-Howto install Ipfire as a paravirtualized DomU:
+How to install Ipfire as a Xen DomU:
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+- run xen-image-maker.sh to download and build the xen-images.
+ you need to be root because the skript do some loop mounts.
+ The script need wget and gpg for download and decode ipfire packages.
-- download image
-- extract the downloaded file, be careful, you need at least 4gb
- edit the file ipfire.cfg
- start ipfire: "xm create ipfire.cfg"
- if you get no errormessage go to console: "xm console ipfire-xen"
- after booting, the setup will started to do basic settings and reboot
+ (Ignore the errormessages. The services are not startet yet)
-This setup is for 2 interfaces (green and red). if you want more, like orange and blue, edit the ipfire.cfg and execute "setup" to adjust yout config.
+This setup is for 2 interfaces (green and red).
+If you want more, like orange and blue, edit the ipfire.cfg and execute
+"setup" to adjust yout config.
other usefull commands from the Dom0:
- shutdown the fire: "xm shutdown ipfire-xen"
- reset the fire: "xm destroy ipfire-xen"
- look what is going on: "xm top" or "xm list"
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-+ This is image is build with the normal build environment and not tested yet +
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-Todo:
-- check Xen Kernel config (filesystems should not included to kernel!!!!)
+This script can also build a Citrix XenCenter xva image. (Need xz-aware
+xen version. Tested with Citrix Xen Server 6.2.5 beta)
+- run "XEN_IMG_TYPE=xva sh xen-image-maker.sh" to build an xva image.
+- import the vm with "xe vm-import file=ipfire.xfa"