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Re: [Xen-devel] Problems with starting first virtual domain

To: Bin Ren <br260@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Problems with starting first virtual domain
From: Steven Hand <Steven.Hand@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:56:19 +0000
Cc: Steven Hand <Steven.Hand@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Devel Xen <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Delivery-date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:56:20 +0000
Envelope-to: Steven.Hand@xxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 11 Nov 2003 15:14:28 GMT." <BE887D70-1459-11D8-93B4-000A9576014E@xxxxxxxxx>
> On 11 Nov 2003, at 14:37, Steven Hand wrote:
> 
> > Which version of xen? And which tools? And how did you create
> > the new domain? [you know that domain0 doesn't need any 'physical
> > grant' to get to the disk I presume...].
> 
> xeno-1.1.bk, I just use xenctl:
> 
> # xenctl script -f/etc/xen-mynewdom
> 
> # cat /etc/xen-mynewdom
> domain new
> domain start
> 
> 
> I put my configuration information in /etc/xenctl.xml,
> including the root partition passed to XenoLinux kernel.

The xenctl stuff reads these defaults and explictly grants 
physical access to the new domain, see: 

   $X/tools/control/src/org/xenoserver/cmdline/ParseDomainNew.java 

S.