Hi Ann,
We'll be updating the docs soon, and will address your comments.
- Penny
Ann Sunhachawee wrote:
> I'm new to the world of hypervisors, and was trying to set up Xen to
> explore it. I dl'ed the bits based on build 66. I ran into some possible
> issues which can probably be mostly cleared up via documentation.
> Hopefully addressing those in documentation will allow others that are
> new to Xen (and possibly Solaris) to easily be successful!
>
> From the docs page: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/
>
>
> "Creating the ISO Image from Downloaded Segments"
> (http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/download.html)
> - Could be a rookie mistake, but I think it doesn't hurt to mention
> something to the effect of "burn the ISO image to DVD using your
> favorite app that can create a bootable disc". I had to puzzle a little
> while when burning the iso to disc as data didn't work..
>
> http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/SetupDom0.htm
> - It's not clear to me how to accomplish "Adjust[ing] the default boot
> item in /boot/grub/menu.lst to point to the Xen line". Could it be made
> more explicit? From searching the web, it seems like changing the number
> after "default" does the trick.
> -"You need to boot Xen first to get the correct devices created and
> reboot." - does this mean that the user is expected to reboot after
> booting Xen first? Clarifying the sentence could help out.. e.g. "You
> need to boot Xen. first to get the correct devices created. Then reboot."
> - Unclear as to what the section starting with "When booting Solaris on
> Xen" is there for, since on my menu.lst, it already had the correct
> entry. Perhaps it should be made clear that this section is there to
> address the exception case (e.g. wanting to boot 32 bit mode of 64 bit
> system..)
>
> How to Install a Solaris DomU From an ISO Image
> (http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/install-solaris-domu-iso.htm)
> - The title of this page (in the browser's title bar) is "How to Set Up
> an HVM DomU..."
> - What parameters are required and optional for the config file?
> - What are the other valid values for on_shutdown, on_reboot, on_crash?
> - The "type" table headers "Specifier" and "Meaning" point to internal
> Sun URLs
> - Are there ways to point at the install dvd in the cd/dvd drive for
> part of the "disk" tuple (versus a place on the drive)? I would imagine
> that users would more likely have the install CD/DVDs available, and
> could skip the step of copying it to disk. If so, including an example
> of this syntax would be good.
>
> http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/HVMdomains.htm
> - I did some cursory searching on the Xen site, but didn't find what the
> acronym HVM stood for. Spelling it out somewhere (Hardware Virtual
> Machine) would be nice. (ah, i stumbled across the glossary and found
> HVM at the very bottom of page
> http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/specs.html . HVM could link
> to this definition)
>
> Alas, I was able to set up dom0 successfully, but not domUs. (Hmm, just
> noticed that my NIC e1x10 isn't listed as one that supports GLD as
> mentioned in the Supported Configurations ) If I do get through the
> whole process, i'll provide more feedback. Any comments on my experience
> so far?
>
> Thanks,
> Ann
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