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Re: [Xen-users] VMware guests to xen

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] VMware guests to xen
From: "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:04:48 +0700
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On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 2:49 AM, lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Some of them are win based and most are linux. I am more interested in moving 
> the linux boxes than the win ones.

Oh my. It seems I (incorrectly) assume that you're moving win boxes
only. Sorry about that.

> All of the guests are using SCSI which seems to be the default in VMware 
> Server 2.0 at least. Most have CDROM as well.
>

In general, Joseph's suggestion would work for Linux boxes. If you
need more specific instructions, some additional details of what
you're trying to do would be helpful :
- Are you going for PV guests or HVM guests?
I'd go for PV for performance reasons.
- Which distro do you use?
Different distros might require different strategies. For example,
some might provide kernel-xen package which can make converting to PV
easier, or PV drivers which can improve performance on HVM guests
- Are you familiar with creating xen domU config files by hand?

Regards,

Fajar

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