| 1 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR Running IPF/Xen with VT-enabled Tiger4 pltform |
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| 3 | 1. Install a Linux Disk, VT_Disk, to be used by VT |
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| 4 | 2. Setup the target VT_Disk |
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| 5 | 1. Boot VT_Disk |
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| 6 | 2. modify following files of VT_Disk |
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| 7 | /boot/efi/efi/redhat/elilo.conf - |
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| 8 | modify "append=" line to have "root=/dev/hda3" |
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| 9 | ** note /dev/hda3 must reflect VT_Disk /root partition |
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| 10 | |
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| 11 | /etc/fstab - |
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| 12 | LABEL=/ / ext3 DEFAULTS 1 1 |
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| 13 | to |
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| 14 | /dev/hda3 / ext3 DEFAULTS 1 1 |
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| 15 | and other entries accordingly |
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| 16 | 3. Install Xen and boot XenLinux on your standard Linux disk |
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| 17 | 1. modify /boot/efi/efi/redhat/elilo.conf - |
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| 18 | "append=" entry to have "root=/dev/sda3" |
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| 19 | 2. modify /etc/fstab - |
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| 20 | LABEL=/ / ext3 DEFAULTS 1 1 |
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| 21 | to |
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| 22 | /dev/sda3 / ext3 DEFAULTS 1 1 |
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| 23 | and other entries accordingly |
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| 24 | 4. Reboot XenLinux with VT_Disk in /dev/sdb slot |
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| 25 | 1. copy Guest_Firmware.bin into /usr/lib/xen/boot/guest_firmware.bin |
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| 26 | 2. modify /etc/xen/xmexample.vti |
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| 27 | disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sdb,ioemu:hda,w' ] |
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| 28 | and make sure |
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| 29 | kernel=/usr/lib/xen/boot/guest_firmware.bin |
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| 30 | 5. Make sure XenLinux has SDL installed by |
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| 31 | > rpm -q -a | grep SDL |
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| 32 | SDL-1.2.7-8 SDL-devel-1.2.7-8 |
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| 33 | 6. Start vncserver from XenLinux |
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| 34 | 1. ifconfig to get XenLinux IP address |
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| 35 | 2. vncserver |
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| 36 | 7. Start VT Domain |
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| 37 | 1. From a remote system connect to XenLinux through vnc viewer |
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| 38 | 2. On vnc windows |
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| 39 | > xend start |
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| 40 | > xm create /etc/xen/xmexample.vti |
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| 41 | an EFI shell will popup |
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| 42 | > fs0: |
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| 43 | fs0:> cd efi\redhat |
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| 44 | fs0:> elilo linux |
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