VMserverinstall

by Nicholas Sano

1. step - boot up and you are then promoted what do you want to do select 32-bit i386 then select debian and then select server then select Squeeze/testing
2. step - when prompted for a language choose or instructed to choose current is english
3. step - when prompted for your location choose or instructed to choose current is USA
4. step - when prompted for selected of keymap choose or instructed to choose current is USA
5. step - when prompted for a host name use one you know or are instructed to current one is vmserver02
6. step - when prompted to enter a domain leave it as is in class we used student/lab
7. step - when promoted for a location to mirror off of the server and download and install it form choose the closest to you for this we used Mirror a in room mirror serverhttp:lab46.corning-cc.edu/haas/spring2011/hpc0http:lab46.corning-cc.edu/haas/spring2011/hpc0/projects/projects
8. step - when prompted to mkae a directoir to locate all of it in we used /Debian/ but you can choose one u can remember
9. step - when prompted to set a proxy server leave it blank no need for it
10. step - when prompted to make a root pass word make sometihng u can remember but not easyly geussed for this instance we used Bob
11. step - when promted for username and accont and account passowrd make them sometihng you can remember
12. step - when asked for your time zone select it from the list
13. step - when asked for how much of the disk to use use all and how mant partition to save it all in partition
14. step - partition confirmation and details page and repositor press enter
15. step - when promoted to select software to install unselect all and press enter
16. step - when prompted to install grub press enter

1. step - when inside the server open a terminal login as user and use Sudo root and password
2. step - enter apt-get install V/M
3. step - enter apt-get install xen-linux-system
4. step - enter apt-get install ssh
5. refering to the the web site http://www/haas/system/sokraits_halfadder.offbyone.lan
6. step - open a vi for /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp
7. step - while inside the vi config make sure both vft-script and vft-bridge are uncommented and network-bridge and network-script are also uncommented

  (network-script network-bridge)
  (vif-script vif-bridge)
  *Make sure it looks like this*

1. step - open a vi of vi /etc/xen/script/common.sh where the psydev-is-birgde is make sure it in the right locations to serve the purpose

 #  iptables "$c" FORWARD -m physdev --physdev-in "$vif" "$@" -j ACCEPT \
    iptables "$c" FORWARD -m physdev --physdev-is-bridged --physdev-in "$vif" "$@" -j ACCEPT \
    2>/dev/null &&
    iptables "$c" FORWARD -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -m physdev \
    --physdev-is-bridged --physdev-out "$vif" -j ACCEPT 2>/dev/null
 #  --physdev-out "$vif" -j ACCEPT 2>/dev/null
     *make sure it looks like this*

1. step - open a vi /etc/moduels and set loopmax_loop= “what ever it is” to 255
2. step - open a nother vi of vi /stc/xen/tools/xentools.conf delete all data and copy paste from web page referance above from the the area Titled Xen.tools
3. step - do a xen all domain and see what you have you should have /xen/ /xen/images/ /xen/boot /xen/cont and /xen/save

  
 #
 # /etc/xen-tools/xen-tools.conf
 #

 ##
 ## Virtual Machine configuration
 ##
 dir             = /xen
 install-method  = debootstrap

 ##
 ## Disk and Sizing options
 ##
 size            = 2Gb      # Disk image size.
 memory          = 128Mb    # Memory size
 swap            = 128Mb    # Swap size
 fs              = ext3     # use the EXT3 filesystem for the disk image.
 dist            = squeeze  # Default distribution to install.
 images          = full

 ##
 ## Network configuration
 ##
 dhcp            = 1
 gateway         = 10.80.2.1
 netmask         = 255.255.255.0

 ##
 ## Password configuration
 ##
 passwd          = 1

 ##
 ## Package Mirror configuration
 ##
 arch            = amd64
 mirror          = http://mirror/debian/
 mirror_squeeze  = http://mirror/debian/

 ##
 ## Filesystem settings
 ##
 ext3_options    = noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro
 ext2_options    = noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro
 xfs_options     = defaults
 reiser_options  = defaults

 ##
 ## Xen VM boot settings
 ##
 pygrub          = 1

 ##
 ## Xen VM settings
 ##
 serial_device   = hvc0
 disk_device     = xvda

 ##
 ## Xen configuration files
 ##
 output          = /xen/conf
 extension       = .cfg
 *make sure it looks like this*

1. step - do a shutdown -r now
2. step - set the ip adress as instructed form what it is to what they or this case he wants it to be
3. step - reboot and open a teminal once more and install hypervision-4.0-i386c and purge hypervision-4.0-AMDc