Gal, thank you very much for your answer.
On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:29:27 +0200, galevsky wrote: >> 1. Convert the raw partion to LVM >> How can I do this? It is the root partition of the only installed >> system on that box. > > Well, do you have free space ? If not, the best way would be a fresh > install, after back-uping your data... If you have, set-up your LVM > partitions, then move your files from your old partitions to the LVM > ones, then delete old partitions to enlarge your vg. Don't forget to > change your /etc/fstab conf file to mount your brand new LVM system > instead. > But before going ahead, you must know what is LVM by reading > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ After deleting the old partition is it possible to enlarge the physical volume or can I only create a new physical volume and add it to the volume group? >> 2. Install XEN on a new logical volume. > > apt-get will provide you all the required stuff. > >> 3. Transfer the old installation into XEN. >> How can I do this? > > Well, wait a minute.... are you aware of... that issue: > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/netos/xen/readmes/user/user.html#SECTION01110000000000000000 > > Xen is cool to handle several kernels running a shared machine. So, if > your box aims at running only one application mainly, such as a web > server, or a ftp one, maybe you don't need xen. But if you need two or > more main applications, it is worth it. You could run two or more user > domains on your domain0. Do you really need several OS ? To be sure > before doing extra stuff... My goal is to add flexibility above all to easily create testing environments and support future migration processes. /m -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
