Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - VIRTUALIZATION Manual page 89

Virtualization with xen
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6 Choose the selection to install an operating system.
7 Specify the same settings for the new virtual machine as the settings specified
in the VM's configuration.
Make sure the following settings in Virtual Machine Manager match those in
the VM's configuration file.
• Network MAC address
• Memory size
• Number of CPUs
8 Make sure to select or specify the virtual machine's already created disk or
disk image, for example, /var/lib/xen/images/sles10/disk0, as
the virtual disk.
9 Specify the SUSE Linux Enterprise installation source as the Installation
Source for the virtual machine.
10 In the Operating System Installation section, add the following argument in
Additional Arguments:
root=/dev/xvda2
where /dev/xvda2 is the path and drive designation for the root partition
that contains the virtual machine's boot files.
11 Click OK to create the virtual machine and start the SLE 11 installation pro-
gram.
A new window displaying the installation program opens on the Domain0.
If the new windows does not display, select the virtual machine in Virtual
Machine Manager, and click Open.
12 During the installation program, select Update from the Installation Mode
screen.
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