Intro -- Professional Xen Virtualization -- About the Author -- Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book -- What This Book Covers -- How This Book Is Organized -- What You Need To Use This Book -- Source Code -- Errata -- p2p.wrox.com -- Chapter 1: Overview of Virtualization -- What Is Virtualization? -- Why Virtualization Today? -- Basic Approaches to Virtual Systems -- Advantages of Virtualization -- Virtualization Caveats -- Identifying Candidates for Virtualization -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Introduction to Xen -- History of Xen -- Overview of Xen and x86 Virtualization -- Xen Domains and the Hypervisor -- Types of Virtual Machines Supported by Xen -- Popular Xen and Virtualization Resources on the Internet -- Other Popular Virtualization Software -- Popular Emulation Software -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Obtaining and Installing Xen -- Hardware Requirements for Xen -- Software Packages Required for Running Xen -- Downloading and Installing Xen from Binaries -- Getting the Xen Source Code -- Building Xen from Source Code -- Installing Xen -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Booting and Configuring a Xen Host -- Overview of Xen and Linux System Startup -- Configuring GRUB for Xen -- Hiding PCI Devices from domain0 -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Configuring and Booting Virtual Machines -- Virtual Machine Requirements -- Obtaining Sample Xen Filesystem Images -- Defining and Starting a Paravir tualized VM -- Defining and Starting Xen Hardware Virtual Machines -- Automatically Starting Xen Domains at Boot Time -- Troubleshooting Configuration Files and Guest Domains -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Building Filesystems for Virtual Machines -- Linux Storage and Filesystems -- Filesystem Choices, Locations, and Flexibility -- Building Virtual Machine Filesystems -- Creating Swap Filesystems for Xen.

Adding Applications to a Xen Root Filesystem -- Creating and Using QEMU Disk Images -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Managing and Monitoring Virtual Machines -- Overview of the Xen Daemon -- Using the xm Command -- XenStore and Related Utilities -- Xen Tracing and Performance Monitoring -- Reporting Bugs in Xen -- Open Source Xen Management Utilities -- Distribution-Specific Xen Management Software -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Xen Networking -- Overview of Xen Networking -- Specifying Parameters for Xen Network Startup -- Using Multiple Ethernet Cards with Xen -- Vir tual, Non-Routable Subnets for Xen Guests -- Virtual LANs and Xen Guests -- DHCP Tips for Xen Environments -- Fine-Tuning Services on Xen Guests -- Troubleshooting Xen Networking -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Advanced Virtual Machine Configuration -- domain0 and domainU Memory Management in Xen -- Accessing New and Removable Storage in domainU Guests -- Using Dedicated Hardware in Guest Domains -- Working with Sound on domainU Guests -- Time Synchronization in domain0 and domainU -- domain0 and domainU Kernel and Binary Considerations -- The Many Moods of Graphics for domainU Guests -- Xen Lifecycle Management -- Xen Access Control and Security Policies -- Xen and Trusted Computing -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Using Xen in the Data Center -- Documenting Your Virtual Machines -- Deploying Virtual Machines -- Centralized Logging for Virtual Machines -- Centralized Warning Systems for Virtual Machines -- Backup Strategies for Xen Domains -- Summary -- Appendix A: xm Command and Option Reference -- addlabel: Add a Security Label to a Domain or Resource -- block-attach: Create a New Virtual Block Device -- block-configure: Change Block Device Configuration -- block-detach: Destroy a Domain's Virtual Block Device -- block-list: List Virtual Block Devices for a Domain.

cfgbootpolicy: Add Policy to Boot Configuration -- console: Attach to 's Console -- create: Create a Domain Based on a Configuration File -- debug-keys: Send Debug Keys to Xen -- delete: Remove a Domain from xend Domain Management -- destroy: Terminate a Domain Immediately -- dmesg: Read and Optionally Clean the Xen Daemon Message Buffer -- domid: Convert a Domain Name to a Domain ID -- domname: Convert a Domain ID to a Domain Name -- dry-run: Test If a Domain Can Access Its Resources -- dump-core: Dump the Core for a Specific Domain -- dumppolicy: Print Hypervisor ACM State Information -- getlabel: Show the Security Label for a Domain or Resource -- help: Display Information about xm Subcommands -- info: Get Information about a Xen Host -- labels: List Labels for an Active Policy -- list: List Information about All or Some Domains -- loadpolicy: Load a Binary Policy Into a Hypervisor -- log: Print the xend Log -- makepolicy: Build Policy and Create .bin and .map Files -- mem-max: Set the Maximum Amount Reservation for a Domain -- mem-set: Set the Current Memory Usage for a Domain -- migrate: Migrate a Domain to Another Machine -- network-attach: Create a New Virtual Network Device -- network-detach: Destroy a Domain's Virtual Network Device -- network-list: List Virtual Network Interfaces for a Domain -- new: Add a Domain to xend Domain Management -- pause: Pause the Execution of a Domain -- reboot: Reboot a Domain -- rename: Rename a Domain -- resources: Show Information for Each Labeled Resource -- restore: Restore a Domain From a Saved State -- resume: Resume a xend Managed Domain -- rmlabel: Remove a Security Label from a Domain -- save: Save a Domain State to Restore Later -- sched-credit: Get/Set Credit Scheduler Parameters -- sched-sedf: Get/Set SEDF Scheduler Parameters -- serve: Proxy xend XML-RPC over stdio.

shell: Launch an Interactive Shell -- shutdown: Shutdown a Domain -- start: Start a xend-managed Domain -- suspend: Suspend a xend-managed Domain -- sysrq: Send a System Request to a Domain -- top: Monitor a Host and the Domains in Real Time -- trigger: Send a Trigger to a Domain -- unpause: Unpause a Paused Domain -- uptime: Print Uptime for a Domain -- vcpu-list: List the VCPUs for a Domain or All Domains -- vcpu-pin: Assign VCPUs to a CPU -- vcpu-set: Set the Number of Active VCPUs Allowed for a Domain -- vnet-create: Create a vnet from a Configuration File -- vnet-delete: Delete a vnet -- vnet-list: List vnets -- vtpm-list: List Virtual TPM Devices -- Appendix B: Xen Virtual Machine Configuration File Reference -- Index.

This book presents you with a complete foundation on the Xen technology and shows you how Xen virtualization offers faster response times for new server and service requests, a simplified system administration for multiple systems, and better availability for critical computing resources. Packed with detailed examples of Xen configuration files, system configuration files, and system-level configuration information, this book shows you why Xen virtualization is among the leading emerging technologies on the Linux platform and is being integrated into virtually every commercial distribution.

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