[aklug] Re: xen question

Jon,

Installing won't be a problem, I have a new drive to install xen on. I've
read up on the config file but what do I need to tar up?

My reading leads me to believe that I could do something on the order of:

1. Load Xen creating a set of partitions on the order of /, /home, and /boot.

2. Do whatever to get the domu running. My thinking is to give each domu its
own partition for its local / and /boot directories.

3. share the /home from step one with each domu. So I won't need to setup
multiple sets of configs for the same apps.

The above leads to the question of what needs to be "instanced" in every domu?

Larry

On Thursday 20 November 2008 15:54:29 jonr@destar.net wrote:
> Quoting Larry Collier <larry@medease.com>:
> > I've been reading up on xen with the eventual goal of installing it on my
> > newest toy -- a quad core AMD Phenom.
> >
> > I can't find any source that tells how to tell xen about an existing, as
> > in already installed and working, linux/windows install. Lots of 'do
> > this' to get going all involving an install of the guest.
> >
> > If someone could tell me 'no can do' or point me to a reference, I'd
> > appreciate it.
> >
> > larry
>
> Hi Larry,
>
> If I understand you correctly, you want to virtualize an already
> running system, correct? It can be done but you first have to get xen
> installed then tar up and create a config file and a block/file device
> for the new domu.
>
> Jon
>
>
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Received on Thu Nov 20 16:42:09 2008