From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 28 10:25:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E5C7106564A for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:25:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com) Received: from chiku.silverwraith.com (chiku.silverwraith.com [66.228.208.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B3848FC08 for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:25:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from avleen by chiku.silverwraith.com with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PXW5P-0006Er-1v for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:43:19 -0800 Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:43:19 -0800 From: Avleen Vig To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20101228094318.GA4405@silverwraith.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Subject: Creating an LVM-backed FreeBSD DomU in a Linux Dom0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:25:00 -0000 After searching high and low and not finding exactly what I wanted (although Adrian Chadd's documents came close), I decided to document a lengthy but worthwhile procedure: How to install a FreeBSD DomU guest in a Linux Dom0 Xen host, from scratch, with LVM-backed storage (rather than file based), and without the need to rely on random kernels and ISO[1] http://bit.ly/dVhfFe Hopefully people find it useful :-) I haven't yet broached configuring inside the Xen host. Again there is scattered documentation available. I'll try to bring it together next. [1] I gave serious thought to uploading my own stuff along with the other similar things available already, but in the end I thought it better if people try out how to do it, given that the amount of work will be almost the same, or even slightly less building it yourself. Plus there are the usual security and availability concerns.. :) -- Avleen Vig Systems Administrator Personal: www.silverwraith.com