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To obtain the vm server software, follow the following input to your terminal.

Ensure that the system is set up to boot via lan. Start the computer and use this procedure.

 *F12 -> System Setup -> Integrated Devices -> Integrated NIC. Restart.
 *32-bit(i386)-> Debian/i386 Netboot.install Lenny Stable[text]
 *Setup -> Enter mirror manually -> mirror -> /debian/ 
 *Setup install -> install nothing -> install grub boot loader
 *Reboot and change the boot priority back to normal.

Log in as root and perform the following to set up our sources for aptitude.

userdel -r vm02
cd/etc/apt
rm sources.list
wget http://10.80.2.6/files/student/sources.list
aptitude update
aptitude upgrade
  

Now we install our client system and tools.

aptitude install openssh-client open ssh-server
aptitude install xen-linux-system-2.26.26-2-xen-686
aptitude install xen-tools

Our next step is to configure xen

cd /etc/xen
vi xend-config.sxp
Find the line (network-script network-bridge) and remove the # to uncomment this line.
Find the line (network-script network-dummy) and add a # to commentout this line.
Make sure that (vif-script vif-bridge)
To quickly find these lines rather than scrolling through hit enter while not in insert mode and use a forward slash(/) and type in what you want to match.

vi /etc/modules
set loop maxloop = 255

Now to set up the grub bootloader

cd /boot/grub
vi menu.lst~

Scan the file until you locate 4 lines pertaining to xen that do not have a .gz attached to them; remove those lines.

Do this for the 3rd and 4th group of quad lines as well.

On the last line, set up the kernel.

kernel          /boot/xen-3.2-1-i386.gz dom0_mem=262144
    
        
 cd /etc/xen-tools
 vi xen-tools.conf
 

Sarch for the line #dir = /home/xen Modify the line to:

dir = /xen

Uncomment install-method = debootstrap

Search for “Disk and Sizing options” and change the following:

 size = 2Gb
 dist = lenny
 

Uncomment the following lines:

dhcp = 1
passwd = 1
serial_device = hvc0 
disk_device = xvda

Modify the output line to read:

output = /xen/conf

Modify the extension line to read:

extension = .cfg
      

And finally

cd /
mkdir /xen
mkdir /xen/images
mkdir /xen/conf
mkdir /xen/save

Reboot the system, and the vm server is up and ready to rock.