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Re: [Xen-users] bare metal install?

To: jim burns <jim_burn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] bare metal install?
From: Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:32:02 +0000
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jim burns wrote:
On Saturday 08 March 2008 12:58:08 pm The Archer wrote:
Is there a way to get a xen install onto a blank HD, or is the only way to
install an OS first and then overlay xen?

I suppose you could try some of the various dvd installers, like Anaconda (Fedora) & Yast (SuSE), that allow you to select which packages you want before the install. I suspect that various imperfect package prereqs will bite you - a package requires 'kernel' exactly, not just any kernel flavor. I'm not aware of any xen live cds.
Kickstart files can be coordinated with RHEL/Fedora to install the Xen Dom0 pre-requisites. Under RedHat and Fedora, simply include "xen", which pulls in the kernel-xen and libraries, and "virt-manager", which pulls in virt-install and relevant python bits.

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