XEN on Fedora 5

[Vipulinux]

Hi All

I am trying to configure Xen ( Virtual Machine Emulator) on Fedora 5.
I have followed http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraXenQuickstart but not able to unbderstand how to make an VM instance.

Can you share your exp and inputs on this. Also if you have configured a VM instance on Fedora pls share the how to's

Thanks
Vipul

[Ivan Ferreira]

Follow the instructions specific to FC5. New methods available on this release:

http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraXenQuickstartFC5

[Vipulinux]

Hi Ivan

Thanks for the response. Trying this link my install stops at:
What is the install location? This is the path to a Fedora Core 5 installation tree in the format used by anaconda. NFS, FTP, and HTTP locations are all supported. Examples include:

nfs:my.nfs.server.com:/path/to/test2/tree/
..here I am giving the path http://linuxiso.org/download.php/559/FC2-i386-disc1.iso but it doesnt work..it throws an error: url not correct...where as i am able to use the url from the ame machine using wget http://linuxiso.org/download.php/559/FC2-i386-disc1.iso

What do you suggest.

[Ivan Ferreira]

I think that the path in this case should be:

http://linuxiso.org/download.php/559/

Do not specify the iso file name.

[Vipulinux]

Hi

Nope it doesnt work:
What is the install location? http://linuxiso.org/download.php/559/
Invalid URL location given


cheers
Vipul

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

I suggest to check system logs. Possible you have a permission problems in your /var/log/messages.

Regards

[Ivan Ferreira]

Whell, I have done a re-check, and even when you can do installations using the iso images, its available only via NFS according to the installation guide.

To install via http, you must point to an url that holds the all the RPM files.

Try with this URL:

http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom

mount -o loop /localfolder

example

mount -o loop eilat:/rh4/ios/rhiso.iso /rpm

That mounts the named iso in local folder /rpm

It enables you to see the rpms without actually expanding them.

Also:
Create cd 1

boot off it

At the boot prompt type:
linux askmethod

choose nfs.

You will be asked for a local ip address, netmask and gateway. Its best to get that right.

Then you will be asked for the NFS server and full path to Linux isos.

All you need to do is have a proper NFS share in /etc/exports on the target server.

I've done this a few times and it even works off an HP-UX NFS server. Kind of cool.

SEP

[Vipulinux]

Hi

Thanks for the replies.
Now I am getting this error:
What is the install location? http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/iso/


Starting install...
Using config file "/etc/xen/fc".
Error: Error creating domain: The privileged domain did not balloon!
If your install has exited, you can restart your guest by running
'xm create -c fc'. Otherwise, you can reconnect to the console
by running 'xm console fc'


Whats going wrong?

Cheers
Vipul;

[Ivan Ferreira]

I saw in the red hat forum that someone solved the problem using:

"xm mem-set 0 128"

[Vipulinux]

Hi Ivan

I tried the option, after doing a lot of activity on the console I get this error:

MemoryError

Seems I would need more RAM I have around 380 Mb on my box.

What do u suggest

Regards

Vipul