Novell SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 SP1 - 8-18-2010 VIRTUALIZATION WITH ZEN Manual page 132

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image
(image { linux | HVM })
This is the container for the main machine configuration. The actual image type is either
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)
1.4 notes
Displays several settings and features available to the current VM Guest.
2 hvm
(hvm { acpi | apic | boot | device_model | extid | guest_os_type | hap | hpet
| isa | kernel | keymap | loader | localtime | monitor | nographic | notes
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