Re: [Xen-users] How to boot a DomU from CDrom ?

["Henning Sprang" <henning_sprang@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

> I'm wondering if there is a method to install a DomU by booting from a
> CD (real or iso image). VmWare permit this
> 
> The objective is to install my virtual machines by using the same
> CD image as the real ones. This CD is a customizes Centos 4.3 build
>  
> I'm using non vmx hardware and xen 3.0.2 on a Centos 4.3 Dom0
> 
> the options cdrom and boot seems to only work with vmx or pacifica
> hardware, am I wrong ?

Generally you are right.
I don't know if the cd booting stuff works on non-vmx hardware, if not, you
could copy the iso's contents into some partition or vbd file. But you won't
get a cd running which has no xen kernel on it. To achieve this, you could
make a cd containing a domU kernel matching your dom0.

Henning



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