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Re: [Xen-users] Help with domU config file (convert from kvm)

To: Benjamin Schweikert <b.schweikert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Help with domU config file (convert from kvm)
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:01:32 +0300
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On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 02:47:37PM +0200, Benjamin Schweikert wrote:
>    Hi,
>    currently i am using KVM, but i want to switch (back) to xen. All my VMs
>    have a own partition inside a lvm. Inside of this partition are 2-3 own
>    pratition. if i want to access them, i can do this by "kpartx -a
>    /dev/vg/VM".
> 
>    Usually my domu configs look like this:
>    bootloader='/usr/bin/pygrub'
>    name="ipfire"
>    memory=512
>    acpi=1
>    apic=1
>    vif=['mac=00:16:3e:be:a1:9a,bridge=brI']
>    disk=['phy:/dev/vg/ipfire-2.x,xvda1,w']

If the disk image is partitioned, you need to have "xvda" here instead of 
"xvda1".

-- Pasi

>    root="xvda3"
>    extra='xencons=tty console=hvc0'
> 
>    but this is not working at all. if i use pygrub, i am getting not the
>    grub.cfg which is in /boot of the VM and it says that ne data were
>    returned. if i use a kernel and initrd directly inside the domu config it
>    does not boot at all.
>    so, does somebody know, how this is woking? i really want to use my "old"
>    VMs instead of installing everything new.
> 
>    Thx!
> 
>    Ben

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