[virt-tools-list] Add a manually configured XEN

[Bernhard Suttner]

Hi,

thanks a lot. In Centos 5.5 there is no domxml-from-native but I get it working using virsh dumpxml and import.

Thanks!!

Best regards,
Bernhard


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Michal Novotny [mailto:minovotn at redhat.com] 
Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. August 2010 16:02
An: Bernhard Suttner
Cc: virt-tools-list at redhat.com
Betreff: Re: AW: AW: [virt-tools-list] Add a manually configured XEN

Hi Berhard,
could you please try using the syntax like:

virsh domxml-from-native <format> <config>

where <format> is "xen-xm" and config is the path to config file?

Something like running:

virsh domxml-from-native xen-xm vm.cfg

on the machine that's having Xen hypervisor installed and if you have 
multiple hypervisors something like:

virsh -c xen:/// domxml-from-native xen-xm vm.cfg

AFAIK, Xend should be running the time you try to do this. This will 
create the configuration within the libvirt and if 'virsh list --all' 
will be showing the guest, it's perfect and you should be seeing the 
guest in the virt-manager.

Also, if you're having some guest you'd like to copy/clone you can do 
following:

# virsh dumpxml existingGuest > temp.xml
# vim temp.xml (to edit the paths, UUID, name etc.)
# virsh define temp.xml (when it succeeds you can remove temp.xml if you 
want to)

You should be having a new guest based on the config. Also, you may need 
to remove /etc/xen/{NAME} from the system but maybe it's not necessary.

Hope this helps,
Michal

On 08/03/2010 02:59 PM, Bernhard Suttner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> manually means, I did not use virt-install or the virt-manager to add the XEN domU to the dom0. I set it up manually (created configuration manually, added disk images and so on manually, ....).
>
> virsh list --all does show the domU BUT only if I start it manually with xm create domU. If the domU does not run, it does not appear. Other virtual manchines (domU) which I created with virt-manager or virt-install do also appear, if the domU is  currently not up (stopped).
>
> Best regards,
> Bernhard
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Michal Novotny [mailto:minovotn at redhat.com]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. August 2010 14:17
> An: Bernhard Suttner
> Cc: virt-tools-list at redhat.com
> Betreff: Re: AW: [virt-tools-list] Add a manually configured XEN
>
> On 08/03/2010 02:14 PM, Bernhard Suttner wrote:
>    
>> Hi,
>>
>> thanks. But this did not work. I think, this option does only connect to another dom0 - means, to another xen host system. I want, that virt-manager does show the domU (the guest) of the local xen installation which I manually added to this system.
>>
>>      
> Why do you mean that is manually added to the system? Does `virsh list
> --all` show the guest?
>
> Regards,
> Michal
>
>    
>> Best regards,
>> Bernhard
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: Michal Novotny [mailto:minovotn at redhat.com]
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. August 2010 10:51
>> An: Bernhard Suttner
>> Cc: virt-tools-list at redhat.com
>> Betreff: Re: [virt-tools-list] Add a manually configured XEN
>>
>> Hi Bernhard,
>> I'm not the expert but when you start virt-manager you can go to the
>> File ->   Add connection and add the connection there. The connection
>> should be persistent and just connecting to it should fail when xend is
>> not running AFAIK.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Michal
>>
>> On 08/02/2010 09:13 PM, Bernhard Suttner wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am using XEN and the virt-manager (which use libvirt). I have configured the XEN domU manually within the shell. If I start the domU with xm create config then the virtual machine appears in the virt-manager. If I stop the XEN it will disappear. How could I add the XEN to the virt-manager like all the other (with virt-manager) created domU that I have it listed with the virt-manager and could start it from GUI?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Bernhard Suttner
>>>
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>>      
>
>    


-- 
Michal Novotny<minovotn at redhat.com>, RHCE
Virtualization Team (xen userspace), Red Hat