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Re: [Xen-users] How to create PV CentOS 5 DomU at OpenSuse 11 Dom0 ?

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] How to create PV CentOS 5 DomU at OpenSuse 11 Dom0 ?
From: Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:39:23 +0100
Cc: Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Thank you for advice. With DSL 30KB/sec it's not an option
>  for me.

You could run a local http server instead of the local NFS server - I did this 
to export the repository from the CentOS install ISO, worked OK.

Cheers,
Mark

> --- On Thu, 7/10/08, Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] How to create PV CentOS 5 DomU at OpenSuse 11 Dom0
> ? To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 2:39 PM
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>       I use an http-based repository for the CentOS 5 install sources,
> which seems to work fine.  I've never tried nfs: for the protocol in
> virt-install, but http:// seems to work fine for me.
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>       -Nick
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> >>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Boris Derzhavets
> >>> <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>               I was unable to find virt-install. As i was told at opensuse
> forum (view link 1) this utility is called vm-install and really looks like
> virt-install . I was able to install OpenSuse 11 PV ,OpenSuse 10.3 PV DomUs
> utilizing as source NFS share built up with mounting loop of corresponding
> ISO image ( exactly as for virt-install on RH systems). However , if i
> mount loop CentOS 5.1 (or F8) ISO image on /mnt/tmp and export this folder
> via NFS, submitting "nfs://IP-ADDRESS-Dom0:/mnt/tmp"  for Network URL
> causes vm-install to exit immediately with error message. View for details
> ongoing discussions:-
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> http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/389319-how-create-pv-centos-5-domu-
>opensuse-11-dom0.html
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> http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/389401-xen.html
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> --- On Thu, 7/10/08, Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>                 From: Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] How to create PV CentOS 5 DomU at OpenSuse 11 Dom0
> ? To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 9:16 AM
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>                   OpenSuSE 11 should also include virt-manager and
> virt-inst, which should guide you through the steps of setting up a CentOS5
> PV domU and just about any other O/S you want to set up.  I use
> virt-manager on SLES10 all the time, mostly for CentOS5 or SuSE 10.3 PV
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