Xen users - Jun 2006 - Install Suse on LV from host running Fedora

I am running Xen-FC and would like to create a couple of Suse domains.
How can I install Suse in Logical volumes to use as disks in the VMs?

To install FC locally is pretty easy with yum. I would not be surprised if
that is
the case for Suse using Yast. But my host is FC so I don''t have yast.

Please any help would be highly appreciated.
thanks,
cc


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Am Dienstag, den 27.06.2006, 10:40 -0700 schrieb Claris
Castillo:
> I am running Xen-FC and would like to create a couple of Suse
> domains. 
> How can I install Suse in Logical volumes to use as disks in the VMs?
Hi,

I got it working the following way:
1. Install Suse on logical volume (example: sda6).
2. Rewrite the bootloader for FC.
3. Mount Suse partition.
4. Copy xenU modules to Suse partition.
5. Copy xenU kernel to Suse partition.
6. Chroot into suse partition
7. Edit /etc/fstab.
8. Edit /etc/inittab.
9. Make initrd.
10. Leave chroot.
11. Copy Suse initrd to your desired place.
12. Umount Suse partition.
13. Setup your config for Suse domU.

Of course it''s not the best way, but it worked for me.
There should be a nicer solution, but i don''t know it :)
>  
> To install FC locally is pretty easy with yum. I would not be
> surprised if that is 
> the case for Suse using Yast. But my host is FC so I don''t have
yast.
>  
> Please any help would be highly appreciated.
> thanks,
> cc
Regards,

Marvin Stark
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Am Mittwoch, den 28.06.2006, 06:53 -0700 schrieb Claris
Castillo:
> THANKS for your reply Marvin, 
> I am stuck in step 1.
> 1. Install Suse on logical volume?
> do you do that by copyin /bin, /usr/, etc. from a running suse host? 
> Or does yum has an option for this? Or can I install yast in FC?
Nothing of this. I booted from SuSe CD and installed it to the logical
volume.
>  
> cc
> 
>  
Regards,

Marvin Stark
[...]

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