diff --git a/README b/README index 27ee591..a87afd1 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -6,23 +6,24 @@ CVS Repository: http://xen-tools.cvsrepository.org/ + xen-tools --------- The xen-tools package contains a collection of Perl scripts for working with Xen images under Debian GNU/Linux. - It is aimed at users who wish to create virtual instances of Debian. - You may easily manipulate instances of Debian Sarge, Etch, or Sid. - With the latest release you can also create virtual installations of - CentOS 4. + It is primarily aimed at users who wish to create virtual instances + of Debian Sarge, Etch, or Sid. Although there is support for installing + non-Debian instances this is both new and experimental. There are two ways to use the scripts: - 1. With loopback files (simplest but slower). + 1. With loopback files (simplest) 2. With LVM. + Loopback Files -------------- @@ -45,9 +46,12 @@ Loopback Files |-- bar [Virtual machine named 'bar'] | |-- disk.img [Disk image] | `-- swap.img [Swap image] +| `-- install.log [Debootstrap installation log] |-- etch [Virtual machine named 'etch'] | |-- disk.img [Disk image] | `-- swap.img [Swap image] +| `-- install.log [Debootstrap installation log] + @@ -55,7 +59,8 @@ LVM Support ----------- If you wish to use the LVM support then you will give the - scripts an LVM device to store the images upon. + scripts an LVM volume which will be used to create the storage + within. In this case you'll have two new volumes created, one for the swap image and one for the disk storage. @@ -66,8 +71,8 @@ xen-create-image ---------------- This script is designed to create new images which may be used - with the Xen virtual machine. You may create images of Sarge, - Etch, or Sid. + with the Xen virtual machine. You may create images of Debian + or the non-Debian distributions which include CentOS 4. The virtual images will have their networking settings created and, you may optionally cause the new instance to boot once it has @@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ xen-duplicate-image xen-delete-image ---------------- - This script will delete an image by hostname. + This script will delete a images by hostname. xen-list-images @@ -112,5 +117,5 @@ xen-update-image Steve -- -$Id: README,v 1.29 2006-05-26 15:02:35 steve Exp $ +$Id: README,v 1.30 2006-06-07 09:36:20 steve Exp $