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Re: Migrating old SL 5 Xen server and guests to SL 6
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Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]>
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Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:21:12 +1100
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Configuation wise - it should be pretty much the same. I haven't changed
my config template for *many* years and it still works with SL6 and Xen
4.5.0.

If you followed the best practices back in the day, you used LVM as the
storage method and have an LV for each DomU that you run.

The only real thing to remember is that the boot= config line doesn't do
what you think - ie boot=c will boot from the disk - boot=d is from CD.
Something that remains legacy from inception based on well, in DOS, the
HDD is C: and the cd drive is D: ;)

In all honesty though, if you're deploying new stuff, I'd use EL6 as a
base and start with my guide:
	http://xen.crc.id.au/support/guides/install/

You can use Xen 4.4 by installing the xen44 package, xen 4.5 is still in
the testing repositories and installed via the xen45 package.

On 21/02/2015 1:45 AM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> I'm dealing with a Xen 3 server on SL 5 operating system with SL 5 para virtualized guests on it. But I'm having a heck of a time updating guests, getting them CD booted with console access to start the process.
> 
> Any good pointers with the Xen 3.x built into SL 5 would be welcome. I know it's matured a *lot* since then, and a lot of guidelines just don't apply to such an old setup.
> 
> Nico Kadel-Garcia
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> Sent from iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 6, 2015, at 0:25, Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As some of you might know, I package Xen and a Xen Dom0 kernel for EL7.
>>
>> If anyone uses Xen and want to test packages for EL7, take a look at:
>>    http://au1.mirror.crc.id.au/repo/el7-testing/
>>
>> The testing repo has Xen version 4.5.0 and kernel 3.14.31.
>>
>> Bug tracker:
>>    http://xen.crc.id.au/bugs/my_view_page.php
>>
>> Mailing list:
>>    https://lists.wireless.org.au/mailman/listinfo/kernel-xen
>>
>> -- 
>> Steven Haigh
>>
>> Email: [log in to unmask]
>> Web: http://www.crc.id.au
>> Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897
>>


-- 
Steven Haigh

Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.crc.id.au
Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897

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