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Line 33 architecture, with installing NetBSD on	Line 33 architecture, with installing NetBSD on
installing software from pkgsrc. See also the [Xen	installing software from pkgsrc. See also the [Xen
website](http://www.xenproject.org/).	website](http://www.xenproject.org/).

This HOWTO attempts to address both the case of running a NetBSD dom0	[[!toc]]
on hardware and running domUs under it (NetBSD and other), and also
running NetBSD as a domU in a VPS.

Versions and Support	#Versions and Support
====================

In NetBSD, Xen is provided in pkgsrc, via matching pairs of packages	In NetBSD, Xen is provided in pkgsrc, via matching pairs of packages
xenkernel and xentools. We will refer only to the kernel versions,	xenkernel and xentools. We will refer only to the kernel versions,
Line 86 For domUs, i386PAE is considered as	Line 83 For domUs, i386PAE is considered as
[faster](https://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2012-07/msg00085.html)	[faster](https://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2012-07/msg00085.html)
than amd64.	than amd64.

NetBSD as a dom0	#NetBSD as a dom0
================

In order to install a NetBSD as a dom0, one must first install a normal	In order to install a NetBSD as a dom0, one must first install a normal
NetBSD system, and then pivot the install to a dom0 install by changing	NetBSD system, and then pivot the install to a dom0 install by changing
Line 269 Minor version upgrades are trivial. Jus	Line 265 Minor version upgrades are trivial. Jus
xenkernel version and copy the new xen.gz to `/` (where `/boot.cfg`	xenkernel version and copy the new xen.gz to `/` (where `/boot.cfg`
references it), and reboot.	references it), and reboot.

Unprivileged domains (domU)	#Unprivileged domains (domU)
===========================

This section describes general concepts about domUs. It does not	This section describes general concepts about domUs. It does not
address specific domU operating systems or how to install them. The	address specific domU operating systems or how to install them. The
Line 429 down cleanly on dom0 shutdown, add the f	Line 424 down cleanly on dom0 shutdown, add the f
xendomains="domU-netbsd domU-linux"	xendomains="domU-netbsd domU-linux"
"""]]	"""]]

Creating a domU	#Creating a domU
===============

Creating domUs is almost entirely independent of operating system. We	Creating domUs is almost entirely independent of operating system. We
have already presented the basics of config files. Note that you must	have already presented the basics of config files. Note that you must
Line 629 note that only the "xpci" lines are unus	Line 623 note that only the "xpci" lines are unus
cd* at scsibus? target ? lun ? # SCSI CD-ROM drives	cd* at scsibus? target ? lun ? # SCSI CD-ROM drives


NetBSD as a domU in a VPS	#NetBSD as a domU in a VPS
=========================

The bulk of the HOWTO is about using NetBSD as a dom0 on your own	The bulk of the HOWTO is about using NetBSD as a dom0 on your own
hardware. This section explains how to deal with Xen in a domU as a	hardware. This section explains how to deal with Xen in a domU as a
Line 695 Amazon	Line 688 Amazon
------	------

See the [Amazon EC2 page](/amazon_ec2/).	See the [Amazon EC2 page](/amazon_ec2/).

Random pointers
===============

This section contains links from elsewhere not yet integrated into the
HOWTO, and other guides.

* http://www.lumbercartel.ca/library/xen/
* http://pbraun.nethence.com/doc/sysutils/xen_netbsd_dom0.html
* https://gmplib.org/~tege/xen.html

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