Xen users - Jan 2008 - debian dom0 centos-5 domU xen-tools copy

I have a problem:
I run debian etch amd64, and i need to create a centos5 domU.

I can''t use hvm cause I need to use nat and there''s the famous
nat bug with hvm.

I have read that is not good to use the xen-tools rpmstrap.

So how can i install a centos-5 domU?

I have installed in another disk, in the same computer, centos 5.

Is there a way to create a domU from the partition of the disk where i have a
"normal" centos 5 installation?

I have read that in xen-tools there are some "copy" options but I
don''t have understand if and how to use it.


Thanks in advance.



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Thank you for replying.

I have tried with a prebuilt image file, and it works until...It halts because
of...of what? I don''t know, but errors about memory/cpu of this domU.

I have tried to build an image by my own from a mine fresh installation of
centos in an other hard disk, but it happes the same.

I have no problems with all other distros I have tried, paravirtualized and hvm,
just with centos i have errors.

SO what''s the "default" best debian to get a rpm bases
distros (centos) from a debian dom0

Thanks again for you patience.






On Jan 13, 2008 7:49 AM, zava.zava@libero.it <zava.zava@libero.it> wrote:

    I have a problem:
    I run debian etch amd64, and i need to create a centos5 domU.

    I can''t use hvm cause I need to use nat and there''s the
famous nat bug with hvm.

    I have read that is not good to use the xen-tools rpmstrap.

    So how can i install a centos-5 domU?

    I have installed in another disk, in the same computer, centos 5.

    Is there a way to create a domU from the partition of the disk where i have
a "normal" centos 5 installation?


Yes. You can make your own virtual disk or partition with dd and then copy the
contents of the "normal" centos install to it. (you may need to tweak
things to match, i.e Label''s on partitions to fstab etc.) I would give
you better instructions on this, but I am on the run. Let me/the list know if
you need help on that.

Alternatively you could create a CentOS domU with the centos tools, virt-install
et al. and copy the image and the config over and make tweaks (if needed)


Regards,
Todd



    I have read that in xen-tools there are some "copy" options but I
don''t have understand if and how to use it.


    Thanks in advance.



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On Jan 30, 2008 3:53 AM, zava.zava@libero.it <zava.zava@libero.it> wrote:
> Thank you for replying.
>
> I have tried with a prebuilt image file, and it works until...It halts
> because of...of what? I don''t know, but errors about memory/cpu of
this
> domU.
>
> I have tried to build an image by my own from a mine fresh installation of
> centos in an other hard disk, but it happes the same.
>
> I have no problems with all other distros I have tried, paravirtualized
> and hvm, just with centos i have errors.
>
> SO what''s the "default" best debian to get a rpm bases
distros (centos)
> from a debian dom0
>
> Thanks again for you patience.
>
>
You should try rinse: http://www.xen-tools.org/software/rinse/

>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2008 7:49 AM, zava.zava@libero.it <zava.zava@libero.it>
wrote:
>
>    I have a problem:
>    I run debian etch amd64, and i need to create a centos5 domU.
>
>    I can''t use hvm cause I need to use nat and there''s
the famous nat bug
> with hvm.
>
>    I have read that is not good to use the xen-tools rpmstrap.
>
>    So how can i install a centos-5 domU?
>
>    I have installed in another disk, in the same computer, centos 5.
>
>    Is there a way to create a domU from the partition of the disk where i
> have a "normal" centos 5 installation?
>
>
> Yes. You can make your own virtual disk or partition with dd and then copy
> the contents of the "normal" centos install to it. (you may need
to tweak
> things to match, i.e Label''s on partitions to fstab etc.) I would
give you
> better instructions on this, but I am on the run. Let me/the list know if
> you need help on that.
>
> Alternatively you could create a CentOS domU with the centos tools,
> virt-install et al. and copy the image and the config over and make tweaks
> (if needed)
>
>
> Regards,
> Todd
>
>
>
>    I have read that in xen-tools there are some "copy" options
but I don''t
> have understand if and how to use it.
>
>
>    Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>    _______________________________________________
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