xen discuss - Jun 2009 - scripable, auto-config of install of 2009.06 as a Xen DomU guest on Linux Dom0?

i''m 1st-installing 2009.06 as a Xen DomU guest on a Linux (Opensuse
11.1) Dom0.

following advice at,

	"How to Set up OpenSolaris 2008.11 or later as a Paravirtual Guest"
	 http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/opensolaris_domu/

@

	xm create -c my_solaris_cfg

i get to the

	opensolaris console login: jack
	Password: jack
...
jack@opensolaris:~$

then

	su -
	Password: opensolaris
...
root@opensolaris:~#

setup for static IP,

	svcadm disable network/physical:nwam
	svcadm enable  network/physical:default
	
	ifconfig xnf0 down
	ifconfig xnf0 192.168.1.102 netmask 255.255.255.0
	ifconfig xnf0 up
	route add default 192.168.1.102
	
	cp /etc/nsswitch.dns /etc/nsswitch.conf
	echo "nameserver 192.168.1.1" > /etc/resolv.conf
	logout

...
jack@opensolaris:~$

setup for VNC use,

	mkdir .vnc;cp .Xclients .vnc/xstartup
	vncserver
		Password: testpass
		Verify:   testpass

then connect with a VNC client to 192.168.1.1:5901

then @ OpenSolaris Desktop, click on "Install OpenSolaris" and proceed
from there ...


instead of the _manual_ interaction, as above, (how) can the above
static_IP, DNS & VNC setup be passed to the iso-based installer from
the DomU''s xen cfg file?

for Opensuse DomU guest installer, i''d add, e.g. (for a network
install),

	extra = ''... autoyast=nfs://192.168.1.9/os11/autoyast.xml
install=http://(mirror_path)/opensuse/distribution/11.1/repo/oss?device=eth0
hostip=192.168.1.102/24 gateway=192.168.1.1 nameserver=192.168.1.1''

where ''autoyast'' in *suse''s installer-scripting
config language.

does same exist for opensolaris?  can it be used for an
opensolaris-as-guest install? either from lomount''ed .iso, or from
network?

thanks.

On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 03:10:41PM -0700, PGNet Dev wrote:
> instead of the _manual_ interaction, as above, (how) can the above
> static_IP, DNS & VNC setup be passed to the iso-based installer from
> the DomU''s xen cfg file?
It cannot, OpenSolaris doesn''t really support anything other than DHCP.

For VNC access, though, see
http://blogs.sun.com/levon/entry/opensolaris_2008_11_as_a

regards
john

hi john,

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:28 PM, John Levon <john.levon@sun.com>
wrote:
> OpenSolaris doesn''t really support anything other than DHCP.
per my OP, i''m connected via VNC to an assigned static IP just fine ...

perhaps i''m misunderstanding.  are you saying that installer
_scripting_ is not supported, and/or that the installer can''t be
otherwise ''convinced'' to use a static IP ?

if that''s the case, how''s one install in an environment that
has no
DHCP services?

thanks.

On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 03:30:36PM -0700, PGNet Dev wrote:
> if that''s the case, how''s one install in an environment
that has no
> DHCP services?
You do what you''re doing - manually configure the interface.
There''s not
an exact RFE for doing better that I could find, but there is:

http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=4681
osol-0811-101a-rc1b : configuring static IP is very difficult.  sys-unconfig
requires hack.

Even if the installer allowed a static networking config, you''d need
more to be able to pass the info via the kernel cmdline

regards
john