Creating an LVM-backed FreeBSD DomU in a Linux Dom0

Avleen Vig lists-freebsd at silverwraith.com
Tue Dec 28 19:52:11 UTC 2010


On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 07:35:47PM +0000, Robert Watson wrote:
> 
> >After searching high and low and not finding exactly what I wanted
> >(although Adrian Chadd's documents came close), I decided to
> >document a lengthy but worthwhile procedure:
> >
> >How to install a FreeBSD DomU guest in a Linux Dom0 Xen host, from
> >scratch, with LVM-backed storage (rather than file based), and
> >without the need to rely on random kernels and ISO[1]
> >
> >http://bit.ly/dVhfFe
> >
> >Hopefully people find it useful :-)
> 
> FYI, we now have a xen(4) man page, which will ship in 8.2.  It's
> not tutorial material like your document, but is useful reference
> material.  I'd like it very much if we could get something more
> along the lines of what you've created into the FreeBSD Handbook.

I'd be happy to work on that. I've been meaning to get some things done
on documentation for a while now.


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