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Diffstat (limited to 'kernels/xen/xen.install')
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1 files changed, 30 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/kernels/xen/xen.install b/kernels/xen/xen.install index d25d3a93d..173e6437f 100644 --- a/kernels/xen/xen.install +++ b/kernels/xen/xen.install @@ -4,17 +4,27 @@ install_msg() { In order to complete the installation, and enable Xen, at the very least you must: -1. Edit your GRUB2 config files as specified at - https://wiki.parabolagnulinux.org/index.php/Xen#Bootloader_Configuration -2. Issue the following commands to allow you to create and start VMs: - systemctl enable xenstored.service +1. If using GRUB2, edit your GRUB2 config files as specified at + https://wiki.parabola.nu/index.php/Xen#Bootloader_Configuration + + Support for the grub-mkconfig command was added, and will auto-discover + the deployed xen hypervisor and linux kernel +2. If booting via efi, copy the example /etc/xen/efi-xen.cfg to /boot/xen.cfg + and edit the contents to match the settings you need. +3. Issue the following commands to allow you to create and start VMs: + + systemctl enable xen-qemu-dom0-disk-backend.service + systemctl enable xen-init-dom0.service systemctl enable xenconsoled.service -3. If you want some domains to automatically start up/shutdown, run the following: + + Other optional services are: + systemctl enable xen-watchdog.service + +4. If you want some domains to automatically start up/shutdown, run the following: systemctl enable xendomains.service -4. xen 4.4 no longer includes the xend daemon or the xm binary For more information refer to the Wiki: - https://wiki.parabolagnulinux.org/index.php/Xen + https://wiki.parabola.nu/index.php/Xen __EOF__ @@ -25,15 +35,16 @@ upgrade_msg() { Note: If you are upgrading from one of the previous 4.2 xen builds, and are having issues with graphics card passthrough, the default device model used has changed and the - newer model can sometimes have issues. To resolve, add (or change ) the following - line into your domain config file: + newer model can sometimes have issues. To work around these issue, support for the + old style qemu-xen-traditional device model has been enabled. To use, add (or change) + the following line into the configuration file for the domain you want to use + passthrough with: device_model_version = "qemu-xen-traditional" - Also remember to rebuild your grub configuration if upgrading from a non-xen 4.4.1 - install. + Also remember to rebuild your grub configuration if upgrading from a non-xen 4.5.0 + install. - xen 4.4 no longer includes the xend daemon or the xm toolset by default, however - this build does enable it. + The xend daemon and the xm toolset have now been removed with the xen 4.5 release. This install is now using a new version of the 09_xen file, used when generating a new grub.cfg file. The new version inherits the default linux-libre kernel command @@ -54,12 +65,16 @@ post_upgrade() { pre_remove() { systemctl stop xendomains.service + systemctl stop xen-watchdog.service systemctl stop xenconsoled.service - systemctl stop xenstored.service + systemctl stop xen-init-dom0.service + systemctl stop xen-qemu-dom0-disk-backend.service systemctl disable xendomains.service + systemctl disable xen-watchdog.service systemctl disable xenconsoled.service - systemctl disable xenstored.service + systemctl disable xen-init-dom0.service + systemctl disable xen-qemu-dom0-disk-backend.service } post_remove() { |