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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Xen-Background and Virtualization Basics | |
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| Common Uses and Benefits of Virtualization | |
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| Types of Virtualization | |
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| Emulation | |
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| Full Virtualization | |
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| Paravirtualization | |
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| Operating System Level Virtualization | |
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| Other Types of Virtualization | |
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| Overview of Virtualization Types | |
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| Virtualization Heritage | |
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| The IBM Mainframe | |
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| Virtualization on Commodity Hardware | |
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| Virtualization Extensions for x86 | |
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| Xen Origins and Time Line | |
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| Other Virtualization Systems for Commodity Hardware | |
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| Emulation | |
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| Full Virtualization | |
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| Paravirtualization | |
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| Operating System Virtualization | |
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| Popular Virtualization Products | |
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| Summary | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| A Quick Tour with the Xen LiveCD | |
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| Running the LiveCD | |
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| Downloading the LiveCD Image and Creating the CD | |
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| Choosing a Domain0 Image from the GRUB Menu | |
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| Logging In and the Desktop | |
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| Creating Guests | |
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| Deleting a Guest | |
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| Interacting with Your Guests | |
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| Testing Your Networking | |
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| Too Many Guests | |
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| Summary | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| The Xen Hypervisor | |
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| Xen Hypervisor | |
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| A Privileged Position | |
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| Protection Rings | |
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| Domain0 | |
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| Xen Boot Options | |
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| Choosing an OS for Domain0 | |
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| xend | |
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| Controlling xend | |
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| xend Logs | |
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| xend Configuration | |
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| XenStore | |
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| Summary | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| Hardware Requirements and Installation of Xen Domain0 | |
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| Xen Domain0 Processor Requirements | |
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| Intel VT | |
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| AMD-V | |
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| HVM | |
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| Hardware Device Support and Recommendations | |
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| Disks and Controllers | |
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| Networking Devices | |
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| Graphics Devices | |
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| Power Management | |
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| Help for Unsupported Hardware | |
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| Memory Requirements | |
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| Choosing and Obtaining a Version of Xen | |
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| Open Source Distributions | |
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| Commercially Supported Options | |
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| Methods of Installing Domain0 Hosts | |
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| Common Prerequisite: The Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB) | |
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| Linux Distributions | |
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| OpenSUSE | |
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| CentOS | |
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| Ubuntu 98Xen from Binary Packages | |
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| Gentoo 105XenExpress | |
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| TNon-Linux Domain0 Installations | |
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| Building from Source | |
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| Summary | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| Using Prebuilt Guest Images | |
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| Introduction to DomU Guests | |
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| Guest Images | |
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| Operating System Kernels | |
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| Configuration Files | |
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| Working with Prebuilt Guest Images | |
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| Types of Guest Images 128Downloading Prebuilt Guest Images | |
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| Mounting and Booting Prebuilt Images | |
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| Downloading Compressed File Guest Images | |
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| Converting Images from Other Virtualization Platforms | |
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| Summary | |
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| References and Further Reading | |
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| Managing Unprivileged Domains | |
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| Introduction to the xm Utility | |
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| Prerequisites for Running the xm Utility | |
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| Generic Format of an xm Command | |
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| The xm list Subcommand | |
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| Basic List Information | |
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| Listing Information about a Specific Guest | |
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| long Option | |
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| Label Option | |
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| The xm create Subcommand | |
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| Prerequisites for xm create | |
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| Simple Examples of xm create | |
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| Guest Configuration Files | |
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| Python Format | |
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| Common Configuration Options | |
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| S-Expression (SXP) Format | |
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| Path to Configuration Files | |
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| Diagnosing Problems with Guest Creation | |
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| Dry Run | |
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| Console Output | |