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On Mon, August 15, 2011 8:18 am, Pandu Poluan wrote: |
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> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 02:29, Joost Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>> On Sunday, August 14, 2011 07:20:18 PM Pandu Poluan wrote: |
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>>> On 2011-08-14, Joost Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>>> (Sorry for top-posting. Gmail Java mobile client sucks.) |
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>> (Fixed this for you) |
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>>> I was thinking of something similar to XCP ... but with Gentoo as the |
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>>> Dom0. I'll call it GeDZux (Gentoo Domain Zero Linux) :P |
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>> A different name would be prefered by myself, not got an idea yet |
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>> though. |
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> No worry. I know it sounds too... wishy-washy/unserious. |
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> Had originally wanted to call it "Xentoo", but some might mistake it |
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> for Xen2, or worse Xen 2.0. |
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> Ah well... We'll think of something later :-) |
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Xentoo doesn't sound too bad, actually. |
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>>> The problem would be how to 'streamline' the installation of a |
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>>> GeDZux-based Xen Platform. The SysAdmin already has lots of things to |
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>>> think about; he/she doesn't need to think (too much) about which USE |
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>>> flags to use, what CFLAGS to put in, which packages to emerge |
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>>> *initially*, etc. |
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>> I agree, tools to quickly generate/close new domUs based on templates |
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>> would |
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>> help as well. With different options for where the disks are stored: |
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>> - File |
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>> - LVM |
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>> - physical partitions |
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> By domU here, do you mean Gentoo domU's or general domU's? |
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Any domU. As far as I am aware, any domU can be configured to use any |
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block-backend for the partitions/drives. |
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> Citrix XenServer's 'template' feature comes to mind... |
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Along with cloning/copying/export/....? |
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VMWare ESX has similar options. |
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>>> That is, how to provide sensible defaults yet not irreversibly |
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>>> removing Gentoo's freedom. So, GeDZux will be a Gentoo variant, a |
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>>> 'submetadistro', if you will :P |
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>> A profile putting all the necessary tools (xen, kernel, bridge,....) as |
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>> required. |
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> Aha! Good idea. Let me learn how to make a profile then. |
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That way we can also set default USE-flags suitable for when using Xen. |
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