CentOS 5.5 x86 64 Hypervisor Edition (Minimal) - Revision history

Kamran: /* Physical Host */

Kamran — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:13:54 GMT

Physical Host

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	The method to do so using wget is as follows. Notice that I am not pulling any RPMs in this step.		The method to do so using wget is as follows. Notice that I am not pulling any RPMs in this step.
	<pre>		<pre>
-	wget --mirror http://centos.mirror.nexicom.net/5.5/os/x86_64/ \	+	[root@fedora14 cdimages]# wget --mirror http://centos.mirror.nexicom.net/5.5/os/x86_64/ \
	--no-parent --no-host-directories --reject *.rpm --cut-dirs=3 \		--no-parent --no-host-directories --reject *.rpm --cut-dirs=3 \
	-P /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64/		-P /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64/
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	You may want to get rid of the garbage index.html* files created by wget in the previous step.		You may want to get rid of the garbage index.html* files created by wget in the previous step.
	<pre>		<pre>
-	find /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64/ -name "index.html*" -exec rm '{}' ';'	+	[root@fedora14 cdimages]# find /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64/ -name "index.html*" -exec rm '{}' ';'
	</pre>		</pre>

		+	Now you have to pull the basic RPMs to create a build host. The following step will pull hundreds of RPMs from the configured CENTOS http repository, from the internet. This is because /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64/CentOS/ directory does not contain any RPMs at the moment.
		+	<pre>
		+	[root@fedora14 cdimages]# yumdownloader --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=CentOS-5.5-i386 \
		+	--destdir=/data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64/CentOS/ \
		+	--installroot=/tmp/ \
		+	--resolve \
		+	anaconda anaconda-runtime mkisofs cdrecord
		+	</pre>

	The /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-hypervisor directory shown earlier, in the directory tree, is an empty directory. It is possible that you don't have this directory created at this moment. We can create this directory at a later stage.		The /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-hypervisor directory shown earlier, in the directory tree, is an empty directory. It is possible that you don't have this directory created at this moment. We can create this directory at a later stage.

Kamran: /* Physical Host */

Kamran — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:08:34 GMT

Physical Host

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	</pre>		</pre>

-	The /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64 is the full DVD copied in this directory. If you cannot afford to download full DVD, (for perfectly understandable reasons), you can download the packages~~, directly~~ from the CENTOS website~~. The method~~ to ~~do so, is already mentioned here: http://cooker.wbitt.com/index.php/CENTOS_Server_CD_project#Creating_the_.22core~~.~~22_install-tree_from_a_http_site~~	+	The /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64 is the full DVD copied in this directory. If you cannot afford to download full DVD, (for perfectly understandable reasons), you can download only the necessary packages from the CENTOS website, required to create a buildhost.

-	The /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-hypervisor directory shown ~~above~~, is an empty directory. It is possible that you don't have this directory created at this moment. We can create this directory at a later stage.	+	The method to do so using wget is as follows. Notice that I am not pulling any RPMs in this step.
		+	<pre>
		+	wget --mirror http://centos.mirror.nexicom.net/5.5/os/x86_64/ \
		+	--no-parent --no-host-directories --reject *.rpm --cut-dirs=3 \
		+	-P /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64/
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	You may want to get rid of the garbage index.html* files created by wget in the previous step.
		+	<pre>
		+	find /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64/ -name "index.html*" -exec rm '{}' ';'
		+	</pre>
		+
		+
		+	The /data/cdimages/CentOS-5.5-x86_64-hypervisor directory shown earlier, in the directory tree, is an empty directory. It is possible that you don't have this directory created at this moment. We can create this directory at a later stage.

	The directory /data/cdimages on the physical host, is made available as an NFS writeable share to the 192.168.122.0/24 network. As following:		The directory /data/cdimages on the physical host, is made available as an NFS writeable share to the 192.168.122.0/24 network. As following:
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	This is a good method to save space, both on the physical host and on the VMs. That means, you don't have to "fill-up" your build host (VM) will all the DVD/RPM files and ISO images. So they don't need large virtual disks for it. All of the work, can be performed, when we mount this directory /data/cdimages, from the physical host, to the buildhost-64 VM.		This is a good method to save space, both on the physical host and on the VMs. That means, you don't have to "fill-up" your build host (VM) will all the DVD/RPM files and ISO images. So they don't need large virtual disks for it. All of the work, can be performed, when we mount this directory /data/cdimages, from the physical host, to the buildhost-64 VM.

-	The physical host has the IP: 192.168.122.1 , on the virbr0 interface. It may (or may not) have any IP on it's eth0 interface, which is irrelevant to this text.	+	The physical host has the IP: 192.168.122.1 , on the virbr0 interface. It may (or may not) have any IP on it's eth0 interface, which is irrelevant to this text.

	===Build Host===		===Build Host===

Kamran: /* Pulling the necessary RPMs */

Kamran — Mon, 30 May 2011 06:57:38 GMT

Pulling the necessary RPMs

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	Here is how to pull just the kernel and all of it's related dependencies.		Here is how to pull just the kernel and all of it's related dependencies.
	<pre>		<pre>
-	[root@buildhost-64 tmp]# yumdownloader --destdir=/tmp/transitRPMs/ --installroot=/tmp~~/transitRPMs~~/ --resolve kernel	+	[root@buildhost-64 tmp]# yumdownloader --destdir=/tmp/transitRPMs/ --installroot=/tmp/ --resolve kernel
	. . .		. . .
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	<pre>		<pre>
-	[root@buildhost-64 ~]# yumdownloader --destdir=/tmp/transitRPMs/ --installroot=/tmp/~~transitRPMs/~~ --resolve kernel \	+	[root@buildhost-64 ~]# yumdownloader --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=CentOS-5.6-i386 \
-	vim-minimal wget yum dhclient grub rootfiles openssh-clients openssh-server ~~sysklogd~~ passwd ~~star attr~~\	+	--destdir=/tmp/transitRPMs/ \
-	iptables selinux-policy-targeted setools policycoreutils-newrole ~~kernel-xen~~ telnet tcpdump wireshark nmap \	+	--installroot=/tmp/ \
-	zip bzip2 rsync which traceroute ftp vixie-cron iptraf ~~vnc~~-server ~~kudzu~~ \	+	--resolve \
-	xen kvm kvm-tools virt-viewer virt-manager ~~xterm~~ \	+	kernel kernel-xen \
-	xorg-x11-xinit xorg-x11-server-Xorg xorg-x11-twm xorg-x11-xdm bitmap-fonts desktop-backgrounds-basic \	+	vim-minimal wget yum dhclient grub rootfiles openssh-clients openssh-server passwd \
-	xorg-x11-drivers xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi \	+	iptables selinux-policy-targeted setools policycoreutils-newrole telnet tcpdump wireshark nmap star attr \
-	xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi xorg-x11-fonts-misc xorg-x11-fonts-truetype xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 \	+	zip bzip2 rsync which traceroute ftp vixie-cron iptraf sysklogd kudzu bind-utils \
-	~~httpd php mysql-server postfix mod_ssl php-mysql mod_auth_mysql dovecot spamassassin squirrelmail \~~	+	httpd php mysql-server postfix mod_ssl php-mysql mod_auth_mysql dovecot spamassassin squirrelmail \
-	~~vsftpd xferstats elinks webalizer php-gd crypto-utils~~	+	vsftpd xferstats elinks webalizer php-gd crypto-utils \
		+	xen kvm kvm-tools virt-viewer virt-manager \
		+	vnc-server xorg-x11-xinit xorg-x11-server-Xorg xorg-x11-twm xorg-x11-xdm bitmap-fonts desktop-backgrounds-basic \
		+	xorg-x11-drivers xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi xterm \
		+	xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi xorg-x11-fonts-misc xorg-x11-fonts-truetype xorg-x11-fonts-Type1
	</pre>		</pre>
	<b>Note:</b> The last two lines above provide additional RPMs for setting up web/mail/db servers.		<b>Note:</b> The last two lines above provide additional RPMs for setting up web/mail/db servers.

Kamran: /* Download the ISO (515 MB) */

Kamran — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:19:22 GMT

Download the ISO (515 MB)

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	[[File:Testhypervisor-PackageInstallation.png]]		[[File:Testhypervisor-PackageInstallation.png]]

-	==Download the ISO (~~515~~ MB)==	+	==Download the ISO (516 MB)==

	Version: 0.2		Version: 0.2
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	Built: 19 March 2011		Built: 19 March 2011

-	Size: ~~515~~ MB	+	Size: 516 MB

	http://downloads.wbitt.com/isos		http://downloads.wbitt.com/isos

	Check the download directory for MD5 and SHA1 checksums.		Check the download directory for MD5 and SHA1 checksums.

Kamran: /* Complete list of RPMS (for our CENTOS 5.5 x86_64 Hypervisor Edition) */

Kamran — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:40:42 GMT

Complete list of RPMS (for our CENTOS 5.5 x86_64 Hypervisor Edition)

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Kamran: /* Edit the comps.xml file as per requirements */

Kamran — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:39:04 GMT

Edit the comps.xml file as per requirements

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Kamran: /* Pulling the necessary RPMs */

Kamran — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:38:04 GMT

Pulling the necessary RPMs

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	vsftpd xferstats elinks webalizer php-gd crypto-utils		vsftpd xferstats elinks webalizer php-gd crypto-utils
	</pre>		</pre>
-	<b>Note:</b> The last two lines above provide additional ~~facility~~ for setting up web/mail/db servers.	+	<b>Note:</b> The last two lines above provide additional RPMs for setting up web/mail/db servers.

	The following information is about total number of RPMs and the space they consume on the installer media.		The following information is about total number of RPMs and the space they consume on the installer media.

Kamran: /* Benefits - Why a Hypervisor CD (Server CD) in the first place? */

Kamran — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:37:21 GMT

Benefits - Why a Hypervisor CD (Server CD) in the first place?

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	* Ideal for clusters of any size.		* Ideal for clusters of any size.
	* The same CD can be used to setup a XEN/KVM HyperVisor, and the same can be used to setup VMs, such as web/mail/db servers.		* The same CD can be used to setup a XEN/KVM HyperVisor, and the same can be used to setup VMs, such as web/mail/db servers.
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	===What does this CD provide===		===What does this CD provide===

Kamran at 05:36, 19 March 2011

Kamran — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:36:53 GMT

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Kasim at 11:29, 13 March 2011

Kasim — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:29:10 GMT

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	vim-minimal wget yum dhclient grub rootfiles openssh-clients openssh-server sysklogd passwd star attr\		vim-minimal wget yum dhclient grub rootfiles openssh-clients openssh-server sysklogd passwd star attr\
	iptables selinux-policy-targeted setools policycoreutils-newrole kernel-xen telnet tcpdump wireshark nmap \		iptables selinux-policy-targeted setools policycoreutils-newrole kernel-xen telnet tcpdump wireshark nmap \
-	zip bzip2 rsync which traceroute ftp vixie-cron iptraf vnc-server \	+	zip bzip2 rsync which traceroute ftp vixie-cron iptraf vnc-server kudzu \
	xen kvm kvm-tools virt-viewer virt-manager xterm \		xen kvm kvm-tools virt-viewer virt-manager xterm \
	xorg-x11-xinit xorg-x11-server-Xorg xorg-x11-twm xorg-x11-xdm bitmap-fonts desktop-backgrounds-basic \		xorg-x11-xinit xorg-x11-server-Xorg xorg-x11-twm xorg-x11-xdm bitmap-fonts desktop-backgrounds-basic \
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	<packagereq type="mandatory">yum</packagereq>		<packagereq type="mandatory">yum</packagereq>
	<packagereq type="mandatory">wget</packagereq>		<packagereq type="mandatory">wget</packagereq>
		+	<packagereq type="mandatory">kudzu</packagereq>
	</packagelist>		</packagelist>
	</group>		</group>