Re: [Xen-users] Re: Bare Metal Installation of Xen

[Chris de Vidal <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>]

--- Matthew Palmer <mpalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > i guess any LiveCD with the right tools would work.  no need to boot a 
> > > xen 
> > > kernel to install one.
> > 
> > No I mean unattended bare-metal installs.  Key word is unattended, or very 
> > minimal
> interaction.
> 
> I've built a customised install CD that asks for IP/netmask/gateway/DNS, and
> requires you run one shell script afterwards to finish things off.  Based on
> Ubuntu Breezy via Instalinux (http://instalinux.com/).

OK that's a very nifty website... kinda like rPath?


> I could get rid of the manual shell script (and make it an automated part of 
> the process) if I
> added asking for hostname and domain name in the install phase.  I kept that
> out of it because the first stage install from the CD is done by 
> non-technical bods (data centre

> staff).

And even that could be read from the bootup options:
linux host=Xen1 domain=Example.com
Or like in (gag) Windows, with a file on a floppy or HD partition.


> The install CD isn't really Xen-specific, but part of what the post-install
> shell script does is install Puppet, which has all the rules in it such
> that, if I say that a particular machine is a Xen dom0, then gosh-darnit, it
> will be!  All up, it's about as automated as I'm really comfortable with.

Nifty!

Care to share?

CD

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