linux / virtualization / kvm / xen / libvirt
Converting Xen 4.4 guest domains to run under KVM I've been using Xen 4.4 with the XL (XenLite) toolchain for the past 18 months or so, and it has worked very reliably during that time. However, my biggest issue with the XL toolchain is that the support from…
I've been looking for an easy way to migrate Xen domains between my two Xen hypervisors. I made an (unsuccessful) attempt at setting up an iSCSI target for shared storage between the two servers. However, they are in different datacenters, so this is less than ideal. Both servers share a…
linux / xen / networking
Taking a look at the settings and steps required to successfully set up and configure networking on a Windows 7 or Windows Server HVM domain on Xen 4.4 hypervisor running Debian Getting networking to work in Windows under Xen is not a straightforward task, it seems. Here are my…
This article covers creating a DomU on Xen 4.4 by installation of an OS from its native install media (typically an ISO image), first as an HVM domain during installation, then converting to a PV domain after installation is complete. To demonstrate, we setup a paravirtualized CentOS 7 (64-bit)…
