How to install an Ubuntu VM under CentOS/Red Hat Xen

 

How to install an Ubuntu VM under CentOS/Red Hat Xen CentOS   Xen   Ubuntu My process is to create the VM under Ubuntu/Gutsy and then move it across Resources There is an article at: http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-7.10-server-install-xen-from-ubuntu-rep... which unfortunately has a number of flaws. For more information, see: see also: http://www.eadz.co.nz/blog/article/xen-gutsy.html https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen-3.1/+bug/144631 http://blog.isotoma.com/2007/11/xen_and_the_gutsy_gibbon.html http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/Virtualizati... http://www.howtoforge.com/centos_5.0_xen A. fix up xen-tools: append to > /etc/xen-tools/xm.tmpl extra = ' TERM=xterm xencons=tty console=tty1' append to > /usr/lib/xen-tools/gutsy.d/15-disable-hwclock rm -f ${prefix}/etc/init.d/hwclock.sh ${prefix}/etc/init.d/hwclockfirst.sh ${prefix}/etc/udev/rules.d/85-hwclock.rules chmod -x ${prefix}/lib/udev/set_hwclock /etc/init.d/xend restart #restart the xend system B. create the xen image: xen-create-image --hostname=xen1.example.com --size=2Gb --swap=256Mb --ide / --ip=192.168.1.14 --netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=192.168.1.1 --force / --dir=/home/xen --memory=256Mb --arch=i386 --kernel=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-xen / --initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-xen --debootstrap --dist=gutsy / --mirror=http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ --passwd C. Start it to test it and also find the mac address xm create -c /etc/xen/xen1.example.com.cfg ifconfig #and note the mac address xm shutdown xen1.example.com #then shut it down modify /etc/xen/xen1.example.com.cfg to include after the mac address, e.g.: vif = ['mac=00:16:3E:4E:B5:9B, bridge=xenbr0', 'ip=192.168.1.22' ] D. Copy the image and .cfg files to Centos machine /usr/sbin/xm create -c /etc/xen/xen2.example.com.cfg #start it up (this seems a more reliable method of starting it than using the virtual manager gui) E. Install extras on the image #upgrade server to desktop apt-get update apt-get upgrade aptitude install ubuntu-desktop Install NX server so as to be able to log into a desktop from another machine (MUCH better than VNC) Info from this page: http://www.nomachine.com/download-package.php?Prod_Id=359 see here for installation: http://drup.org/installing-nx-server apt-get install kubuntu-desktop #I prefer kubuntu installed over the top of ubuntu -Notes on mount: mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso mount -o loop -t ext3 /home/xen/domains/xen1.example.com/disk.img /mnt/xen1 F. Move image based VM into an LVM based VM (much more efficient See here: http://quadruple.ca/lvm-commands for details     from: http://drup.org/how-install-ubuntu-vm-under-centosred-hat-xen