RE: [Xen-users] which OS + which Xen version to get Linux X64 dom0 + Windows dumU working? -I'm desperate

["Dustin Henning" <Dustin.Henning@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rudi,
        The solution offered by Age_M connects directly to the virtual
graphics card of the HVM domU, I don't think X11 is necessary.  Also, your
firewall would have to allow you to connect to the Dom0 at the correct 59xx
port.  The port can be set in the hvm config file as well.  See a sample
config file for that (I am not on a Linux box right now).  Also, I have at
some point in the past installed Windows Server 2003 using solely a serial
port (on a terminal server).  I don't remember how, but you can certainly
find out with a web search, and then figure out how to do that through xen
and ssh with the xm create -c option.  You'll probably still need to use vnc
at some point, as I don't think terminal services / remote desktop will be
enabled by default.  When using vnc, you don't want the -c option, as that
is a console option not typically used for Windows (unless you also use the
serial port for disaster recovery, in which case you still don't really need
to connect to it at creation).  Hopefully this info helps you figure it out.
        Dustin

-----Original Message-----
From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rudi Ahlers
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 06:32
To: Age_M
Cc: xen-users
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] which OS + which Xen version to get Linux X64 dom0
+ Windows dumU working? -I'm desperate

Age_M wrote:
> Hi Rudi,
>
> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>> Age_M wrote:
>>> Hi Rudi,
>>>
>>> Rudi Ahlers schrieb:
>>>> My end goal:  To setup a dom0 Linux server, running 64bit Linux 
>>>> (for server with 16GB+ RAM) & have a Windows (2003 / 2008) domU 
>>>> running on top of it.
>>> that shouldn't be that tricky.
>>>>
>>>> So far, I have tried:
>>>> CentOS 5.1 + default XEN, no luck
>>>> CentOS 5.1 + recompiled XEN 3.2, no luck
>>> haven't tried CentOS or Fedora yet
>> I'd prefer to stick with these, since I know it very well, and our 
>> control panel manufacturers recommend it.
>>>>
>>>> I don't even get as far as Windows CD booting up, I don't even get 
>>>> the console.
>>> Console? You need to use VNC or if you're running an X-server on 
>>> your dom0 you could also use SDL. Did you try to start Windows with 
>>> "xm create <config> -c"?
>>
>> Yes, I have started the domU via xm create -c /etc/xen/windows2003, 
>> and can see it running as well. The problem comes into connecting to 
>> you, and now that you mention it, I probably need VNC, but how do I 
>> tell VNC to assign an IP to that domU if Windows is not running yet 
>> (and I haven't created an IP for it yet)?
>> I have been able to setup Windows 2003, using virt manager in Gnome, 
>> on CentOS 5.0 x64, but I need to set it up via SSH on a remote 
>> server. Any tips?
> That is quite simple:
> 1. Edit your /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp and search for
> #(vnc-listen '127.0.0.1')
> change it to
> (vnc-listen '0.0.0.0')
>
> You could also set a password with
> (vncpasswd '<yourpasswordhere>')
>
> save the file and restart xend or reboot
>
> 2. Edit your HVM-DomU config file:
> add a new line with
>
> vnc=1
>
> save the file and start your domU
>
> Use the realvnc-viewer to connect to your dom0 (not domU)
>
> That should be it :-D
>
> Greetz Age_M
This is probably why I haven't tried it yet. From what I understand, 
this will allow me to VNC directly to the dom0, but what if the server 
doesn't have X installed (and I can't / don't want to install X?)

So, how do I set it up so that the VNC listener will work directly with 
the windows2003 domU ?

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