From owner-freebsd-xen@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 30 17:58:39 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB4E01065672 for ; Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:58:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eric@egsner.cirr.com) Received: from egsner.cirr.com (egsner.cirr.com [IPv6:2620:0:de0::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7500B8FC19 for ; Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:58:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from egsner.cirr.com (IDENT:eric@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by egsner.cirr.com (8.14.5/8.14.2/$Revision: 1.32 $) with ESMTP id pAUHwcA2026555 for ; Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:58:38 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <201111301758.pAUHwcA2026555@egsner.cirr.com> From: eric@cirr.com (Eric Schnoebelen) To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:55:54 +0900." <20111130.195554.13272655.moto@kawasaki3.org> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:58:38 -0600 Sender: eric@cirr.com X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (egsner.cirr.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:58:38 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: Setup xen into FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of the freebsd port to xen - implementation and usage List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:58:39 -0000 moto kawasaki writes: - > brigde-utils packages are Linux related ones afaik. - - Yep, but NetBSD can be Xen dom0, I believe. NetBSD provides a very functional XEN domain 0. I run FreeBSD, NetBSD and Linux PVM (para-virtualized machines) and FreeBSD and Windows HVM (hardware virtualized machines) on my NetBSD dom0's. - Please start from http://www.netbsd.org/ports/xen/howto.html , but - this page might be obsolete. It's slightly out of date, as GRUB is no longer required to boot the dom0. Otherwise, it is fairly accurate. I would say the process is: Install NetBSD Install sysutils/xenkernel4 and sysutils/xentools4 from pkgsrc Install netbsd-XEN3_DOM0 into / Copy /usr/pkg/xen4-kernel/xen.gz to / Update /boot.cfg to load and boot /xen.gz, and load /netbsd-XEN3_DOM0 Reboot - Please advice me how to, if you can set it up !! I'll be happy to answer questions. -- Eric Schnoebelen eric@cirr.com http://www.cirr.com License plate seen on a car speeding by me: 4VRLATE