[Xen-users] Re: virt-install behind proxy (Xen Newbie)

["Alexander Kern" <alex.kern@xxxxxxxxx>]

Could the availability of multiple ethernet cards be the problem? How
can I configure xen to only use one specific eth card (the same one
the guest OS is using..)?

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Alexander Kern <alex.kern@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> How does one install a new vm behind a proxy? When I start the
> virt-install routine Xen seems to be unable to load information from
> the ftp/http sources.
>
> As a consequence, I tried to install from the DVD-iso as well as the
> file system. Xen then prompts "What type of media contains the
> packages to be installed?". After choosing 'hard drive' it prompts
> that I do not seem to have any hard drives on my system (my favorite
> error of the day ;-).
>
> What is my best shot? Since I have already downloaded the entire iso
> image, I would rather install either from the iso itself or the
> mounted file system...
>
> Many thanks in advance! - Alex
>
>
> This are the settings (from iso):
> What is the name of your virtual machine? vm01
>  How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 2048
>  What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /vm/vm01.img
>  How large would you like the disk (/vm/vm01.img) to be (in gigabytes)? 10
>  Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no
>  What is the install location? 
> /home/bSmith/Desktop/CentOS-5.2-i386-bin-DVD.iso
>
> This are the settings (from mounted iso):
> What is the name of your virtual machine? vm01
>  How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 2048
>  What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /vm/vm01.img
>  How large would you like the disk (/vm/vm01.img) to be (in gigabytes)? 10
>  Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no
>  What is the install location? /mnt/CentOS
>
> This are the settings (from http):
> What is the name of your virtual machine? vm01
>  How much RAM should be allocated (in megabytes)? 2048
>  What would you like to use as the disk (file path)? /vm/vm01.img
>  How large would you like the disk (/vm/vm01.img) to be (in gigabytes)? 10
>  Would you like to enable graphics support? (yes or no) no
>  What is the install location?
> http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/centos/5.2/os/i386
>



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