On 7/18/2011 10:17 AM, Kelvin Edmison wrote: > > > On 11-07-18 8:26 AM, "Steve Campbell"<campbell at cnpapers.com> wrote: > >> >> On 6/28/2011 10:50 AM, Ed Heron wrote: >>> On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 09:30 -0400, Steve Campbell wrote: >>>> Mr. Heron was so kind to make a suggestion that I should use disk images >>>> to install VMs. Upon further thought, I kinda like the idea. So I >>>> re-read the manual and google a little, and discover I still don't know >>>> what should be in these disk images. >>>> >>>> Should I copy the contents of the CDs to a file or what? I've got a test >>>> server at the moment with Centos 5.5 and xen installed as the host OS, >>>> but have just downloaded the 5.6 CD ISOs along with the DVD ISO, so >>>> I'll use 5.6 for my VMs. I've read about how I can create an image from >>>> something that already exists. >>>> >>>> Again, any clarity would be appreciated. >>> Just put the ISO's in /var/lib/xen/images and point at them. If you >>> didn't download the discs, you can rip them using: >>> >>> dd if=/dev/<optical device> of=/var/lib/xen/images/<name of disc> >>> >>> For example, if ripping the first 5.6 CD... >>> >>> dd if=/dev/hdc of=/var/lib/xen/images/CentOS-5.6-i386-d1.iso >>> >>> I generally rip a disc multiple times and then do a file compare to make >>> sure I've got a reasonable chance of having an undamaged copy. >>> >>> Keep in mind that it isn't as easy to change discs when you are using >>> images on a paravirtual machine. >>> >>> I still recommend setting up a local repository as a much better >>> solution because it allows you to take a snapshot so multiple installs >>> use the exact same versions of everything. >>> >>> >> I moved the iso images to a folder under /var/lib/xen/images and >> selected it during an install for a new VM. I've run into a problem I've >> not yet seen before. The first iso is used just fine, but the second is >> "Not accessible", and nothing I can discover works. >> >> So, should the ISOs be moved directly to the images folder instead of a >> folder below images? Does it matter whether I just copy the iso files >> (actually, I used scp) or do they need to be run through dd? >> > If you have SELinux enabled then it could be denying access to images in a > 'non-standard' folder. Try putting them directly in the images folder, or > alternatively, if you don't care about SELinux, setting SELinux to > Permissive or Disabled. > > Cheers, > Kelvin Still no luck. I have all the iso images (8 of them named just as they are named on the mirrors) copied to /var/lib/xen/images. When creating a new VM, I'm asked where my ISO images are. It only lets me select a file, not a folder, so when it's time to go to the next iso image, it asks me to insert the second disk, and then complains that it can't access the CD. What am I missing? I upgraded everything to the latest, so it's all current. Thanks for all the help so far. steve