XenServer Virtual Machine Installation 4.1.0

Installing Linux VMs

xe vm-install template="<template name>" new-name-label=<name for VM>

This returns the UUID of the new VM.

4. Get the UUID of the new VM's root disk:

xe vbd-list vm-uuid=<VM UUID> params=uuid --minimal

5. Using the UUID returned, set the root disk to be not be bootable:

xe vbd-param-set uuid=<root disk UUID> bootable=true

6. Get the name of the physical CD drive on the XenServer Host:

# xe cd-list

The result of this command should give you something like SCSI 0:0:0:0 for the name-label field.

7. Add a virtual CD-ROM to the new VM using the XenServer Host's CD drive name-label in the cd-

name argument:

xe vm-cd-add uuid=<VM UUID> cd-name="<host CD drive name label>" device=3

8. Get the UUID of the VBD corresponding to the new virtual CD drive:

# xe vbd-list vm-uuid=<VM UUID> type=CD params=uuid --minimal

9. Make the virtual CD's VBD bootable:

# xe vbd-param-set uuid=<VM UUID> bootable=true

10. Set the VM's install repository to be the CD drive:

# xe vm-param-set uuid=<VM UUID> other-config:install-repository="cdrom"

11. Start the VM:

xe vm-start uuid=<VM UUID>