Re: [Xen-users] clarification with xen vm /guest creation

[Todd Deshane <todd.deshane@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:46 AM, Yamini L <lpyamini@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to create a vm on xen..
>
> I have used xm create configfile.. Initially, i  had created a raw virtual
> disk (empty one).
>
> configfile
>
> kernel="/root/Desktop/vmlinuz"
> memory=1024
> extra="fastboot"
> ramdisk="/root/Desktop/initrd.img"
> disk = ['tap:aio:/var/lib/xen/images/new.img,xvda,w']
> name="newdom"
> #root="/dev/xvda1 ro"
> vif=['ip=10.2.0.251']
> #eth0=on
>
>
> And then i am prompted for interactive installation..
>
> Here i want to know how to install os from iso files and also, on installing
> os by giving mirror locations and after that while partitioning i am getting
> error saying that there are no hard drives in my system..
>

Some documentation available here:
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Virtualization/chap-Virtualization-Virtualized_guest_installation_overview.html

For CD or ISO-based installs you need an HVM guest. You can do network
installs with PV guests. The document linked to should get you
started.

Hope that helps.

Thanks,
Todd

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