Re: [Xen-users] Alpine Linux Xen Dom0 LiveCD

[Mark Schneider <ms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 18.05.2012 12:33, schrieb Roger Pau Monne:
> Hello,
>
> Alpine Linux has just released a Xen Dom0 LiveCD that contains a Linux 
> Kernel 3.3.6 with PaX and grsec patches and Xen 4.1.2 with the CVE 
> fixes. This LiveCD doesn't include any kind of X11 desktop, as it is 
> intended for server use only.
> The traditional GNU/Linux base system is over 100MB in size (excluding 
> the kernel), while the base system in Alpine Linux is only 4-5MB in 
> size (excluding the kernel).
> ...
> It's great for experimenting: Since the system configuration can be 
> backed up to a single file, you will be able to test configurations 
> before deploying them to production systems.
> ...
>
> Also, Alpine Linux has the option to run from RAM, even when installed 
> to a HDD or USB, allowing the user to save it's changes on a USB, 
> floppy or other medium which then gets read at boot to leave the 
> system as it was before the reboot. This is specially interesting for 
> Xen Dom0, since it allows to have the whole system on RAM, which is 
> immune to HDD crashes (you could have access to your Dom0 even after 
> and HDD crash) and doesn't consume I/O resources.
> This is still the first and experimental release of this LiveCD, so I 
> would like to encourage Xen users to test it, and report back with the 
> results.
> The LiveCD can be found at: http://alpinelinux.org/downloads
Roger,

Thanks a lot for this usefull image. I'm missing however a bootable USB 
image. We are already in 21st century and many new systems simply don't 
have CD/DVD drives anymore. Most of my servers run without it as I use 
*only* USB sticks as boot / install media instead of slow CD/DVD based 
images.
Best regards, Mark

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