Install Xen-3.1.3 on ubuntu Server 8.04 (AMD64)

0.Software Information

1.Requirement packages

sudo aptitude install build-essential libncurses5-dev kernel-package iproute bridge-utils python-twisted gcc binutils make zlib1g-dev python-dev transfig bzip2 screen ssh debootstrap libcurl3-dev libncurses5-dev x-dev libsdl1.2-dev bin86 bcc python-pam patch latex-make qemu qemu-launcher qemuctl graphviz graphviz-dev lvm2 libvncserver-dev libjpeg62-dev libjpeg62 gettext python-xml gawk tetex-extra tetex-base openssl libssl-dev mercurial quilt

2. Install Xen-3.1.3

• ​Xen-3.1.3

  $ cd /usr/src ; wget http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/3.1.3/xen-3.1.3.tar.gz
  $ tar zxvf xen-3.1.3.tar.gz
  $ cd xen-3.1.3
  $ make -j 4 world
  $ make install
  $ mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18.8-xen 2.6.18.8-xen
  $ update-grub
  
  ###  If your loop is build-in kernel ###
  $ vim /boot/grub/menu.lst
  netloop.nloopbacks=200
  

3. Install xen-tools

• ​xen-tools

  $ wget http://www.xen-tools.org/software/xen-tools/xen-tools-3.9.tar.gz
  $ tar xen-tools-3.9.tar.gz
  $ cd xen-tools-3.9 ; make install
  
  ###  Edit xen-tools config ###
  $ vim /etc/xen-tools/xen-tools.conf
  

4. Test Xen

###  Edit xen config for you demand  ###
$ vim /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp

###  Startup Xen  ###
$ xend start

###  Check Xen  ###
$ ifconfig
$ less /var/log/xen/xend.log
$ less /var/log/xen/xend-debug.log
//If xend and xen networking can normal startuped, you can go to next step. If you meet problem, check your xen config, network, loop device and log message.

###  Create VM  ###
$ xen-create-image --hostname vm01 --ip 140.110.X.X

###  Booting VM01  ###
$ cd /etc/xen
$ xm create vm01.cfg -c
//If vm01 can normal booting! God job!