Xen domU disk image

WolfGrossi · February 4, 2011, 10:40am

Greetings!

How do I create a disk image usable for xen installation?
The image should contain the entire disk with all partitions, including swap space.

I want to do that manually, not using a conversion tool or ‘install into directory’.

Thanks for hints and links
Wolf

please_try_again · February 4, 2011, 11:34am

You can use either vm-install (in package vm-install) or virt-install (in package virt-manager).
Read the corresponding man pages.

WolfGrossi · March 17, 2011, 3:19pm

OK, thanks. found qemu quite handy.

please_try_again · March 17, 2011, 3:57pm

You might want to take a look at that script: vm-create : create kvm virtual machines . The latest version is at the end of the thread.

The gentoo example shows how to partionate the disk on the command line using sfdisk. Is that what you were looking for?

I will add these examples in the thread (at some point).