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== Instructions ==
 
== Instructions ==
   
In order to be able to run Freebsd 9.0-RELEASE or RELENG_9_0 on XCP you should have a
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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. So, for summarizing :
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XENHVM kernel and the Xentools installed from the FreeBSD xentools port (/usr/ports/sysutils/xen-tools).
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So, for summarizing :
   
 
* Build and install HVM kernel.
 
* Build and install HVM kernel.
* Build and install xentools from the FreeBSD xentools port.
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* Build and install Xentools from ports (/usr/ports/sysutils/xen-tools).
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* 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.
 
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* untar and place the proper location (as could be deduced) in the tar output the FreeBSD contributed XenserverTools.
   
 
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.
   
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Available downloads :
This is working for me in XCP release 1.1.0 and FreeBSD RELENG_9_0.
 
   
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* [http://postfixquotareject.ramattack.net/xenservertools-freebsd/freebsd-xenservertools-1.1.0.tar XenServerTools FreeBSD for XCP 1.1.0 MD5:e9638a4d4693d5c411ddcb3e6bd75982]
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* [http://postfixquotareject.ramattack.net/xenservertools-freebsd/freebsd-xenservertools-1.5.0.tar XenServerTools FreeBSD for XCP 1.5.0 MD5:842d9d43f17b674be86c2f96ce9f79d6]
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* [http://postfixquotareject.ramattack.net/xenservertools-freebsd/freebsd-xenservertools-1.6.0.tar XenServerTools FreeBSD for XCP 1.6.0 MD5:8f6fb9765de4cfd2e524255d8d4dbfd0]
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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.
   
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== About the author ==
{{Anchor|port}}
 
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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 port] (according to the author available under an [http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html OpenBSD license] - please check if in doubt.
 
   
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System's administrator-programmer
== 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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Email : egoitz@sarenet.es
== Thanks To ==
 
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A big thank you to '''Egoitz Aurrekoetxea Aurre''' for working on the port and making it available.
 
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[[Category:XCP]]
 
[[Category:XCP]]

Latest revision as of 04:25, 26 June 2014

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

System's administrator-programmer

Email : egoitz@sarenet.es

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