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tools:xen [2015/07/29 01:28] – [XEN Debian 8 appliance] darrontools:xen [2025/01/31 10:33] (current) – darron
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-==== XEN Debian 8 appliance ====+==== XEN ====
  
-This installation process demonstrates how to set up Xen on debian. It doesn't go into+This installation process demonstrates how to set up Xen on Debian 8. It doesn't go into
 great detail and only gives a general overview. great detail and only gives a general overview.
  
-You can download this net install [[http://without-systemd.org/wiki/images/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso|ISO]] image and create a bootable CD or flash drive. +We may assume that this process has not changed dramatically for newer versions of Debian.
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-Alternatively, you may install Debian 8 (Jessie) with an official image and then remove and replace systemd after installation.+
  
 === Debian 8 installation === === Debian 8 installation ===
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 +We first install [[http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/|Debian 8]] with an official CD image and then remove and replace systemd after installation.
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 +NB Replacing systemd on newer versions of Debian is not possible.
  
 Boot the image to perform the installation process and select `Install'. Boot the image to perform the installation process and select `Install'.
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 The next step is partitioning. Initially we choose Guided partitioning and after edit the automatic choice for the root partition. The next step is partitioning. Initially we choose Guided partitioning and after edit the automatic choice for the root partition.
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 +If you prefer you can choose Manual partitioning. In manual mode you may set up software RAID before creating a volume group and the volumes within it.
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 Guided Partitioning - use entire disk and set up LVM Guided Partitioning - use entire disk and set up LVM
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 === Debian 8 sysvinit === === Debian 8 sysvinit ===
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 Login and replace systemd with sysvinit. Login and replace systemd with sysvinit.
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 +This process may also be applied to any virtual machines other than domain 0.
  
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-Configure sshd root login (if required).\\ +If this is a VM, configure the following. 
-Configure inittab getty hvc0 (if this is a VM).\\+ 
 +    - sshd root login (if required) 
 +    - inittab getty hvc0 (1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 hvc0)
  
 Now reboot, login again and finish the job off. Now reboot, login again and finish the job off.
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 === XEN LVM disk maintenance === === XEN LVM disk maintenance ===
  
-If we shut down a VM we can perform disk maintenance on it's virtual disk from Domain 0.+If we shut down a VM we can perform disk maintenance on its virtual disk from Domain 0.
  
 First ensure that the target VM is off-line. Here we only have 1 VM so our output only shows Domain 0 and First ensure that the target VM is off-line. Here we only have 1 VM so our output only shows Domain 0 and
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 /dev/dm-1                               partition       2097148 0       -1 /dev/dm-1                               partition       2097148 0       -1
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