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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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>> Rgds, |
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>> On 2011-08-14, Joost Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>> > On Saturday, August 13, 2011 04:15:44 PM Pandu Poluan wrote: |
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>> >> So, anyone have any experience using kernel 3.0 as Xen Dom0? |
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>> > Not yet, it is in the todo-list though. |
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>> > Just waiting for a period where I can do the upgrade and afford a |
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>> > down-time with restoring backups if things go wrong. |
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>> >> (I have some idea of starting a Gentoo-variant-based Xen platform in |
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>> >> the vein of XCP/XenServer) |
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>> > What exactly are you thinking of implementing? |
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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 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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>> 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 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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Citrix XenServer's 'template' feature comes to mind... |
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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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Rgds, |
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