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On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 19:47, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On Mon, August 15, 2011 2:22 pm, Pandu Poluan wrote: |
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>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 16:08, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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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> |
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>>>> 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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>>>>> |
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>>>>>> (Sorry for top-posting. Gmail Java mobile client sucks.) |
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>>>>> |
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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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>> Cloning/copying, check (both "fast storage-based clone" and "full copy") |
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>> Export, check. |
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>> Move/migrate, check. |
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>> If we want similar features, we really should learn about XCP & XAPI |
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>> [http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XAPI_Developer_Guide] |
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>> XCP is Citrix XenServer's "engine", released free a couple of months ago. |
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>> XAPI is the 'smartness' of XenServer, and thus a part of XCP |
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>> [http://xen.org/products/cloudxen.html] |
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> Check... |
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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,....) |
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>>>>> 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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>> Gotcha :-) |
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>> I'm going to try out on my company's VMware boxes (the guys at |
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>> xen-users said that Xen runs okay on VMware, albeit without HVM domU |
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>> support). |
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> I think starting with a list of packages and use-flags needed to get PV |
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> and HVM domains running would be a good starting point. |
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> Then, we can put that into a profile and create a stage4 tar-file with |
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> current versions. |
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I assume those are packages and use-flags on the dom0? I agree. |
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Anyways, good news: I may soon land my grubby hands on an unused IBM |
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Server. It's a new-ish one, AFAICT, so it should support VT-x. |
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We can thus test HVM domU's, yay! |
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> I think it would be a good idea to try to continue on this with the |
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> maintainers for Xen on Gentoo? |
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Aren't they on this list, too? |
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Rgds, |
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