23.7 Creating Virtual Machines
After installing the Xen software packages and booting the computer as a
VM Server, virtual machines can now be created to run on the VM Server. A
virtual machine is defined by its mode, disk drives, network cards, and
other virtual resources that the operating system recognizes during
installation and when booting.
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Boot the VM Server.
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On the VM Server desktop, click >
.
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Click to edit the virtual machine
definitions.
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Click to define which mode the
virtual machine will run.
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Click to define virtual memory, boot
parameters, and other options.
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Click to define the number and size of the
virtual disks.
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Click to define the virtual network card.
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Click , then specify the location of
the operating system’s installation program or an
already-installed kernel.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to save the VM definitions to a
configuration file.
The definitions are automatically saved in the
/etc/xen/vm/vm_name
configuration file.
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(Optional) To customize or verify that definitions were correctly
recorded and saved, compare them to definitions in the example files
located in /etc/xen/examples.
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(Conditional) Depending on the installation method you select, the
operating system’s installation program might start. If so,
complete the installation program as prompted.
The virtual machine is now defined and its operating system installed.
Proceed to Section 23.8,
Managing Virtual Machines for instructions on how
to start and manage virtual machines.
