Re: [Debian-User] Xen Debian Package Management

2007-03-02 Thread Ted Hilts
Michelle The subject matter is mine but the content is some else's. I did not write what you quoted. Probably, the original email trail was missing. I know that Xen development is far further along than Xen 2. I have a copy of the original email if you want to see it -- just ask. The origina

Re: [Debian-User] Xen Debian Package Management

2007-03-02 Thread Michelle Konzack
Since you do not use a realname in your message I have found it in the SPAM-Folder. I do not understand why you are talkong abour Xen 2 if I have Etch- DVD's from November last year which have already Xen 3: ---[ command 'apt-cache search xen |grep -v roxen' ] libc6-xen - GNU

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and LVM

2007-02-21 Thread Andy Smith
On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 01:28:52PM -0700, Archive wrote: > So I am not arguing aginst LVM. Those that use it and recommend it keep > telling me I should plan on using it. I will do that if these same > people start explaining the features in way that makes sense to the > kinds of things I have

Re: [Debian-User] Xen

2007-02-21 Thread Steve Kemp
On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 05:47:03PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote: > I have tried to compile my own Xen-Kernel but failed... > > Is there a Step-by-Step docu/howto HOW to build your OWN Xen-Kernel > on a Debian-System? This is something I wrote a while back about compiling your own Xen kerne

Re: [Debian-User] Xen

2007-02-21 Thread Archive
Michelle Here is an excerpt from Xen Development that I think applies to your situation. There do not appear to be a lot of Debian possibilities as near as I can find out. But I'm still forging around. Your questions are further down. Here is the scoop from Xen Development regarding AMD. Th

Re: [Debian-User] Xen

2007-02-21 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Unknown Admin, Am 2007-02-17 00:07:47, schrieb Admin: > BTW if anyone (I've seen a few Xen emails like the one where the AMD > package disappeared only to be replaced by a 686 based Xen package that > crashed) would like to set up a Debian Xen thread maybe we could help > one another as

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and LVM

2007-02-20 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 01:28:52PM -0700, Archive wrote: > Information for the database server might involve languages and language > translation, and so on. So there is an obvious need for data > management, data bases, etc., but my question to all reading this email > is: "Why LVM" > > S

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and a local mirror or a R/W DVD [LONG REPLY]

2007-02-19 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 03:14:39PM -0700, Archive wrote: > I really like the idea passed on to me of getting the entire 14 disk > ETCH (older and therefore stable) distribution on a R/W DVD where the > first DVD contains the installer. I think you're slightly confused here. The current stable

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and IP CHAINS and IP FORWARDING

2007-02-19 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 02:44:50PM -0700, Archive wrote: > As mentioned in an earlier email the DOMU or secondary Xen system(s) can > not only talk to the DOM0 or Xen primary system but also to other other > DOMU or secondary Xen system(s) and that most likely involves not only > LAN interaction

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and a local mirror or a R/W DVD

2007-02-19 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 03:14:39PM -0700, Archive wrote: > I really like the idea passed on to me of getting the entire 14 disk > ETCH (older and therefore stable) distribution on a R/W DVD where the > first DVD contains the installer. Apparently, this approach using the > appropriate package m

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and a local mirror or a R/W DVD

2007-02-19 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:14:39 -0700 Archive <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] Regarding the DVDs: AFAIK you cannot make changes to a full DVD, even if it is rewritable. Rewritable on a CD (and I suppose the same for a CD) means you can erase it all and start over. This is not the same as with a f

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and a local mirror or a R/W DVD

2007-02-18 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 03:14:39PM -0700, Archive wrote: > I really like the idea passed on to me of getting the entire 14 disk > ETCH (older and therefore stable) distribution on a R/W DVD where the An older Etch is exactly the opposite of what you want. In the time since the freeze, there hav

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and IP CHAINS and IP FORWARDING

2007-02-18 Thread Steve Kemp
On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 02:44:50PM -0700, Archive wrote: > It would be nice to have some examples of this route management code > with an explanation of it's operation and theory for both simple and > complex scenarios, especially some Xen scenarios. > > Any takers on this

Re: [Debian-User] Xen and LVM

2007-02-18 Thread Gilles Mocellin
Le dimanche 18 février 2007 21:28, Archive a écrit : [...] > but my question to all reading this email > is: "Why LVM" [...] The first two words : 1) merge 2) resize 1) Device block merging, everything, disks, RAID arrays 2) Online resizing of your logical volumes (slices of the previous merg

Re: [Debian-User] Xen

2007-02-17 Thread Andy Smith
On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 12:07:47AM -0700, Admin wrote: > The Debian distribution is installed in a large partition so it > can be added to in the future. Other distributions and/or > specific Debian applications (derived from the primary > distribution in the large partition) can be installed in

Re: [Debian-User] Xen Dom0 and DomU

2007-02-17 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 05:06:46PM -0700, Archive wrote: > I put your text below mine. Yes, it does sound neat. Did you do a > special compile for the RAID so it was built into the kernel or do you > have a hardware raid controller, or what? I use the in-kernel software RAID and mdadm, bog sta

Re: [Debian-User] Xen

2007-02-17 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 01:47:33PM +0100, Peter Teunissen wrote: > > On 17-feb-2007, at 8:07, Admin wrote: > > > > > > >BTW if anyone (I've seen a few Xen emails like the one where the > >AMD package disappeared only to be replaced by a 686 based Xen > >package that crashed) would like to se

Re: [Debian-User] Xen

2007-02-17 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 12:07:47AM -0700, Admin wrote: > One of the several reasons I left a large space on the hard drive was to > establish a Debian based Xen virtual machine. To do this Xen is > installed on top of the Debian kernel. If you are going to do this, may I recommend strongly that

Re: [Debian-User] Xen

2007-02-17 Thread Peter Teunissen
On 17-feb-2007, at 8:07, Admin wrote: BTW if anyone (I've seen a few Xen emails like the one where the AMD package disappeared only to be replaced by a 686 based Xen package that crashed) would like to set up a Debian Xen thread maybe we could help one another as it seems that this v