CentOS - Apr 2007 - Using Xen under CentOS 5.0

OS: CentOS 5.0 x86.


I have an internal modem with a driver that works with CentOS 4.x but 
not with 5.0. So I am thinking of using Xen in conjunction to SL 4.x.

My question is, does this require separate physical partitions for SL 
4.x, or will these be part of a VM file or something with CentOS 5.0 as 
a host?

Hi,

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:47:55 +0300
Ioannis Vranos <ivranos at freemail.gr> wrote:
> I have an internal modem with a driver that works with CentOS 4.x but 
> not with 5.0. So I am thinking of using Xen in conjunction to SL 4.x.
Please be aware that dom0 normally only has real physical hardware
access, though it is possible to hide some devices for dom0 to make
them available in domU. If this is a PCI device, look for
"pciback.hide" in the Xen User's Manual for more information.
> My question is, does this require separate physical partitions for SL 
> 4.x, or will these be part of a VM file or something with CentOS 5.0 as 
> a host?
domUs can be installed on physical partitions or disk image files.

With kind regards,
Daniel de Kok