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Re: [Xen-users] How do you add a bootable cdrom ISO?

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] How do you add a bootable cdrom ISO?
From: James Pifer <jep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:31:54 -0400
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> James,
> 
> I needed to restore a server from a 'dar' backupset. What I did was to "copy" 
> the server .cfg and make it a HVM setup.
> 
> When started, I connected to the vnc server on port 5900 and did the usual 
> stuff when working from a rescue cdrom.
> 
> The config went like this (Debian Lenny Xen 3.2.1):
> 
> # boot fra CD-ROM
> kernel = '/usr/lib/xen-3.2-1/boot/hvmloader'
> builder = 'hvm'
> boot = "d"
> memory = '512'
> 
> #
> #  Disk device(s).
> #
> root        = '/dev/hda ro'
> disk        = [
>                    'phy:/dev/vg01/balrog2.net-es.dk-disk,hda,w',
>                    'phy:/dev/vg01/balrog2.net-es.dk-swap,hdb,w',
>                    'phy:/dev/vg01/balrog-backup,hdc,r',
>                    'phy:/usr/local/sysresccd.iso,hdd:cdrom,r'
>               ]
> 
> #
> #  Hostname
> #
> name        = 'balrog2-hvm'
> 
> #
> #  Networking
> #
> vif         = [ 'ip=192.168.2.11,mac=00:16:3E:32:38:D9' ]
> 
> #
> #  Behaviour
> #
> on_poweroff = 'destroy'
> on_reboot   = 'restart'
> on_crash    = 'restart'
> 
> 
> keymap="da"
> 
> vnc=1
> vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
> vncconsole=1

Sorry, forgot to change "To" to the list....

Per,

Thanks for the response, but I'm not seeing where this helps me. 

Thanks,
James


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