Hi.Please, I need some help to install a Xen 3 native . How can I do this ? I do not want a Linux in my PC. I need only Xen operating in my PC. Please, some direction. TIA. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:22:03AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote:> Hi.Please, I need some help to install a Xen 3 native . How can I do this ? > I do not want a Linux in my PC. I need only Xen operating in my PC. Please, > some direction. TIA.Xen hypervisor is not really usable without Domain-0 ("dom0"). Dom0 is usually Linux kernel/distribution, and it''s used to control the Xen hypervisor and provide virtual disks and network access to the virtual machines (aka guests aka domUs). So yes, you need Linux aswell, in addition to Xen hypervisor. Or if you like Opensolaris better than Linux, dom0 support also exists for Opensolaris. And for NetBSD. The bottom line is you _need_ dom0. -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:48:42AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote:> Hi.But what have I to install first - Xen or Linux ? Until now I am standing > that I CAN install Xen using a .ISO CD/DVD. Then, after, I install a Linux > DomU. OK or NOK ? Thanks. >Usually first you install Linux distribution, that will be used as dom0. If that distribution contains Xen hypervisor/tools/dom0-kernel packages, then you install them. If not, then you compile from source and install. After that you reboot into Xen and then you can start creating VMs (=domUs) from dom0. -- Pasi> 2009/7/31 Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi> > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:22:03AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote: > > > Hi.Please, I need some help to install a Xen 3 native . How can I do this > > ? > > > I do not want a Linux in my PC. I need only Xen operating in my PC. > > Please, > > > some direction. TIA. > > > > Xen hypervisor is not really usable without Domain-0 ("dom0"). > > > > Dom0 is usually Linux kernel/distribution, and it''s used to control the Xen > > hypervisor and provide virtual disks and network access to the > > virtual machines (aka guests aka domUs). > > > > So yes, you need Linux aswell, in addition to Xen hypervisor. > > > > Or if you like Opensolaris better than Linux, dom0 support also exists > > for Opensolaris. And for NetBSD. > > > > The bottom line is you _need_ dom0. > > > > -- Pasi > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:48:42AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote: >> Hi.But what have I to install first - Xen or Linux ? Until now I am standing >> that I CAN install Xen using a .ISO CD/DVD. Then, after, I install a Linux >> DomU. OK or NOK ? Thanks. >> > > Usually first you install Linux distribution, that will be used as dom0. > > If that distribution contains Xen hypervisor/tools/dom0-kernel packages, > then you install them. If not, then you compile from source and install. > > After that you reboot into Xen and then you can start creating VMs (=domUs) > from dom0. > > -- Pasi > > >> 2009/7/31 Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi> >> >>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:22:03AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote: >>>> Hi.Please, I need some help to install a Xen 3 native . How can I do this >>> ? >>>> I do not want a Linux in my PC. I need only Xen operating in my PC. >>> Please, >>>> some direction. TIA. >>> Xen hypervisor is not really usable without Domain-0 ("dom0"). >>> >>> Dom0 is usually Linux kernel/distribution, and it''s used to control the Xen >>> hypervisor and provide virtual disks and network access to the >>> virtual machines (aka guests aka domUs). >>> >>> So yes, you need Linux aswell, in addition to Xen hypervisor. >>> >>> Or if you like Opensolaris better than Linux, dom0 support also exists >>> for Opensolaris. And for NetBSD. >>> >>> The bottom line is you _need_ dom0. >>> >>> -- Pasi >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >One really easy method is to install the latest version of CentOS and choose virtualization as part of the install. A good way to get your feet wet with XEN. -- -- Steven G. Spencer, Network Administrator KSC Corporate - The Kelly Supply Family of Companies Office 308-382-8764 Ext. 231 Mobile 308-380-7957 _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 09:16:55AM -0500, Steve Spencer wrote:> Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:48:42AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote: > >> Hi.But what have I to install first - Xen or Linux ? Until now I am standing > >> that I CAN install Xen using a .ISO CD/DVD. Then, after, I install a Linux > >> DomU. OK or NOK ? Thanks. > >> > > > > Usually first you install Linux distribution, that will be used as dom0. > > > > If that distribution contains Xen hypervisor/tools/dom0-kernel packages, > > then you install them. If not, then you compile from source and install. > > > > After that you reboot into Xen and then you can start creating VMs (=domUs) > > from dom0. > > > > -- Pasi > > > One really easy method is to install the latest version of CentOS and > choose virtualization as part of the install. A good way to get your > feet wet with XEN. >Yes, indeed, that''s a good way. -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 01:02:41PM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote:> Ok. Now my next question: where can I find a step-to-step to do this > instalation using a Debian or other distro linux? > Thanks, again.Google for it. I''d recommend CentOS 5.3 for trying out Xen virtualization. -- Pasi> José > > 2009/7/31 Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi> > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:34:00AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote: > > > OK.But everytime, always have I install linux first ? > > > TIA. > > > > Yes. > > > > -- Pasi > > > > > José > > > > > > 2009/7/31 Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi> > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:48:42AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote: > > > > > Hi.But what have I to install first - Xen or Linux ? Until now I am > > > > standing > > > > > that I CAN install Xen using a .ISO CD/DVD. Then, after, I install a > > > > Linux > > > > > DomU. OK or NOK ? Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Usually first you install Linux distribution, that will be used as > > dom0. > > > > > > > > If that distribution contains Xen hypervisor/tools/dom0-kernel > > packages, > > > > then you install them. If not, then you compile from source and > > install. > > > > > > > > After that you reboot into Xen and then you can start creating VMs > > (=domUs) > > > > from dom0. > > > > > > > > -- Pasi > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2009/7/31 Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi> > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:22:03AM -0300, JOSÉ FORMIGA wrote: > > > > > > > Hi.Please, I need some help to install a Xen 3 native . How can I > > do > > > > this > > > > > > ? > > > > > > > I do not want a Linux in my PC. I need only Xen operating in my > > PC. > > > > > > Please, > > > > > > > some direction. TIA. > > > > > > > > > > > > Xen hypervisor is not really usable without Domain-0 ("dom0"). > > > > > > > > > > > > Dom0 is usually Linux kernel/distribution, and it''s used to control > > the > > > > Xen > > > > > > hypervisor and provide virtual disks and network access to the > > > > > > virtual machines (aka guests aka domUs). > > > > > > > > > > > > So yes, you need Linux aswell, in addition to Xen hypervisor. > > > > > > > > > > > > Or if you like Opensolaris better than Linux, dom0 support also > > exists > > > > > > for Opensolaris. And for NetBSD. > > > > > > > > > > > > The bottom line is you _need_ dom0. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Pasi > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users