Re: [Xen-users] Specify domain ID?

[msmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> On 10/5/06, Henning Sprang <henning_sprang@xxxxxx> wrote: > vncserver :2
> -depth 24 -geometry 1024x768
>
> Do you know how to apply this to the vncserver automatically started
> when hvm domains start?
>

No, I think that would make it more confusing for me -- "domain ID 8 is on
VNC display number 3." I was just wondering if it were possible to keep
the domain IDs static. Not the end of the world. =)


> I imagine it should be possible, but it's likely that it's not just a
> config option but requires understanding the python code of xm and the
> other xen-utils (which I don't at the moment).
>

Yeah, its not even worth the extra hassle for me. I was just kind of
curious. Thanks for your help.


> Henning
>
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> Well, for my current setup where I have my DomU OS installed on Debian
> 3.1with XFCE windows package and VNCserver; what I did was to create a
> startup
> script and just add it to boot as you would normally do for a Linux
> box.So,
> when my domain boot-up; vncserver will automatically start.
>
> *Here's the general step (if you're interested):*
> *1. In you DomU OS, create a file call vncserver in /etc/init.d*
>       # vi /etc/init.d/vncserver
>
> *2. Your script to start VNC would somehow look like this. This is a
> general
> script... you should modify it to suit your own preference. :)*
>
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # Start/stops the vnc service.
> #
>
> test -x /usr/bin/realvncserver || exit 0
> case "$1" in
>         start)
>                 echo -n "Starting vnc server."
>                 export USER='root'
>                 su -c "/usr/bin/vncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768 depth 24"
>                 ;;
>         stop)
>                 su -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :1"
>                 ;;
>         restart|force-reload)
>                 $0 stop
>                 sleep 1
>                 $0 start
>                 ;;
>         *)
>                 echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/vncserver
> {start|stop|restart|force-reload}"
>                 exit 1
>                 ;;
> esac
> exit 0
>
> *3. Save the script and make it executable.*
>       # chmod +x /etc/init.d/vncserver
>
> *4. Add it to boot at startup.*
>       # update-rc.d vncserver defaults
>
> And you're done...
>
> Hope this helps. Cheers~!
>
> Reference:
> http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html#s-sysvinit
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Benet Leong.
> On the WWW :http://www.benetleong.com
> Strong mind have wills, feeble ones have only wishes.
>



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