Novell XEN - ADMINISTRATION Manual page 22

• 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 "Setting Up the Server Holding the Installation Sources"
in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation and Administration Guide
[http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/sles_admin/
data/sec_deployment_remoteinst_instserver.html]
For further prerequisites, consult the manuals of the respective operating system to in-
stall.
The Create Virtual Machine Wizard helps you through the steps required to create a
virtual machine and install its operating system. The information that follows is gener-
alized for installing any operating system. In addition to these instructions, you should
consult
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.
16 Virtualization with Xen
Chapter 6, Xen Guest Systems
Chapter 2, Setting Up a Virtual Machine Host
(page 61) for information specific to the operating