[xen-tools-discuss] Regarding installation of xen-tools on XenServer

[Jonathan Aquilina]

Ahh Then that is left for someone else on the list as I never saw the need
for using xen tools with xen server


On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:57 PM, Kartik Shetty (kartishe) <
kartishe at cisco.com> wrote:

>  Hi Jonathan,
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> The link helps me answer most of my questions but still confused about
> where exactly these installation steps are to be taken i.e. any local linux
> machine or xen host. If it has to be locally installed on my machine where
> do we specify the ip address of the actual Xen host where the guest vm has
> to get deployed finally.
>
> I have only access to use command line and not vcenter and hence the need.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kartik
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* Jonathan Aquilina [mailto:eagles051387 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 3:42 PM
> *To:* Kartik Shetty (kartishe)
> *Cc:* xen-tools-discuss at xen-tools.org
> *Subject:* Re: [xen-tools-discuss] Regarding installation of xen-tools on
> XenServer
>
>
>
> A quick google did show me this
> http://www.virtuatopia.com/index.php/Building_a_Xen_Guest_Domain_using_Xen-Tools
>
> I am not sure if or how you would install xen tools on xen server to be
> honest. But I think you are complicating life. It has been a while since i
> used xen server and xen center, but there has to be a way you can set a
> static ip on a vm.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:36 PM, Kartik Shetty (kartishe) <
> kartishe at cisco.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
>
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> I completely agree since provisioning is supported on Citrix xen server.
>
> But in my case, I need to perform steps of provisioning of VM's
> independent of Citirix XenServer.
>
> The usecase should be something like : I login to my xen host/localhost
> from my vnc and from the vnc console I need to provision/create a VM which
> uses a specific static ip address instead of dhcp using command-line.
>
> What could the possible solution be to the problem I am facing?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kartik
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Jonathan Aquilina [mailto:eagles051387 at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 3:18 PM
> *To:* Kartik Shetty (kartishe)
> *Cc:* xen-tools-discuss at xen-tools.org
> *Subject:* Re: [xen-tools-discuss] Regarding installation of xen-tools on
> XenServer
>
>
>
> If you are using Citrix xen server these tools are not needed at all as
> xen center manages the provisoning of all VM's
>
>
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> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:05 PM, Kartik Shetty (kartishe) <
> kartishe at cisco.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Experts,
>
>
>
> I have a query regarding the installation part of xen-tools so that I can
> successfully use the command xen-create-image to create a VM.
>
> I followed exactly all the steps to install the xen-tools in the XenServer
> and tried to use the command xen-create-image but ended up with these
> errors:
>
>
>
> xen-create-image
>
> Couldn't find a useful entry in the sources.list files of the Dom0. Tried:
>
>   /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> Couldn't find a useful entry in the sources.list files of the Dom0. Tried:
>
>   /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> Failed to read /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp: No such file or
> directory[root at mcp-xen-3 etc]#
>
>
>
> Let me know if I am doing the right way by having xen-tools installed on
> XenServer console using XenCenter so that it can create VMs on that
> xenServer.
>
> Or do I have to install xen-tools outside the XenServer in my local
> machine and then it should be able to create VM's on the XenServer if I
> somehow specify the XenServer ip?
>
> Or are these steps of installation done after I have one VM installed on
> the XenServer using XenCenter and then try to create other VM's using that
> VM?
>
> I appreciate for any kind of suggestions/solutions relevant to my query.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kartik
>
>
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