Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - VIRTUALIZATION Manual page 123

Virtualization with xen
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6.1 backend
Defines the backend domain that is used for paravirtualized keyboard interfaces. Exam-
ple:
(backend 0)
image
(image { linux | HVM })
This is the container for the main machine configuration. The actual image type is one
of linux, or HVM for fully virtualized guests. HVM is only available if your computer
supports VMX and also activates this feature during boot.
1 linux
(linux { args | device_model | kernel | notes })
The linux image definition is used for paravirtualized linux installations.
1.1 args
When booting a kernel from the image definition, args defines extra boot parameters
for the kernel. Example:
(args ' sax2=1')
1.2 device_model
The device model used by the VM Guest. This defaults to qemu-dm. Example:
(device_model /usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm)
1.3 kernel
Defines the path to the kernel image this VM Guest should boot. Defaults to no image.
Example:
(kernel /boot/vmlinuz)
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