I think I can do most of that, but I have CD's, not a DVD. Do I put all of the CD's contents together into one directory, make subdirectories like Disk1, Disk2, etc, and pour the contents into that? When I get the NFS server running, do I point virt-install towards /install/Disk1, and assume it can take it from there?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:rhelv5-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Green > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:32 PM > To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] getting started with xen > > It's not really a big deal. Just pour the contents of RHEL5 DVD > into a > directory, /install for example. > Decide on network configuration between your host machine and the > Xen > guest. for example you decide to create a private LAN between them > utilizing the infamous 192.168.X.X address range. Configure a > network > interface with an address from the range. Now create an exports > record > in /etc/exports like this; > > /install 192.168.1.0/24(ro,no_root_squash,sync) > > Now fire up NFS server (/etc/init.d/nfs start) > Check that the NFS is up and the export is avail; > showmount -e localhost (or whatever 192.168. IP you've chosen) > > Congrats, you've just set up an NFS server serving your RHEL > distro! > > HTH > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:13 PM, Tangren, Bill > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Export it to where? Do I have to manufacture a web or ftp server > just for > > this? > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:rhelv5-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of crypto grid > > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:11 PM > > To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > > Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] getting started with xen > > > > > > > > you should export your installation tree (from RHEL install dvd > or iso > > image) using NFS. > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Tangren, Bill > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > I am new to installing virtual machines, and am trying to work > through > > examples in the RH virtualization guide, to set up > paravirtualization on > > a box on which I have the xen kernel loaded (and the > virtualization > > channel enabled). > > > > The problem I am running into is the location of the installation > files. > > It appears that I cannot install from my install CDs, that I have > to > > have an ftp or http install location. I'd like the guest to be > another > > RH 5 distro. Where can I find, or how can I set up, an > installation tree > > to use to do this? This is very frustrating. I cannot find > examples of > > how to do it. I CAN find examples of fedora boot images on a > fedora web > > site, but nothing for RH 5? > > > > Could someone point me in the right direction please? > > > > --- > > Bill Tangren > > U.S. Naval Observatory > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > rhelv5-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > rhelv5-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list > > > > > > > > -- > Warm regards, > Michael Green > > _______________________________________________ > rhelv5-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
