[CentOS-docs] new page? - Virtualization/Install MS Windows XP as a CentOS5/Xen guest

Wed Apr 22 00:36:01 UTC 2009
Manuel Wolfshant <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro>

On 04/21/2009 08:04 PM, Ed Heron wrote:
> From: "Manuel Wolfshant" <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro>
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:09 AM
>
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>> ...
>> I have not used any other doc but the manual (
>> http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Virtualization/sect-Virtualization-Guest_operating_system_installation_processes-Installing_a_Windows_XP_Guest_as_a_fully_virtualized_guest.html
>> )
>>     
>
>   That chapter, while pretty good, doesn't address the process on a server 
> without GUI.
No GUI is needed on the server. One only needs to make sure that 
virt-viewer can be used (which happens if your remote workstation has an 
X server + you install xorg-x11-xauth on the the server running Xen. ssh 
X forwarding takes care of the rest).
And as an alternative option one can start vncviewer on the workstation 
and connect to the "correct" port of the Xen server. Only problem in 
this case is that you must manually identify the said port. But once 
again, no rocket science, just a bit of of comprehending the process.