Xen : Create Virtual Machine2016/01/25 |
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Install GuestOS and create a Virtual Machine. This example shows to install CentOS 7.
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| [1] | This example shows to use Libvirt, so install it first. |
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# enable CentOS Xen [root@dlp ~]# yum --enablerepo=centos-virt-xen -y install libvirt libvirt-daemon-xen virt-install systemctl start libvirtd [root@dlp ~]# systemctl enable libvirtd |
| [2] | Create a Virtual Machine with Para-Virtualization. |
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[root@dlp ~]#
Starting install... virt-install \
--connect xen:/// \ --paravirt \ --name centos7 \ --ram 4096 \ --disk path=/var/xen/images/centos7.img,size=20 \ --vcpus 2 \ --os-type linux \ --os-variant rhel7 \ --network bridge=br0 \ --graphics none \ --location 'http://ftp.iij.ad.jp/pub/linux/centos/7/os/x86_64/' \ --extra-args 'text console=com1 utf8 console=hvc0' # installation starts
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| [3] | After finishing installation, login prompt of GuestOS is show like follows. |
CentOS Linux 7 (Core) Kernel 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64 on an x86_64 localhost login: |
| [4] | It's possible to switch GurstOS - HostOS with virsh command like the examples on KVM, and also it's possible to do with Xen admin tool like follows. |
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[root@localhost ~]#
# Ctrl + ] key [root@dlp ~]# # Host's console
# display active domains [root@dlp ~]# xl list Name ID Mem VCPUs State Time(s) Domain-0 0 4090 6 r----- 226.3 centos7 2 4096 2 -b---- 17.0
[root@dlp ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# xl console centos7 # move to Guest
# Guest's console
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