----- Original Message ----
> From: Kai Schaetzl <maillists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, 20 August, 2009 19:31:21
> Subject: Re: virt-manager crashes Host during installation of guest
>
> Ian Murray wrote on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:21:33 +0000 (GMT):
>
> > Actual, virt-install commmand line looks no less daunting to me.
>
> What is "daunting" about "virt-install -p"?
[root@xen ~]# virt-install -p
ERROR A name is required for the virtual machine.
[root@xen ~]# virt-install -p -n newdom
ERROR Memory amount is required for the virtual machine.
[root@xen ~]# virt-install -p -n newdom -r 256
ERROR A disk must be specified (use --nodisks to override)
So it goes on... I suppose once you plough through all the options and save the whole command somewhere, then it is trivial to create new ones, but I got the impression that it was interactive for any missing options.
Perhaps for the benefit of the OP, perhaps you could give a complete known working example.
>
> > I don't know if that is possible under virt-install.
>
> Everything is possible, it depends on how deep you want to dig into it. This guy
> just wants to get his first Xen VM up for some testing (I suppose). There is no
> need to follow lengthy explanations and fail in the end if there is a simple
> command available.
>
> > I think tap:aio is more favoured than file, for performance reasons.
>
> This is general belief. I suggest doing some tests. After that you may think
> different. ;-) Also, there have been various problems with tap:aio devices in
> the
> various Xen incarnations over time that weren't present in file.
Well, if you have done such tests, please do share... especially on the xen-users list, as there are far more competent Xen-ers to discuss your findings than me.
> You want to use LVM or remote storage for real world usage, anyway, but that
> wasn't the task outlined by the OP.
File based domains initially seemed the simplest way for me, but after a while I concluded they were a but of a pain actually, so indeed I do stick with LVs.
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