On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 16:08, J. Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> wrote: > On Mon, August 15, 2011 8:18 am, Pandu Poluan wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 02:29, Joost Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> wrote: >>> On Sunday, August 14, 2011 07:20:18 PM Pandu Poluan wrote: >>>> On 2011-08-14, Joost Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> wrote: >>> >>>> (Sorry for top-posting. Gmail Java mobile client sucks.) >>> >>> (Fixed this for you) >>> >>>> I was thinking of something similar to XCP ... but with Gentoo as the >>>> Dom0. I'll call it GeDZux (Gentoo Domain Zero Linux) :P >>> >>> A different name would be prefered by myself, not got an idea yet >>> though. >>> >> >> No worry. I know it sounds too... wishy-washy/unserious. >> >> Had originally wanted to call it "Xentoo", but some might mistake it >> for Xen2, or worse Xen 2.0. >> >> Ah well... We'll think of something later :-) > > Xentoo doesn't sound too bad, actually. > >>>> The problem would be how to 'streamline' the installation of a >>>> GeDZux-based Xen Platform. The SysAdmin already has lots of things to >>>> think about; he/she doesn't need to think (too much) about which USE >>>> flags to use, what CFLAGS to put in, which packages to emerge >>>> *initially*, etc. >>> >>> I agree, tools to quickly generate/close new domUs based on templates >>> would >>> help as well. With different options for where the disks are stored: >>> - File >>> - LVM >>> - physical partitions >> >> By domU here, do you mean Gentoo domU's or general domU's? > > Any domU. As far as I am aware, any domU can be configured to use any > block-backend for the partitions/drives. > >> Citrix XenServer's 'template' feature comes to mind... > > Along with cloning/copying/export/....? > VMWare ESX has similar options. >
Cloning/copying, check (both "fast storage-based clone" and "full copy") Export, check. Move/migrate, check. If we want similar features, we really should learn about XCP & XAPI [http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XAPI_Developer_Guide] XCP is Citrix XenServer's "engine", released free a couple of months ago. XAPI is the 'smartness' of XenServer, and thus a part of XCP [http://xen.org/products/cloudxen.html] >>>> That is, how to provide sensible defaults yet not irreversibly >>>> removing Gentoo's freedom. So, GeDZux will be a Gentoo variant, a >>>> 'submetadistro', if you will :P >>> >>> A profile putting all the necessary tools (xen, kernel, bridge,....) as >>> required. >> >> Aha! Good idea. Let me learn how to make a profile then. > > That way we can also set default USE-flags suitable for when using Xen. > Gotcha :-) I'm going to try out on my company's VMware boxes (the guys at xen-users said that Xen runs okay on VMware, albeit without HVM domU support). Rgds, -- FdS Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ • Blog : http://pepoluan.tumblr.com • Linked-In : http://id.linkedin.com/in/pepoluan
