Re: [Xen-users] First time xen install - Xen DomU runs, but can't find "/dev/root"

[Dario Faggioli <dario.faggioli@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On lun, 2013-10-21 at 16:15 +1100, G Crowe wrote:
> OK, I have managed to get it largely working, thank you for your assistance.
> 
You're welcome... Glad we helped.

> - I managed to install it by setting up a web server on another machine, 
> and mounted the install CD into the web server's /var/www/html/f18 
> directory. Thank you Dario for the references to the test day where all 
> their installs were via the network (although they use PXE, which I have 
> no experience in) - I tried this after noticing that the pros didn't use 
> the local filesystems for installs.
> 
Well, yes, in the blog post I mention setting up a PXE server, but that
is for _installing_ _Dom0_. For guests, you really don't need one, you
can just point your --location to an URL and that's it!

I recommend you trying... It at least look easier than using a local
webserver, etc.

Anyway, again, I'm glad the blog post was useful.

> - I am still having issues with the xl toolchain. 
>
Sorry, do you mean 'plain xl' here (i.e., using xl directly by issuing
`xl ...' commands) or the libvirt libxl driver?

> Firstly, when used to 
> install, it would bomb out with an error when it went to connect to the 
> new console (immediately connecting to the console manually would work). 
>
Mmm... I don't think I've ever seen that, can you be a little more
specific? What is it that happens? When?

> Secondly it wouldn't recognise DomUs as being deleted and would not 
> allow me to recreate them "ERROR Guest name 'xen1' is already in use.". 
>
When doing what? I'm usually able to 'define', 'creade', 'shutdown',
'undefine' and 'create' again.

What is your issue with that?

> Thanks all for your help - you've now got me to a stage where I can 
> 'fiddle' around myself.
> 
:-D

Regards,
Dario

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Senior Software Engineer, Citrix Systems R&D Ltd., Cambridge (UK)

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