Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring a DSM
Deploying on a Xen Hypervisor
DSM Installation and Configuration Guide
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# virsh create <xml_filename>
6. Connect to the VM using a VNC viewer from the local host.
Example
vncviewer localhost:0
Deploying on a Xen Hypervisor
This section describes how to deploy a the DSM on a Xen hypervisor with the virt-manager desktop interface and
using the virsh command line tool. If you choose to deploy the Xen image using virsh, you must also download the
provided XML file.
virt-manager
1. Launch the virt-manager software.
2. Right-click on Xen - Not Connected and select Connect.
3. Click File > New Virtual Machine to launch the virt-manager software.
4. Select Import existing disk image and set the Xen Type to xen (fulvirt). Then click forward.
Note
Architecture type should already be set to: x86_64.
5. Browse to your .qcow2 file and select it.
6. Choose Linux/CentOS 7.0 for the OS type/version and click Forward.
7. Set RAM to 4096 MB minimum, CPUs to 4 minimum, and click Forward.
8. Name your virtual machine and select your network adapter. For a bridge, select it directly from the network pull-
down menu or select Specify shared device name and enter the name for your bridge device, for example "br0".
9. Check Customize configuration before install.
10. Click Finish.
11. You can now add or modify your hardware selections. Add another NIC now if desired.
12. Set the CPU topology and click Apply. The recommended configuration is:
o
1 Socket
o
4 Cores
o
1 Thread
13. Click Begin Installation to start the virtual machine.
Note
The virtual machine installation process can take up to 40+ minutes to complete.
virsh
The virsh instructions are the same for Xen deployment as they are for KVM deployment. See "virsh" on the previous
page.
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