Re: [Xen-users] Installing with iso

[Lance Haig <lhaig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/05/09 19:29, Ananth wrote:
> Hi Lance,
> I have been pretty much following the link to rpath Wiki for installing
> guest domain, especially the network monitoring system which the wiki
> page points you to. I have been facing error while I create guest using
> the procedure given. I am facing the error that says pygrub did not
> return any value.Please try it and let me know if you are able to
> successfully create the guest domain.
>
> Thank you
>
> Regards
> Ananth
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 4:17 AM, Lance Haig <lhaig@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:lhaig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     On 11/05/09 23:21, jonr@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jonr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>         Quoting "Lance Haig" <lhaig@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>         <mailto:lhaig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>:
>
>             On 11/05/09 19:12, jonr@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jonr@xxxxxxxxxx>
>             wrote:
>
>                 Quoting "Lance Haig" <lhaig@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>                 <mailto:lhaig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>:
>
>                     Hi,
>
>                     I am running the latest xen package on Debian Lenny
>                     and I want to
>                     install a Linux vm with an ISO image.
>
>                     How best do I make this happen.
>
>                     I have not been able to get virt-manager to connect
>                     to the xen
>                     instance on my server from my Laptop.
>
>                     I would really appreciate the help
>
>                     Thanks
>
>                     Lance
>
>
>                 Hello Lance,
>
>                 The easiest way I have found is to loop mount the iso
>                 then expose it on
>                 my webserver. I then use virt-manager to connect and
>                 install with http.
>                 That way I am able to install in paravirtual mode rather
>                 than HVM.
>
>                 You can also do the exact same thing from the command
>                 line using ssh
>                 from your laptop, look at the virt-install man page. I
>                 would tcpdump on
>                 your laptop and server to see why you are unable to connect.
>
>                 Hope that helps,
>
>                 Jon
>
>
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>             Hi again,
>
>             Is it possible for a person to run a downloaded raw file
>             system in a
>             xen environment?
>
>             I have downloaded a vm from the rpath.org <http://rpath.org>
>             site and want to run the vm
>             on my xen system. It is a running file system that just
>             needs to be
>             booted.
>
>             I have manually created config files on my kvm qemu system
>             to run this
>             in the past. does xen have config files I could copy and use?
>
>             I apologies for the newbie questions.
>
>             Thanks
>
>             Lance
>
>
>         I have never used rpath images but a quick look on their site I
>         found
>         the link below. The first link about using a domU created by
>         rpath or
>         rmake and how to install it on a xen system might give you an idea.
>
>         Jon
>
>         http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Xen_Solutions_Using_rPath_Technologies
>
>
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>     Hi Jon,
>
>     I must be blind. I looked on their site and did not find that one.
>
>     Thanks again.
>
>
>     Lance
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Hi Ananth,

I am having trouble copying the image to my server as it seems xen makes 
the datastore read only. At least for me that is.
I wonder how I get around that.

Lance

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