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Installation of a built-in distribution, 4.2. Installing Linux from vendor media to a VM

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Installing Linux VMs 4.1. Installation of a built-in distribution This is the simplest way of installing a VM. The template provided with XenServer can be used to directly create a VM running version 3.1 (Sarge) or 4.0 (Etch) of the Debian Linux distribution without need for vendor installation media and without performing a P2V conversion of an existing physical server. The VMs are instantiated by using the vm-install from the CLI, or by cloning the template using XenCenter. For example, using the CLI on Linux: # xe vm-install template=Debian\ Etch\ 4.0 new-name-label=ExampleVM f21cd819-5b7d-002d-7a1e-861a954e770 When the VM is first booted, it will prompt you for a root password, a VNC password (for graphical use), and a hostname. After values are entered for these, it will finish at a standard login prompt, ready for use. You will need to add a network interface if installed via the CLI. 4.2. Installing Linux from vendor media to a VM This version of XenServer supports installation of the following Linux operating systems from vendor media in the XenServer Host DVD/CD-ROM drive: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 32-bit • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 64-bit • CentOS 4.5-4.6 • CentOS 5.0-5.1, 32-bit • CentOS 5.0-5.1, 64-bit • Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 32-bit • Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 64-bit Other Linux operating systems need to be installed from a network installation server. See Section 4.3, "Installing Linux from a network installation server to a VM". Procedure 4.1. To install a supported Linux VM from vendor media via the CLI 1. Insert the vendor installation CD into the XenServer Host's CD drive. 2. Enter the command # xe template-list to find the name of the template corresponding to the OS you want to install. 3. Enter the command 15

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Installing Linux VMs
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4.1. Installation of a built-in distribution
This is the simplest way of installing a VM. The template provided with XenServer can be used to directly
create a VM running version 3.1 (Sarge) or 4.0 (Etch) of the Debian Linux distribution without need for
vendor installation media and without performing a P2V conversion of an existing physical server.
The VMs are instantiated by using the
vm-install
from the CLI, or by cloning the template using XenCenter.
For example, using the CLI on Linux:
# xe vm-install template=Debian\ Etch\ 4.0 new-name-label=ExampleVM
f21cd819-5b7d-002d-7a1e-861a954e770
When the VM is first booted, it will prompt you for a root password, a VNC password (for graphical use),
and a hostname. After values are entered for these, it will finish at a standard login prompt, ready for use.
You will need to add a network interface if installed via the CLI.
4.2. Installing Linux from vendor media to a VM
This version of XenServer supports installation of the following Linux operating systems from vendor media
in the XenServer Host DVD/CD-ROM drive:
•
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 32-bit
•
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 64-bit
•
CentOS 4.5-4.6
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CentOS 5.0-5.1, 32-bit
•
CentOS 5.0-5.1, 64-bit
•
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 32-bit
•
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 64-bit
Other Linux operating systems need to be installed from a network installation server. See Section 4.3,
“Installing Linux from a network installation server to a VM”.
Procedure 4.1. To install a supported Linux VM from vendor media via the CLI
1.
Insert the vendor installation CD into the XenServer Host's CD drive.
2.
Enter the command
# xe template-list
to find the name of the template corresponding to the OS you want to install.
3.
Enter the command