XenServer Virtual Machine Installation 4.1.0

Installing Linux VMs

4.1. Installation of a built-in distribution

This is the simplest way of installing a VM. The template provided with XenServer can be used to directly

create a VM running version 3.1 (Sarge) or 4.0 (Etch) of the Debian Linux distribution without need for

vendor installation media and without performing a P2V conversion of an existing physical server.

The VMs are instantiated by using the vm-install from the CLI, or by cloning the template using XenCenter.

For example, using the CLI on Linux:

# xe vm-install template=Debian\ Etch\ 4.0 new-name-label=ExampleVM

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When the VM is first booted, it will prompt you for a root password, a VNC password (for graphical use),

and a hostname. After values are entered for these, it will finish at a standard login prompt, ready for use.

You will need to add a network interface if installed via the CLI.

4.2. Installing Linux from vendor media to a VM

This version of XenServer supports installation of the following Linux operating systems from vendor media

in the XenServer Host DVD/CD-ROM drive:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 32-bit

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 64-bit

• CentOS 4.5-4.6

• CentOS 5.0-5.1, 32-bit

• CentOS 5.0-5.1, 64-bit

• Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 32-bit

• Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0-5.1, 64-bit

Other Linux operating systems need to be installed from a network installation server. See Section 4.3,

“Installing Linux from a network installation server to a VM”.

Procedure 4.1. To install a supported Linux VM from vendor media via the CLI

1. Insert the vendor installation CD into the XenServer Host's CD drive.

2. Enter the command

# xe template-list

to find the name of the template corresponding to the OS you want to install.

3. Enter the command