Re: [Xen-users] Re: [Fedora-xen] Stable Xen Dom0 and DomU via Fedora 12

[Zhiqiang Ma <cnfnxk@xxxxxxxxx>]

We don't use libvirt.

We simply use xm command to manage VMs. xm + script is enough for us
by now since our cluster is not very big.

Eric

On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:53 AM, Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Do you setup libvirt 0.8.2  ,...,virt-install,virt-manager ?
>
>
> yum install xen-4.0.1-5.7.fc13.x86_64.rpm \
> xen-debuginfo-4.0.1-5.7.fc13.x86_64.rpm \
> xen-devel-4.0.1-5.7.fc13.x86_64.rpm \
> xen-doc-4.0.1-5.7.fc13.x86_64.rpm \
> xen-hypervisor-4.0.1-5.7.fc13.x86_64.rpm \
> xen-libs-4.0.1-5.7.fc13.x86_64.rpm \
> xen-runtime-4.0.1-5.7.fc13.x86_64.rpm
>
> # yum install libvirt libvirt-python python-virtinst \
> virt-manager virt-viewer
>
> Details here :-
>
> http://bderzhavets.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/set-up-libvirt-0-7-7xen-4-0-on-top-fedora-13-rc2/
>
> Boris
>
> --- On Sun, 8/1/10, Zhiqiang Ma <cnfnxk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Zhiqiang Ma <cnfnxk@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Re: [Fedora-xen] Stable Xen Dom0 and DomU via Fedora 
> 12
> To: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
> fedora-xen@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010, 3:30 PM
>
> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Actually, Pasi himself managed a bit different :)
>
>
> The src.rpm is much more convenient to use. I should find out this
> information earlier!
>
> But thanks all the same for the nice information. I will try Pasi's
> src.rpm when we upgrade our platform.
>
> Best,
> Eric
>
>
> > ************
> > Quote
> > ************
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just hacked together Xen 4.0.1-rc3-pre src.rpm package for Fedora 13,
> > and I thought I'd share it. It should work with Fedora 12 aswell.
> >
> > download-link:
> > http://pasik.reaktio.net/fedora/xen-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.src.rpm
> >
> >
> > Instructions to compile/install:
> >
> > - Check http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Xen4.0 wiki page and install the 
> > packages/rpms listed there!
> > - Download xen-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.src.rpm
> > - rpm -i xen-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.src.rpm
> > - rpmbuild -bb xen-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.src.rpm
> >
> > After a while you should see:
> >
> > Wrote: /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/xen-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.x86_64.rpm
> > Wrote: /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/xen-libs-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.x86_64.rpm
> > Wrote: /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/xen-runtime-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.x86_64.rpm
> > Wrote: 
> > /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/xen-hypervisor-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.x86_64.rpm
> > Wrote: /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/xen-doc-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.x86_64.rpm
> > Wrote: /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/xen-devel-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.x86_64.rpm
> > Wrote: 
> > /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/xen-debuginfo-4.0.1-0.1.rc3.fc13.x86_64.rpm
> >
> > - cd /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64
> > - rpm -Uvh xen*4.0.1*.rpm
> > - Install Xen dom0 capable kernel,
> > ********************************************************************
> > wget        
> > http://fedorapeople.org/~myoung/dom0/src/kernel-2.6.32.16-1.2.108.xendom0.fc12.src.rpm
> > ********************************************************************
> > edit grub.conf, reboot
> >
> > Note that Xen 4.0.1-rcX is required for the latest xen/stable-2.6.32.x 
> > kernels (2.6.32.15+),
> > they won't work with Xen 4.0.0 anymore.
> >
> > This unofficial src.rpm works for me, hopefully for you aswell :)
> >
> > -- Pasi
> >
> >
> > --- On Sun, 8/1/10, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
> > Subject: [Xen-users] Re: [Fedora-xen] Stable Xen Dom0 and DomU via Fedora 12
> > To: "Zhiqiang Ma" <cnfnxk@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, fedora-xen@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010, 7:34 AM
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 01:55:22AM +0800, Zhiqiang Ma wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Our group are using Fedora (We updated the system to Fedora 12
> > > recently) in our research cluster and we virtualize the computing
> > > resources using Xen. I have do a lot test and we finally settle on a
> > > stable Xen solution for our cluster. The test shows it is quite stable
> > > and we are satisfy with the virtual machine's performance.
> > >
> > > We use Xen 4.0.0 and Xenified Linux kernel 2.6.32.13 to set up Dom0
> > > since Fedora 12 no longer provides kernel form Dom0:
> > > http://pkill.info/b/2252/setting-up-stable-xen-dom0-with-fedora-xen-4-0-0-with-xenified-linux-kernel-2-6-32-13-in-fedora-12/
> > >
> > > Fedora 12's kernel is already pv_ops enabled. We are happy to install
> > > Fedora 12 in the virtual machine without any special configuration.
> > > All the packages are from Fedora's repository:
> > > http://pkill.info/b/2256/setting-up-stable-xen-domu-with-fedora-unmodified-fedora-12-on-top-of-xenified-fedora-12-dom0-with-xen-4-0-0/
> > >
> > > I know both the Xen and the kernel are not the most latest ones. But
> > > the current ones are enough for us.
> > >
> > > Please give your comments on this solution. Your suggestions will be
> > > highly appreciated.
> > >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Nice and very clear tutorials! Thanks!
> >
> > -- Pasi
> >
> >
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>
>
>
> --
> Thanks.
> Eric
>
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