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3.1 Creating a Virtual Machine
Before creating a virtual machine, you need the following:
• Install a host server as described in
(page 7).
• If you want to use an automated installation file (AutoYaST, NetWare® Response
File, or RedHat Kickstart), you should create and download it to a directory on the
host machine server or make it available on the network.
• For NetWare and OES Linux virtual machines, you need a static IP address for
each virtual machine you create.
• If you are installing Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux, you need a network
installation source for OES 2 Linux software including the SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 SP2 media and the OES 2 Linux add-on CD. For procedures to create
the installation sources, see Section "Setting Up the Server Holding the Installation
Sources" (Chapter 14, Remote Installation, ↑Deployment Guide).
For further prerequisites, consult the manuals of the respective operating system to in-
stall.
The Create Virtual Machine Wizard (YaST > Virtualization > Create Virtual Machines)
helps you through the steps required to create a virtual machine and install its operating
system. The information that follows is generalized for installing any operating system.
In addition to these instructions, you should consult
(page 75) for information specific to the operating system you are installing.
The actual configuration files for the Xen guests are stored at /etc/xen/vm/. The
default location for image files is /var/lib/xen/images.
Launch the Create Virtual Machine Wizard by using one of the following methods:
• From the virtualization host server desktop, click YaST > Virtualization > Create
Virtual Machine
• From within Virtual Machine Manager, click New.
• At the command line, enter vm-install.
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Virtualization with Xen
Chapter 2, Setting Up a Virtual Machine Host
Chapter 7, Xen Guest Systems
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