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Re: [Xen-users] Help with Installing/Using Xen


  • To: "HostBigger Admin" <cto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: "Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:26:44 -0500
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On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:51 PM, HostBigger Admin <cto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello:
>
>
>
> I am new to Xen and the Xen community. I have setup a server which I have
> root SSH access to. I do not have access via the machines terminal or KVM.
> It has a vanilla CentOS5.2 install on it. I following the following tutorial
> http://www.howtoforge.com/centos_5.0_xen
>
>
>
> However I only got to the virt-install part. When creating the xen guest I
> get the following:
>
>
>
> Starting install...
>
> Retrieving file .treeinfo 100% |=========================|  413 B
> 00:00
>
> Retrieving file boot.iso. 100% |=========================| 7.7 MB
> 01:59
>
> Creating storage file...  100% |=========================| 5.0 GB
> 00:00
>
> Creating domain...                                                 0 B 00:00
>
> No console available for domain
>
>
>
> Domain installation still in progress.  You can reconnect to
>
> the console to complete the installation process.
>
>
>
>
>
> After this point I am lost. The domU will not start. How do I complete this
> installation. I have looked at other tutorials and they all seem to be
> choppy. Can anyone let me know if I am on the right track or provide a step
> by step of what I need to do. I would assume after I setup the domU I still
> have to configure networking for each domU.
>
>
>
> Can anyone give me any pointers?
>
>

virt-install has a --nographics options that will drop you into a text
based console. If you get disconnected from that console, you
can do xm console <guest name or id>
(use xm list to show the list of domains)

http://linux.die.net/man/1/virt-install

>
> Also has anyone used OpenQRM for managing Xen instances? Any thoughts?
>

I have heard it mentioned, have you searched on xen.markmail.org?
Also you may want to ask on irc ##xen on freenode or #xen on OFTC

Cheers,
Todd

-- 
Todd Deshane
http://todddeshane.net
http://runningxen.com

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