Xen devel - Oct 2011 - Docs: How to create and install CentOS PVMs with xe CLI on XCP 1.1

Hello,

First thank you very much for *XCP 1.1*, the *vmvnc* script and helpful 
hints from both xen-lists!

I hope the description below "How to create and install CentOS PVMs with 
xe CLI on XCP 1.1" will be helpful for first steps without XenCenter (as 
it doesn''t run on Linux yet). Installation of PVM for ubuntu 11.10 
server is very similar.

I strongly suggest to read documentation of XenServer 5.6 sp2 
(reference.pdf and guest.pdf) for better understanding.

Enjoy and feel free to add it to xen-wiki or to documentation if you 
find it useful .

regards, Mark

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ms@it-infrastrukturen.org


*Installing of CentOS6 PVM (xe CLI / XCP 1.1)*

*# On the XCP 1.1 host*

# Prepare local iso repository
/var/opt/xen/iso_import/centos6
wget -Nc
http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/centos/6.0/isos/x86_64/CentOS-6.0-x86_64-minimal.iso
xe sr-create name-label=centos6 type=iso
device-config:location=/var/opt/xen/iso_import/centos6
device-config:legacy_mode=true content-type=iso
xe cd-list

# Create and tune PVM
xe vm-install new-name-label=centos6dbrt20 sr-name-label=Local\ LVM\ SR\
DB-VM-pool  template=Other\ install\ media
xe vdi-create name-label="VDI centos6 dbrt20 server"
sr-uuid=638d8bb3-4b08-f7c0-1e9d-2dc496b86c49 type=user sm-config:type=raw
virtual-size=32GiB
xe vm-list

xe vm-param-set VCPUs-max=4 uuid=a4db5c10-a197-6200-fdca-60a9a231f261
xe vm-param-set VCPUs-at-startup=2 uuid=a4db5c10-a197-6200-fdca-60a9a231f261
xe vm-param-set memory-static-max=4GiB uuid=a4db5c10-a197-6200-fdca-60a9a231f261
xe vm-param-set memory-dynamic-max=4GiB
uuid=a4db5c10-a197-6200-fdca-60a9a231f261
xe vm-param-set memory-dynamic-min=1GiB
uuid=a4db5c10-a197-6200-fdca-60a9a231f261
xe vm-param-set memory-static-min=1GiB uuid=a4db5c10-a197-6200-fdca-60a9a231f261

xe vdi-create name-label="VDI centos6 dbrt20 server"
sr-uuid=638d8bb3-4b08-f7c0-1e9d-2dc496b86c49 type=user sm-config:type=raw
virtual-size=32GiB
xe vdi-list
xe vm-disk-add vm=centos6dbrt20 sr-uuid=638d8bb3-4b08-f7c0-1e9d-2dc496b86c49 
device=0 disk-size=34359738368
xe vbd-list
xe vbd-param-set bootable=false uuid=878a2e9c-4efa-3daa-e5ad-5f98244d93c6

xe vm-list
xe network-list
xe vif-create vm-uuid=a4db5c10-a197-6200-fdca-60a9a231f261 
network-uuid=9f6f2c37-090c-148a-1a99-134846808d10 mac=random device=0
xe vm-cd-add vm=centos6dbrt20 device=3 cd-name=CentOS-6.0-x86_64-minimal.iso
xe vm-cd-list vm=centos6dbrt20
xe vbd-param-set bootable=true uuid=c6ac1b61-fdf0-37c9-f6b5-aedcb74d8ba5
xe vm-param-set uuid=a4db5c10-a197-6200-fdca-60a9a231f261
other-config:install-repository=cdrom

# Start the installation of CentOS
xe vm-start vm=centos6dbrt20


*# On the linux client with vncviewer*
ironm@debian:~$ ./vmvnc -h 192.168.1.190 -g centos6dbrt20

# --- vmvnc script script
#!/bin/bash

function usage () {
     echo "Usage:"
     echo "   `basename $0` -h<xenserver host>   -g<guest vm
name-label>"
     echo "   `basename $0` -h<xenserver host>   -u<guest vm
uuid>"
     echo "   `basename $0` -h<xenserver host>  
-d<domID>"
     exit 1
}

while getopts "h:g:u:d:" option
do
     case $option in
         h ) xs=${OPTARG} ;;
         g ) vm=${OPTARG} ;;
         u ) uu=${OPTARG} ;;
         d ) id=${OPTARG} ;;
         * ) usage
     esac
done

if [ -z ${xs} ]; then
     usage
fi

if [ -z ${uu} ]&&   [ -z ${vm} ]&&   [ -z ${id} ]; then
     usage
fi

if [ ! -z ${uu} ]; then
     domid=`ssh root@${xs} xe vm-list uuid=${uu} params=dom-id --minimal`
elif [ ! -z ${vm} ]; then
     domid=`ssh root@${xs} xe vm-list name-label=${vm} params=dom-id --minimal`
elif [ ! -z ${id} ]; then
     domid=${id}
fi

if [ -z ${domid} ]; then
     echo "Could not find guest ${vm}${uu} on host ${xs}."
     exit 1
elif [ ${domid} -lt 0 ]; then
     echo "Guest ${vm}${uu} has no dom-id. Is your vm running?"
     exit 1
fi

port=`ssh root@${xs} xenstore-read /local/domain/${domid}/console/vnc-port`

if [ -z ${port} ]; then
     echo "Couldn''t read VNC port from xenstore. Is your vm
running?"
     exit 1
fi

echo "Connecting to vnc port ${port} on host ${xs}..."

vncviewer -via root@${xs} localhost::${port}
# ---





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Hello, 

As you''ve obtained "Local \ LVM \ SR \ DB-VM-pool." 

You used lvcreate then "xe sr-create"?

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*SOLUTION:* 
I have modified the logical volume, then its size Resize to finally create
the "Local  LVM SR DB-VM-pool."

*NEW PROBLEM:* 
He has been a new problem, in the step of giving confirmation to write the
changes to the partition where you are installing centos, vncviewer
disconnects and I can not reconnect.

Are you sure that the version 6 of the centos6 can be virtualized in the XCP
1.1??

You have completed the installation?

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