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Homepage:
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http://www.xen-tools.org/software/xen-tools
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CVS Repository:
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http://xen-tools.cvsrepository.org/
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Mailing Lists:
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http://lists.cvsrepository.org/
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xen-tools
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The xen-tools package contains a collection of Perl scripts for
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working with Xen images under Debian GNU/Linux.
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Using this software you can easily create new Xen guest images
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which are setup with networking, including an installation of
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OpenSSH, and configured to be ready to work.
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It is primarily aimed at users who wish to create virtual
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instances of Debian Sarge, Etch, or Sid. Although there is support
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for installing non-Debian instances.
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Requirements
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To use these tools you'll need the following software:
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* Perl
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* The Perl module "Text::Template"
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Optionally you'll need "debootstrap" and "rpmstrap" to take advantage
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of the most common installation methods - although you could get by without
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them if you were prepared to work at it.
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The Scripts
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There now follows a brief description of each included script,
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for more thorough documentation please consult their manpages.
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xen-create-image
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This script is designed to create new images which may be used
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with the Xen hyperviser.
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The virtual images will have their networking settings created and,
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you may optionally cause the new instance to boot once it has
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been created.
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This script performs the initial setup, then delegates the real
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work to a collection of helper scripts:
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* xt-install-image
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Installs a distribution into a directory.
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* xt-customize-image
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Run a collection of hook scripts to configure the freshly
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installed system.
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* xt-create-xen-config
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Create a configuration file in /etc/xen such that Xen can
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boot the newly created machine.
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xen-delete-image
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This script will allow you to completely remove Xen instances
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which have previously been created by xen-create-image, this
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includes removing the storage block devices from the system,
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and deleting the Xen configuration file.
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xen-list-images
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List all the created images beneath a given root directory along
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with a brief overview of their setup details.
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xen-update-image
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This script runs "apt-get update; apt-get upgrade" for a given
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Xen image.
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NOTES:
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* The image should not be running or corruption will occur!
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* The script should only be used for Xen instances of Debian.
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Steve
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--
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$Id: README,v 1.36 2006-06-19 22:48:21 steve Exp $
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