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hypervisor:base:xen [2014/04/03 01:19]
admin [Configure Networking]
hypervisor:base:xen [2014/04/03 02:07] (current)
admin Links adapted because of a move operation
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 ====== Xen ====== ====== Xen ======
 <WRAP center round important 60%> <WRAP center round important 60%>
-In case you want to install the full XCP-XAPI toolstack, don't go any further and read the [[hypervisor:​base:​xcp|XCP-XAPI]] section.+In case you want to install the full XCP-XAPI toolstack, don't go any further and read the [[xcp-xapi|XCP-XAPI]] section.
 </​WRAP>​ </​WRAP>​
  
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 ===== Reliable Setup ===== ===== Reliable Setup =====
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 To avoid random, unexplained performance issues and failures in a XEN virtualization environment the following configuration items should always be checked; ​ Correspondingly,​ before troubleshooting ANY XEN Host or VM issue verify the XEN Host configuration as follows: To avoid random, unexplained performance issues and failures in a XEN virtualization environment the following configuration items should always be checked; ​ Correspondingly,​ before troubleshooting ANY XEN Host or VM issue verify the XEN Host configuration as follows:
  
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   * Only use Logical Volume Manager (LVM) on Dom0 or DomU, but not both   * Only use Logical Volume Manager (LVM) on Dom0 or DomU, but not both
  
-===== Configure Dom0 Memory ​=====+More (for SUSE): [[http://​www.novell.com/​support/​kb/​doc.php?​id=3559698]]  
 +==== Configure Dom0 Memory ====
  
 On a system which is dedicated to running Xen guests it is better to instead give dom0 some static amount of RAM and to disable ballooning, here 1024MB. On a system which is dedicated to running Xen guests it is better to instead give dom0 some static amount of RAM and to disable ballooning, here 1024MB.
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 At this point you should **reboot** so that these changes take effect. At this point you should **reboot** so that these changes take effect.
  
 +=== Ensure that Xen is running ===
 +<​code>​
 +> cat /​proc/​xen/​capabilities
 +</​code>​
 +Should display “control_d”
 ===== Configure guest behaviour on host reboot ===== ===== Configure guest behaviour on host reboot =====