diff --git a/doc/install.sgml b/doc/install.sgml index b3bbe2deb49bcbebc61c1120585e408661d19d1f..e27a39394bd6862e2cf68db1506111c26bb7441d 100644 --- a/doc/install.sgml +++ b/doc/install.sgml @@ -249,6 +249,21 @@ </screen> </para> </formalpara> + <para> + If you want to test the experimental HVM support + with Ganeti and want VNC access to the console of your + instances, set the following two entries in + <filename>/etc/xen/xend-config.sxp</filename>: +<screen> +(vnc-listen '0.0.0.0') +(vncpasswd '') +</screen> + You need to restart the Xen daemon for these settings to + take effect: +<screen> +/etc/init.d/xend restart +</screen> + </para> </sect3> @@ -735,6 +750,24 @@ gnt-cluster init <replaceable>CLUSTERNAME</replaceable> to <computeroutput>gnt-cluster init</computeroutput>. </para> + <para> + To set up the cluster as an HVM cluster, use the + <option>--hypervisor=xen-hvm3.1</option> option to use + the Xen 3.1 HVM hypervisor. Note that with the + experimental HVM support, you will only be able to create + HVM instances in a cluster set to this hypervisor type. Mixed + PVM/HVM clusters are not supported by the Ganeti 1.2 + experimental HVM support. You will also need to create the VNC + cluster password file + <filename>/etc/ganeti/vnc-cluster-password</filename> + which contains one line with the default VNC password for the + cluster. Finally, you need to provide an installation ISO + image for HVM instance which will not only be mapped to the + first CDROM of the instance, but which the instance will also + boot from. This ISO image is expected at + <filename>/srv/ganeti/iso/hvm-install.iso</filename>. + </para> + <para> You can also invoke the command with the <option>--help</option> option in order to see all the diff --git a/man/gnt-cluster.sgml b/man/gnt-cluster.sgml index bb18efb94329bf954e44b36b73e349a94107bad9..7a49126a7f4b3e12e8eef9def95611c44403e728 100644 --- a/man/gnt-cluster.sgml +++ b/man/gnt-cluster.sgml @@ -236,6 +236,17 @@ The <option>-b</option> option specifies the default bridge for instances. </para> + <para> + The <option>-t</option> allows to set the hypervisor type of + the cluster. Available hypervisor types are: xen-3.0, fake and + xen-hvm3.1. The default is the xen-3.0 hypervisor. + Note that if you init the cluster with hypervisor-type + xen-hvm3.1 you also need to provide the cluster VNC password + file <filename>/etc/ganeti/vnc-cluster-password</filename> and + the HVM boot ISO image + <filename>/srv/ganeti/iso/hvm-install.iso</filename> because + instances created by the experimental HVM support require them. + </para> </refsect2> <refsect2>