On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 18:11 +0100, PUCCETTI Armand wrote:
After installing XEN 3.0.3 from source, I configured a virtual machine
to run as a domU.
I built a Debian Sarge virtual disk with a virtual swap, using
instructions http://howtoforge.com/debian_sarge_xen_3.0.3_p3
and a script for that domU. Running that script led me to the error:
# xm create -c my5
Using config file "my5".
Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected. Hotplug scripts not working.
Some errors in your config file. See below :
--------------------------------- domU config
(my5)--------------------------------------------
name="vm5"
kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xenU"
root="/dev/hda1"
memory=512
disk=['file:/boot/VM/vm5disk,hda1,w','file:/boot/VM/vm5swap,hda2,w']
vif=[ '' ]
^^^^^^^^^ should read
vif = [ 'bridge=xenbr0, mac=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, ip=xx.xx.xx.xx,
vifname=blah' ]
dhcp="off"
The next 3 become obsolete :
ip="192.168.0.101"
netmask="255.255.255.0"
gateway="192.168.0.1"
I typically set the IP / netmask / gateway in the dom-u itself, however
you can do this. Just be sure to contain the directives within the vif[]
container, for each nic you want to add. vifname is optional, bridge is
a must, see below about notes on a static mac.
i.e. vif = [ ' info for vif1 ',
' info for vif2 ',
' info for vif3 ' ]
.. if allocating tha maximum # of nics to the guest.
I'm assuming xenbr0 is the name of the bridge.. you may need to edit
that to suit. I also highly recommend assigning a static MAC, especially
if your behind a cisco router. Not doing this could cause networking to
break for ~9 minutes every time the guest is re-started and a new random
mac is assigned (lag time for the router to arp the new mac to the IP).
Hope this helps.
Best,
--Tim
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