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version 1.32, 2014/12/24 15:31:36 version 1.33, 2014/12/24 15:54:50
Line 285  installed 4.1 or 4.2): Line 285  installed 4.1 or 4.2):
         xend=YES          xend=YES
         xenbackendd=YES          xenbackendd=YES
   
 For 4.1 (and thus xm), add to rc.conf:  For 4.1 (and thus xm; xl is believed not to work well), add to rc.conf:
   
         xend=YES          xend=YES
         xencommons=YES          xencommons=YES
   
 TODO: Explain why if xm is preferred on 4.1, rc.d/xendomains has xl.  TODO: Explain why if xm is preferred on 4.1, rc.d/xendomains has xl.
   Or fix the package.
   
 For 4.2 with xl, add to rc.conf:  For 4.2 with xm, add to rc.conf
   
           xend=YES
           xencommons=YES
   
   For 4.2 with xl (preferred), add to rc.conf:
   
         TODO: explain if there is a xend replacement          TODO: explain if there is a xend replacement
         xencommons=YES          xencommons=YES
   
 TODO: Recommend for/against xen-watchdog.  TODO: Recommend for/against xen-watchdog.
   
   After you have configured the daemons and rebooted, run the following
   to inspect Xen's boot messages, available resources, and running
   domains:
           xm dmesg
           xm info
           xm list
   
 Updating NetBSD in a dom0  Updating NetBSD in a dom0
 -------------------------  -------------------------
   
Line 332  Unprivileged domains (domU) Line 345  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.  address specific domU operating systems or how to install them.  The
   config files for domUs are typically in /usr/pkg/etc/xen, and are
 Provided Resources for PV domains  typically named so that the file anme, domU name and the domU's host
 ---------------------------------  name match.
   
 TODO: Explain that domUs get cpu, memory, disk and network.  The domU is provided with cpu and memory by Xen, configured by the
 Explain that randomness can be an issue.  dom0.  The domU is provided with disk and network by the dom0,
   mediated by Xen, and configured in the dom0.
   
   Entropy in domUs can be an issue; physical disks and network are on
   the dom0.  NetBSD's /dev/random system works, but is often challenged.
   
   CPU and memory
   --------------
   
   A domain is provided with some number of vcpus, less than the
   number of cpus seen by the hypervisor.  For a dom0, this is controlled
   by the boot argument "dom0_max_vcpus=1".  For a domU, it is controlled
   from the config file.
   
   A domain is provided with memory, In the straightforward case, the sum
   of the the memory allocated to the dom0 and all domUs must be less
   than the available memory.
   
   Xen also provides a "balloon" driver, which can be used to let domains
   use more memory temporarily.  TODO: Explain better, and explain how
   well it works with NetBSD.
   
 Virtual disks  Virtual disks
 -------------  -------------
   
 TODO: Explain how to set up files for vnd and that one should write all zeros to preallocate.  With the file/vnd style, typically one creates a directory,
 TODO: Explain in what NetBSD versions sparse vnd files do and don't work.  e.g. /u0/xen, on a disk large enough to hold virtual disks for all
   domUs.  Then, for each domU disk, one writes zeros to a file that then
   serves to hold the virtual disk's bits; a suggested name is foo-xbd0
   for the first virtual disk for the domU called foo.  Writing zeros to
   the file serves two purposes.  One is that preallocating the contents
   improves performance.  The other is that vnd on sparse files has
   failed to work.  TODO: give working/notworking NetBSD versions for
   sparse vnd.  Note that the use of file/vnd for Xen is not really
   different than creating a file-backed virtual disk for some other
   purpose, except that xentools handles the vnconfig commands.
   
   With the lvm style, one creates logical devices.  They are then used
   similarly to vnds.
   
 Virtual Networking  Virtual Networking
 ------------------  ------------------
Line 362  dom0.  This is often appropriate when ru Line 407  dom0.  This is often appropriate when ru
 One can construct arbitrary other configurations, but there is no  One can construct arbitrary other configurations, but there is no
 script support.  script support.
   
   Sizing domains
   --------------
   
   Modern x86 hardware has vast amounts of resources.  However, many
   virtual servers can function just fine on far less.  A system with
   256M of RAM and a 4G disk can be a reasonable choice.  Note that it is
   far easier to adjust virtual resources than physical ones.  For
   memory, it's just a config file edit and a reboot.  For disk, one can
   create a new file and vnconfig it (or lvm), and then dump/restore,
   just like updating physical disks, but without having to be there and
   without those pesky connectors.
   
 Config files  Config files
 ------------  ------------
   
Line 526  working vif-bridge is also provided with Line 583  working vif-bridge is also provided with
   
     #!/bin/sh      #!/bin/sh
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     # /usr/pkg/etc/xen/vif-bridge      # /usr/pkg/etc/xen/vif-bridge
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