Difference between revisions of "GSP Virtualisation with Xen"
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* Get the latest XenCenter 6.1 (download the XenServer 6.1 install CD ISO and extract the [http://stal.nikhef.nl/mirror/XenServer/XenServer6.1.0/client_install/XenCenter.msi XenCenter.MSI] from it or the XE CLI) | * Get the latest XenCenter 6.1 (download the XenServer 6.1 install CD ISO and extract the [http://stal.nikhef.nl/mirror/XenServer/XenServer6.1.0/client_install/XenCenter.msi XenCenter.MSI] from it or the XE CLI) | ||
* ALWAYS upgrade the master first, WITHOUT putting it in maintenance mode | * ALWAYS upgrade the master first, WITHOUT putting it in maintenance mode | ||
| + | * The upgrade will re-set any OS level tuning (login, ssh, iptables, pam_ldap). You need to re-apply these as per below, e.g. with [http://stal.nikhef.nl/cfg/XCP16-config.sh XCP16-config.sh]. | ||
| + | * Not all tweaks for 1.5beta will be needed. Try the new Open vSwitch - it may work nicely and do much better with 802.1q vlans (performance tests still to be done) | ||
* Unpack all of the XCP-1.6-61809c.iso file and put it up on a [http://stal.nikhef.nl/mirror/XenServer/XCP16/install/ web site] | * Unpack all of the XCP-1.6-61809c.iso file and put it up on a [http://stal.nikhef.nl/mirror/XenServer/XCP16/install/ web site] | ||
* Create an upgrade XML file and put it on a web site as well, e.g. [http://stal.nikhef.nl/cfg/XCP16up.xml XCP16up.xml] | * Create an upgrade XML file and put it on a web site as well, e.g. [http://stal.nikhef.nl/cfg/XCP16up.xml XCP16up.xml] | ||
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You can restart the service while VMs are running. You may also be able to switch back after upgrading just the master and migrate VMs from the target slaves to this master. | You can restart the service while VMs are running. You may also be able to switch back after upgrading just the master and migrate VMs from the target slaves to this master. | ||
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| + | == Useful pages == | ||
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| + | * http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-api/2012-10/msg00120.html on openvswitch | ||
= Networking = | = Networking = | ||
