willing to put it in there...

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- apt-get install lvm2
- pvcreate /dev/hda5
- vgcreate lvmxen /dev/hda5
- lvcreate -L1G -n domu1 lvmxen
- mke2fs /dev/lvmxen/domu1
- tune2fs -j /dev/lvmxen/domu1
- mount /dev/lv
- mxen/domu1 /mnt
- debootstrap sarge /mnt <debianserver of your choice>
- mv /mnt/lib/tls /mnt/lib/tls.disabled

put in /mnt/etc/network/interfaces:
  auto lo
  iface lo inet loopback

put in /mnt/etc/fstab:
  # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
  #
  # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
  proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
  /dev/hda1       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 
0       1
modify /mnt/etc/inittab:

  the line:
  1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1

  into:
  1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 console

  comment out 2,3,4,5 and 6 /sbin/getty's

- cd /
- umount /mnt

create a /etc/xen/domu1 file for example:
  #  -*- mode: python; -*-
  kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-xenU"
  memory = 128
  name = "domu1"
  vif = [' bridge=xen-br0' ]
  disk = ['phy:/dev/lvmxen/proxy,hda1,w']
  ip="192.168.2.103"
  netmask="255.255.255.0"
  gateway="192.168.2.1"
  hostname = "domu1"
  root = "/dev/hda1 ro"
  extra = "4"

- xm create domu1 -c

log in as root, run base-config, happy xenning :-)

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Kind regards,

Robin van Leeuwen

RLD Software
ICT Services

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