==== Virtual Server Install ====

Upon bootup hit **F12**  to enter the Boot Menu

Goto **System Setup**

**Chose Integrated Devices**

**Select Integrated NIC**  set option to  **On w/ PXE**

Reboot:  **^<alt><del>**

You should seen a screen with 4 option chose  **32-Bit (i386) <enter>.**

The next  screen has 4 options, the one required is:\\ 
**Debian/i386 Netboot. install Lenny stable[text]**

Choose a language: **English**

Choose a country: **United States
**
Keymap: **American English**

Host Name: **vmseverXY** \\    
	X=bank number (0 or 1) and Y= system number is system in bank (1-4) 

Domain Name:**student.lab**

Debian archive mirror country: Scroll to the top, chose **'Enter informatin Manually'** 

Next **mirror**

NOTE: Use the default settings for the next 3 options
Debian archive mirror hostname: ** mirror**

Debian archive mirror directory: **/debian/**

HTTP proxy information: **<leave blank>**

Time Zone: **Eastern**

==== Partitioning the Hard Drive ====

Partitioning method:  **Use entire disk**

Select disk to partition: **IDE1 master (hda**)

Partitioning Scheme: **All files in partition **

Write the changes to the disk: **Yes**

Root password: **<enter password> <enter>**

Verify: **<reenter password> <enter>**

Name of user: **<A> <enter>** 
	This will be removed later but you are forced to enter a user id

Verify user account: ** <enter> **

Username of account: **<A> <enter>**

Password for the user: **<A> <enter>**

Verify Password: **<A> <enter> **

Participate in the package usage survey: **No <enter>**

Software Selection Screen : **<Uncheck all options>** click **continue**

Install Grub on Master Boot Sector: **Yes <enter>**

Once the system is done installing the operating system it will reboot

At the login screen:  login with **root <enter>** 

Password: **<root password> <enter>**

==== Finale configuration of the system to turn it into a virtual server ==== 

**userdel -r A  <enter>** 
	This removes the userid we created earlier.

Next we need to get an update the systems package database and preform upgrades.

**cd /etc/apt <enter>** 

**mv sources.list sources.list.bak <enter>**

<nowiki> wget http://10.80.2.6/files/student/sources.list </nowiki> **<enter>** 

**aptitude update <enter>** 

**aptitude upgrade <enter>** 

**aptitude search ssh <enter>** 

**aptitude install openssh-client openssh-server <enter>** 

Do you want to contine (Y/n) chose **Y**
 
**aptitude install xen-linux-system-2.6.26-2-xen-686  xen-tools** 

Do you want to contine (Y/n) chose **Y**

**cd  /etc <enter>**

**Vi  modules <enter>**

Move down to loop and concatenate **max_loop= 255** to the end of the line. Then save the file. **!wq**

Line looks like **'loop max_loop=255'**

**cd /etc/xen <enter>**

**vi xend-config.sxp <enter>**

verify that these two lines are un-commented  (if commented remove the **#** at the beginning of each line)

  (network-script network-bridge)
  (vif-script vif-bridge)

Comment out this line ( inserting a **#** as the first character  of the line)

  (network-script network-dummy)

Save file:  **!wq**

**cd /boot/grub**

**vi menu.lst**

Edit the following line as indicated:

<code>
			title           Xen 3.2-1-i386 / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-xen-686
			root            (hd0,0)
Add text in quotes==>	kernel          /boot/xen-3.2-1-i386.gz "dom0_mem=262144"
			module          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-xen-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro console=tty0
			module          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-xen-686

Delete			title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-xen-686
Delete			root            (hd0,0)
Delete			kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-xen-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet
Delete			Initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-xen-686

Delete			title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-2-xen-686 (single-user mode)
Delete			root            (hd0,0)
Delete			kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-xen-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
Delete			initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-xen-686**

</code>

**Save file: !wq**

**cd /etc/xen-tools**

**vi  xen-tools.conf**

Make changes to file so the output look like: 
<code>
  dir = /xen
  install-method = debootstrap
  size   = 2Gb      # Disk image size.
  memory = 128Mb    # Memory size
  swap   = 128Mb    # Swap size
  fs     = ext3     # use the EXT3 filesystem for the disk image.
  dist   = lenny    # Default distribution to install.
  image  = full     # Specify sparse vs. full disk images.
  dhcp = 1
  passwd = 1
  kernel      = /boot/vmlinuz-`uname -r`
  initrd      = /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r`
  mirror = http://mirror/debian/
  ext3_options   = noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro
  ext2_options   = noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro
  xfs_options    = defaults
  reiser_options = defaults
  serial_device = hvc0 #default
  disk_device = xvda #default
  output    = /xen/conf
  extension = .cfg

NOTE: These lines are not all together in the file please but are in this order.

</code>
**Save file: !wq**

**mkdir /xen**

**mkdir /xen/images**

**mkdir /xen/boot**

**mkdir /xen/conf**

**mkdir /xen/save**