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[people/pmueller/ipfire-2.x.git] / config / xen-image / README

diff --git a/config/xen-image/README b/config/xen-image/README
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--- a/config/xen-image/README
+++ b/config/xen-image/README
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-Howto install Ipfire as a paravirtualized DomU:
+How to install Ipfire as a Xen DomU:
+
+- 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"
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ other usefull commands from the Dom0:
 - reset the fire: "xm destroy ipfire-xen"
 - look what is going on: "xm top" or "xm list"
 
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-+ This is image is build with the normal build environment +
-+             and not full tested yet                      +
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+This script can also build a Citrix XenCenter xva image. (Need xz-aware
+xen version. Tested with Citrix Xen Server 6.5)
+- run "XEN_IMG_TYPE=xva bash xen-image-maker.sh" to build an xva image.
+- import the vm with "xe vm-import filename=ipfire.xva"