system:install_guides:xen:newvm
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| - | Creation of a new VM | + | ====== New VM Setup Guide ====== |
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| + | **All commands unless other wise noted are done though sudo** | ||
| - | All commands unless other wise noted are done though sudo | ||
| 1. run vgdisplay should show something like.. | 1. run vgdisplay should show something like.. | ||
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| **Free PE / Size 5224 / 163.25 GB** Our current free space. We now need to cut a chunk out. | **Free PE / Size 5224 / 163.25 GB** Our current free space. We now need to cut a chunk out. | ||
| - | 2. lvcreate -L50G -nSandbox VolGroup00 - This will give us a new 50G volume we can use for our new VM. | + | 2. lvcreate -L50G -n<newvm> VolGroup00 - This will give us a new 50G volume we can use for our new VM. See it with lvdisplay |
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| + | **NOTE**: From here on out you will need X forwarding until a fix is found for the console. | ||
| 3. virt-manager (works with ssh -X ..) FIXME | 3. virt-manager (works with ssh -X ..) FIXME | ||
| - | 4. | + | 4. enter root password FIXME should be able to sudo somehow |
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| + | 5. connect to local xen | ||
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| + | 6. once inside virt-manager, Select File/New Machine | ||
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| + | 7. Enter a name | ||
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| + | 8. Select type of virt method, use fully virt if possible. | ||
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| + | 9. Browse or type path to location of ISO file | ||
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| + | 10. Select normal disk partition, path should be /dev/VolGroup00/<newvm> | ||
| + | 11. Select the memory usage and cpus to use. | ||
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| + | 12. Hit finish and wait.. if the vm console shows up go to step 14. | ||
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| + | 13. The new vm should show up in virt-manager's main window select it and click open. | ||
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| + | 14. Proceed with install.. | ||
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| + | 15. once finished the system may not reboot, just goto to the console and type xm create <newvm>. | ||
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| + | To access the console inside virt-manager select the domain and click open. | ||
system/install_guides/xen/newvm.txt · Last modified: 2022-01-28T05:25:02+0000 by michael_paoli
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