Re: [Xen-users] Re: centos over debian

[John Morris <jman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do this sort of thing pretty regularly with the files in the 
images/xen directory on the CentOS cd.  I use a config file like the 
following, and just do a "xm create -c norman" or "xm create -c norman 
mode=install".
   John

# Xen config file for norman, the mail guy
#
# use "xm create [-c] <hostname>" to start; add "mode=install" to reinstall!
#
# modify the next block at a minimum
name = "norman"
memory = "128"  # memory for normal operation
ip = "192.168.7.8"
disk = ['phy:domU/norman,xvda,w',
       'phy:domU/mail,xvdb1,w', ]

# change this if you want to add extra interfaces
vif = [ 'mac=00:16:ee:' + ":".join(ip.split('.')[1:4]) + ', bridge=intbr', ]

#
# probably, for paravirt, we don't have to change anything below here
#
vcpus=1
nographic=1
ksfile = "http://summerlite.foobar.com/distro/bigu/kickstart/ks-"; + name 
+ ".cfg"
uuid = "99806a2d-827e-da4d-4131-fc32" + ''.join(map(lambda 
x:"%02X"%int(x),ip.split('.')))
# test if mode variable is defined
try:
   mode
except NameError:
   mode = 'normal'

if mode == 'normal':
       # this is for after install
       bootloader="/usr/bin/pygrub"
       on_reboot   = 'restart'
       on_crash    = 'restart'
else:
       # these are for install
       #
       memory = "512"
       kernel = "/v/xen/images/vmlinuz-centos-5.1-x86_64"
       ramdisk = "/v/xen/images/initrd-centos-5.1-x86_64.img"
       extra = "text console=xvc0 ks=" + ksfile
       extra = extra + " dns=192.168.7.5"
       extra = extra + " gateway=192.168.7.1"
       extra = extra + " ip=" + ip
       extra = extra + " netmask=255.255.255.0"
       on_reboot   = 'destroy'
       on_crash    = 'destroy'


TMC wrote:
> Boris
>
> disclaimer - I don't use centos, so I have very little clue... here
> are some ideas tho...
>
> is there a debootstrap equivalent for CentOS?
>
> Have a search for 'Centos network install' or 'centos kickstart'.and
> perhaps 'centos xen guest' and see what you come up with.
>
> Hope ths helps
>
> On 20/02/2008, Boris <borisq22@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > 2008/2/19, Boris <borisq22@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >     
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to set up a Centos DomU over my Debian with Xen and I've
> > > been searching all around google without good results. I think I'm not
> > > searching properly.
> > > Can anybody give me a tip, o maybe a how-to about it?
> > >
> > > Right now I've a little problem with this and it's giving me this error message:
> > >
> > > xenconsole: Could not read tty from store: No such file or directory
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > > Thanks :-)
> > > --
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> > >
> > >       
> > Maybe I didn't explain myself well enough... I just wanna know how to
> > install any linux distro from a cd or a iso image.
> > As I said in my previous mail, maybe I'm not searching well...
> >
> > That's it.
> > Thanks again...
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