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[[**This wiki will be updated soon with the instructions and XenserverTools for running FreeBSD 9.0 (RELEASE and RELENG_9_0) with XCP 1.5-Beta**]]

== Instructions ==
== Instructions ==


In order to be able to run Freebsd 9.0-RELEASE or RELENG_9_0 on XCP you should have a
In order to be able to run Freebsd 9.0-RELEASE or newer on XCP you should have a
XENHVM kernel and the Xentools installed from the FreeBSD xentools port (/usr/ports/sysutils/xen-tools). So, for summarizing :
XENHVM kernel and the Xentools installed from the FreeBSD xentools port (/usr/ports/sysutils/xen-tools).

So, for summarizing :


* Build and install HVM kernel.
* Build and install HVM kernel.
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So :
So :

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x freebsd-xenservertools/
x freebsd-xenservertools/
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that you’re able for example to suspend or migrate de FreeBSD VM.
that you’re able for example to suspend or migrate de FreeBSD VM.


Available downloads :
This is working for me in XCP release 1.1.0 and FreeBSD RELENG_9_0.


* [http://postfixquotareject.ramattack.net/xenservertools-freebsd/freebsd-xenservertools-1.1.0.tar XenServerTools FreeBSD for XCP 1.1.0 MD5:e9638a4d4693d5c411ddcb3e6bd75982]
* [http://postfixquotareject.ramattack.net/xenservertools-freebsd/freebsd-xenservertools-1.5.0.tar XenServerTools FreeBSD for XCP 1.5.0 MD5:842d9d43f17b674be86c2f96ce9f79d6]
* [http://postfixquotareject.ramattack.net/xenservertools-freebsd/freebsd-xenservertools-1.6.0.tar XenServerTools FreeBSD for XCP 1.6.0 MD5:8f6fb9765de4cfd2e524255d8d4dbfd0]

This code is opened under [http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html OpenBSD license]. I will very happy of answering any kind of doubts of this scripts (data contact below).

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== Thanks To ==
I wanted to say I’m very thankful to my company SareNET who has allowed me to examine how
I wanted to say I’m very thankful to my company SareNET who has allowed me to examine how
could I run FreeBSD in XCP and very thankful too to Dave Scott from Citrix because of the initial
could I run FreeBSD in XCP and very thankful too to Dave Scott from Citrix because of the initial
ideas for getting this working.
ideas for getting this working.


== About the author ==
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Egoitz Aurrekoetxea
== FreeBSD xentools port ==
* [http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-api/2012-06/tarvG0F1rJq8O.tar Tar file with FreeBSD Xenservertools contributed] (according to the author available under an [http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html OpenBSD license] - please check if in doubt.


Email : egoitz@sarenet.es
== Other References ==
* [http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-api/2012-06/msg00137.html Mail Thread on xen-api]
* [http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-api/2012-06/pdfBwuQRWpURg.pdf Instructions]


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== Thanks To ==
A big thank you to '''Egoitz Aurrekoetxea Aurre''' for working on the port and making it available.


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Revision as of 12:58, 19 February 2013

Instructions

In order to be able to run Freebsd 9.0-RELEASE or newer on XCP you should have a XENHVM kernel and the Xentools installed from the FreeBSD xentools port (/usr/ports/sysutils/xen-tools).

So, for summarizing :

  • Build and install HVM kernel.
  • Build and install Xentools from ports (/usr/ports/sysutils/xen-tools).
  • Build and install Bash shell from ports (/usr/ports/shells/bash).
  • untar and place the proper location (as could be deduced) in the tar output the FreeBSD contributed XenserverTools.

So : 

x freebsd-xenservertools/
x freebsd-xenservertools/etc/
x freebsd-xenservertools/procfalse/
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/local/
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/sbin/
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/sbin/escribe-ip-if.sh
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/sbin/escribe-meminfo.sh
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/sbin/xe-daemon
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/sbin/xe-linux-distribution
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/sbin/xe-update-guest-attrs
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/local/etc/
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/local/etc/rc.d/
x freebsd-xenservertools/usr/local/etc/rc.d/xe-daemon.sh
x freebsd-xenservertools/etc/freebsd-version
  • Create /procfalse
  • do a ‘uname -r > /etc/freebsd-version’ from you’re shell as root.
  • after that, just place files in proper places as seen before.

Finally... after booting the machine (or doing /usr/local/etc/rc.d/xe-daemon.sh start), you would be able to enjoy of the Xen Cloud virtualization possibilities and so, you could see on right clicking on the machine in XenCenter :

Freebsd90-cloud-screenshot.png

that you’re able for example to suspend or migrate de FreeBSD VM.

Available downloads :

This code is opened under OpenBSD license. I will very happy of answering any kind of doubts of this scripts (data contact below).

Thanks To

I wanted to say I’m very thankful to my company SareNET who has allowed me to examine how could I run FreeBSD in XCP and very thankful too to Dave Scott from Citrix because of the initial ideas for getting this working.

About the author

Egoitz Aurrekoetxea

Email : egoitz@sarenet.es

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