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tools:xen [2015/09/15 01:02] – [Debian 8 installation] 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.
  
-The process is to install Debian 8 with an official CD image and then remove and replace systemd after installation.+We may assume that this process has not changed dramatically for newer versions of Debian.
  
 === 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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 === Debian 8 sysvinit === === Debian 8 sysvinit ===
  
-If you used an official installation source then login and replace systemd with sysvinit.+Login and replace systemd with sysvinit.
  
-This process may also be applied (later) to any virtual machines other than domain 0.+This process may also be applied to any virtual machines other than domain 0.
  
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     - sshd root login (if required)     - sshd root login (if required)
-    - inittab getty hvc0+    - 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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