Saturday, March 22, 2008


Install Xen 3.2 on Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop (amd64)



Backported Mercurial from Ubuntu Hardy Heron
Repositories:-

$ vi /etc/apt/sources.list and add this line to the
end:
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ \
hardy main restricted universe multiverse

# apt-get update
# apt-get build-dep mercurial
# apt-get source -b mercurial
# dpkg -i mercurial_0.9.5-2_amd64.deb

Installed gcc:-

# apt-get install gcc gcc-3.4 gcc-4.1 libsdl1.2-dev \
make libz-dev uuid-dev libasound2-dev gcc libc6-dev \
zlib1g-dev

Installed 2.6.22-14-xen ubuntu xen-kernel
# aptitude install linux-image-xen
to protect Gnome desktop environment, when 2.6.18.8-xen kernel
would be loaded.


Dowloaded :-
zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz
openssl-0.9.8g.tar.gz

1. Tuned Makefile when install openssl
2. Tuned Makefile when install zlib
to perform "make install" to folders expected by Xen 3.2
3.apt-get install libncurses5-dev

Installing openssl assigned:-
INSTDIR=/usr
TOPDIR=/usr
in Makefile

Installing zlib configured as follows :-
# ./configure --shared
# make
# make install (in Makefile prefix=/usr)

Actions above have been undertaken to avoid failure when running:-
# make tools

Compiling Xen:-

# cd /usr/src
# wget http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.2.0/xen-3.2.0.tar.gz
# hg clone http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg
# tar -xzf xen-3.2.0.tar.gz
# cd xen-3.2.0
# make all
# make install

# update-rc.d xend defaults 20 21
# update-rc.d xendomains defaults 21 20
# depmod 2.6.18.8-xen
# mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18.8-xen 2.6.18.8-xen
# vi /etc/init.d/xend and insert before shell code:-

mkdir -p /var/run/xenstored
mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys


Update /boot/grub/menu.lst

title Xen 3.2.0 / Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.18.8-xen
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/xen-3.2.0.gz
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen root=UUID=8f17d1a1-64ab-425a-9b53-71d20aa7893e ro
console=tty0
module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18.8-xen

Boot into new kernel

SNV84 DomU has been installed and tested at
Xen 3.2 Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Dom0 (64-bit).
Notice, that eth2 is ethernet interface connected to ADSL Modem acting as DHCP bridge
and reported by:-
# brctl show
as a xen bridge after tuning /etc/xen/xend-conf.sxp and rebooting into Xen 3.2 kernel.



**********************
Installation profile
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name = 'Solaris84PVM'
memory = '1024'
disk = [ 'file:/usr/lib/xen-solaris/snv84.iso,6:cdrom,r','phy:/dev/sdb11,0,w']
vif = [ 'bridge = eth2' ]
bootloader = '/usr/bin/pygrub'
kernel = '/boot/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix'
ramdisk = '/boot/amd64/x86.miniroot'
extra = '/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix - nowin -B install_media=cdrom'
  




















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Runtime profile
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name = 'Solaris84PVM'
memory = '1024'
disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sdb11,0,w' ]
vif = [ 'bridge = eth2' ]




















References
1.http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2008-01/msg00704.html

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