Table Of Contents - Novell XEN - ADMINISTRATION Manual

Contents
Preface
1 Introduction to Xen Virtualization
1.1 Basic Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Understanding Virtualization Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 Xen Virtualization Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.4 The Virtual Machine Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Setting Up a Virtual Machine Host
2.1 Best Practices and Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 Setting Up a 32-Bit Domain 0 on a 64-Bit Hypervisor . . . . . . . . . .
2.3 Managing Domain 0 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.4 Networks Card in Fully Virtualized Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.5 Starting the Virtual Machine Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Setting Up Virtual Machines
3.1 Creating a Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Installing an Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 Including Add-On Products in the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Using the Command Line to Create Virtual Machines . . . . . . . . . .
3.5 Deleting Virtual Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.6 Using an Existing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Virtual Machine . . . . .
3.7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Managing a Virtualization Environment
4.1 Virtual Machine Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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