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

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.

- 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.

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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cd0fc28d AF	1	How to install Ipfire as a Xen DomU:
	2
	3	- run xen-image-maker.sh to download and build the xen-images.
	4	you need to be root because the skript do some loop mounts.
	5	The script need wget and gpg for download and decode ipfire packages.
bada0832	6
bada0832	7	- edit the file ipfire.cfg
9df6d70f AF	8	- start ipfire: "xm create ipfire.cfg"
9df6d70f AF	9	- if you get no errormessage go to console: "xm console ipfire-xen"
bada0832	10	- after booting, the setup will started to do basic settings and reboot
3c4d4ed0	11	(Ignore the errormessages. The services are not startet yet)
bada0832	12
3c4d4ed0 AF	13	This setup is for 2 interfaces (green and red).
	14	If you want more, like orange and blue, edit the ipfire.cfg and execute
	15	"setup" to adjust yout config.
bada0832 AF	16
	17	other usefull commands from the Dom0:
	18	- shutdown the fire: "xm shutdown ipfire-xen"
	19	- reset the fire: "xm destroy ipfire-xen"
	20	- look what is going on: "xm top" or "xm list"