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Re: [Xen-users] Re: Problem with automatic VM (domU) creation

On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 08:30:56PM +0530, Ligesh wrote:

> > The "name" setting in a VM config is NOT the dns hostname, and not the
> > /etc/hostname.
> > Often, one wants to have it like that, but this is not Xen's job.
> 
> > but this is not Xen's job.
> 
>  And how's that?

  The simple solution here would be to specify your xen guests use
 DHCP, then hardwire a MAC address in the Xen configuration file.

  This would allow your DHCP server to set the name of the domU
 as part of its job of giving out a lease.

Steve
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