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author | maw48@labyrinth.cl.cam.ac.uk |
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date | Thu Oct 14 00:49:28 2004 +0000 (2004-10-14) |
parents | 611881eac889 fddd7da6fe9a |
children | f1e0a1079c28 |
files | docs/user.tex tools/examples/xmexample1 tools/examples/xmexample2 |
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1.1 --- a/docs/user.tex Wed Oct 13 20:55:54 2004 +0000 1.2 +++ b/docs/user.tex Thu Oct 14 00:49:28 2004 +0000 1.3 @@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ isolation between the various OS instanc 1.4 distros. 1.5 1.6 The Windows XP port is only available to those who have signed the 1.7 -Microsoft Academic Source License. 1.8 +Microsoft Academic Source License. Publically available XP support 1.9 +will not be available for the foreseeable future (this may change when 1.10 +Intel's Vanderpool Technology becomes available). 1.11 1.12 Possible usage scenarios for Xen include: 1.13 \begin{description} 1.14 @@ -376,10 +378,21 @@ In both cases, if you have an SMP machin 1.15 XXX Insert details on customising the kernel to be built. 1.16 i.e. merging config files 1.17 1.18 +If you have an existing kernel configuration that you would like to 1.19 +use for domain 0, you should copy it to 1.20 +install/boot/config-2.6.8.1-xen0. During the first build, you may be 1.21 +asked about some Xen-specific options. 1.22 + 1.23 +\framebox{\parbox{5in}{ 1.24 +{\bf Distro specific:} \\ 1.25 +{\it Gentoo} --- if not using udev (most installations, currently), you'll need 1.26 +to enable devfs and devfs mount at boot time in the xen0 config. 1.27 +}} 1.28 + 1.29 The files produced by the build process are stored under the 1.30 \path{install/} directory. To install them in their default 1.31 locations, do: \\ 1.32 -\verb_# make install_\\ 1.33 +\verb_# make install_ 1.34 1.35 Alternatively, users with special installation requirements may wish 1.36 to install them manually by copying file to their appropriate 1.37 @@ -439,8 +452,11 @@ not remove the original contents of \pat 1.38 to boot up with your old Linux kernel in future, particularly if you 1.39 have problems. 1.40 1.41 -XXX insert distro specific stuff in here (maybe) 1.42 -Suse 9.1: no 'ro' option 1.43 +\framebox{\parbox{5in}{ 1.44 +{\bf Distro specific:} \\ 1.45 +{\it SuSE} --- Omit the {\tt ro} option from the XenLinux kernel 1.46 +command line, since it causes problems on this distribution. 1.47 +}} 1.48 1.49 \subsection{Serial Console} 1.50 1.51 @@ -583,12 +599,13 @@ You can also use the "service" command t 1.52 1.53 \verb_# service xendomains start_ 1.54 1.55 -Starts all the domains with config files under /etc/xc/auto/. 1.56 +Starts all the domains with config files under /etc/xen/auto/. 1.57 1.58 \verb_# service xendomains stop_ 1.59 1.60 Shuts down ALL running Xen domains. 1.61 1.62 + 1.63 \chapter{Domain management tasks} 1.64 1.65 The previous chapter described a simple example of how to configure
2.1 --- a/tools/examples/xmexample1 Wed Oct 13 20:55:54 2004 +0000 2.2 +++ b/tools/examples/xmexample1 Thu Oct 14 00:49:28 2004 +0000 2.3 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ 2.4 2.5 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.6 # Kernel image file. 2.7 -kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.26-xenU" 2.8 +kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-xenU" 2.9 2.10 # Optional ramdisk. 2.11 #ramdisk = "/boot/initrd.gz" 2.12 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ name = "ExampleDomain" 2.13 # where UNAME is the device, DEV is the device name the domain will see, 2.14 # and MODE is r for read-only, w for read-write. 2.15 2.16 -disk = [ 'phy:hda1,xda1,r' ] 2.17 +disk = [ 'phy:hda1,hda1,r' ] 2.18 2.19 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.20 # Set the kernel command line for the new domain. 2.21 @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ disk = [ 'phy:hda1,xda1,r' ] 2.22 #hostname= "vm%d" % vmid 2.23 2.24 # Set root device. 2.25 -root = "/dev/xda1 ro" 2.26 +root = "/dev/hda1 ro" 2.27 2.28 # Root device for nfs. 2.29 #root = "/dev/nfs"
3.1 --- a/tools/examples/xmexample2 Wed Oct 13 20:55:54 2004 +0000 3.2 +++ b/tools/examples/xmexample2 Thu Oct 14 00:49:28 2004 +0000 3.3 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ xm_vars.check() 3.4 3.5 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.6 # Kernel image file. 3.7 -kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.26-xenU" 3.8 +kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-xenU" 3.9 3.10 # Optional ramdisk. 3.11 #ramdisk = "/boot/initrd.gz"