Re: [Xen-users] Xen3.2 documentation?

[Rudi Ahlers <Rudi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>   
> > Todd Deshane wrote:
> >     
> > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:58 AM, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> > >       
> > > > Todd Deshane wrote:
> > > >         
> > > > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> > > > >           
> > > > > > Hi
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Where can I get documentation for Xen3.2? I see the Xen site only has
> > > > > > for Xen 3.0
> > > > > >             
> > > > > The user manual is named Xen 3.0, but it is generally up to date on
> > > > > the latest stable version.
> > > > >           
> > > > That's a bit misleading, don't you think? 3.0, 3.1 & 3.2 AFAIK has a
> > > > quite a few different features.
> > > >         
> > > Yeah I think that it can be a little confusing. I don't think that a 
> > > lot changes from release to release except for new features usually
> > > Each new release has a detailed list of new features: http://xen.markmail.org/
> > >
> > > http://xen.markmail.org/search/?q=xen+3.0+announce#query:xen%203.0%20announce+page:1+mid:5t64trltkw2bce65+state:results
> > >
> > > http://xen.markmail.org/search/?q=xen+3.2+announce#query:xen%203.2%20announce+page:1+mid:6r2denuy6et7kluf+state:results
> > >  
> > >       
> > > > > Are there specific things that you are looking for documentation on
> > > > > that you don't feel are covered either in the manual or on the wiki?
> > > > >           
> > > > I want to see what is different, and the manual is / would be a good
> > > > place to start. Unfortunately a lot of stuff on the wiki is outdated and
> > > > doesn't even work "as-in" in Xen 3.1.
> > > >         
> > > There are probably some places where things should be clarified and 
> > > worked on, but that is why it is a wiki right?
> > > We have a book that has been release on safari online and should be 
> > > printing soon. We are also working on a companion website ( 
> > > http://runningxen.com/ )
> > > Usually if you bring problems to this list, people can point you in 
> > > the right direction as to where to look to find out the details.
> > > Do you have specific things you are looking for? Do you have a need to 
> > > run any specific version(s)?
> > >       
> > Hi Todd
> >
> > Thank you for the detailed information. I need to / want to run a 
> > CentOS5.1 x64 host, and then run 32bit Linux and FreeBSD, Windows guests 
> > on it. I've followed / tried to follow the examples on the Wiki with 
> > very little success, the only guest installation I've managed to get 
> > working is CentOS 5.1 x64, the 32bit versions gave me some errors to 
> > setup, so someone suggested I upgrade Xen to 3.2 (which I have no luck 
> > with either) and use some of the pre-build images on jailtime.org.
> > I realize 3.2 is very new / fresh, but I would really like to get this 
> > kind of setup working
> >     
> Maybe if you post your woes for the guests you are having problems
> with on that guest's mailing list or here guest-by-guest.
>   
I have done that :)
> The first time for each guest is non-trivial, the second and third
> times is trivial.
>
> I find that if you have hardware virtualization available that it
> is best to install fully virtualized, then afterwards download
> the Xen PV kernel and work from that (making sure to change
> storage device names to match). Also understand how the Xen config
> files are setup (look in /etc/xen at the examples) and how to
> extract the managed domains config using either 'xm list -l <domain>'
> or 'virsh dumpxl <domain>'.
>
> -Ross
>
> _____________________________________________________________________
>   
What do you mean by the PV kernel? Where do I get it? Do I simply 
install it via rpm and then reboot?
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