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5.6. Additional Installation Notes for Linux Distributions

This section describes additional, vendor-specific configuration information that you should be aware of before creating Linux VMs. It covers each Linux distribution supported in this release of XenServer.

Important:

For detailed release notes on all distributions, see Appendix B, Linux VM Release Notes.

Linux Distribution

Installation Notes

 

 

CentOS 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 (32-bit)

For a CentOS 4.x VM, you must install the XenServer

 

Tools, which includes the CentOS 4.8 kernel and fixes

 

issues in the CentOS kernel that prevent XenServer

 

from running correctly.

 

 

CentOS 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 (32-/64-bit)

For a CentOS 5.x VM, you must ensure that the

 

operating system is using the CentOS 5.4 kernel or

 

later, which is available from the distribution vendor.

 

Enterprise Linux kernel versions prior to 5.4 contain

 

issues that prevent XenServer VMs from running

 

properly. Upgrade the kernel using the vendor's

 

normal kernel upgrade procedure.

 

 

CentOS 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 (32-/64-bit)

None.

 

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 (32-bit)

For a RHEL 4.x VM, you must install the XenServer

 

Tools, which includes the RHEL 4.8 kernel and fixes

 

issues in the RHEL kernel that prevent XenServer from

 

running correctly.

 

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5,

For a RHEL 5.x VM, you must ensure that the operating

5.6, 5.7 (32-/64-bit)

system is using the RHEL 5.4 kernel (2.6.18-164.el5) or

 

later, which is available from the distribution vendor.

 

Enterprise Linux kernel versions prior to 5.4 contain

 

issues that prevent XenServer VMs from running

 

properly. Upgrade the kernel using the vendor's

 

normal kernel upgrade procedure.

 

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 (32-/64-bit)

None.

 

 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1, SLES 10 SP2,

None.

SLES 10 SP 3 (32-/64-bit)

 

 

 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SLES 11 SP1 (32-/64-

None.

bit)

 

 

 

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6,

• For an OEL 5.x VM, you must ensure that the

5.7 (32-/64-bit)

operating system is using the OEL 5.4 kernel or

 

later, which is available from the distribution vendor.

 

Enterprise Linux kernel versions prior to 5.4 contain

 

issues that prevent XenServer VMs from running

 

properly. Upgrade the kernel using the vendor's

 

normal kernel upgrade procedure.

 

• With OEL 5.6 64-bit, the Unbreakable Enterprise

 

Kernel does not support the Xen platform. If you

 

use the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel with this

 

operating system, the kernel fails to boot properly.

 

 

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Windows VM Release NotesRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 to Appendix B. Linux VM Release NotesPreparing a Rhel 4.5 to 4.8 guest for cloning Red Hat Enterprise LinuxSuse Enterprise Linux 10 SP3 CentOSOracle Enterprise Linux Suse Enterprise Linux 10 SP1Ubuntu Appendix C. Creating ISO Images Creating an ISO on a Linux computerOn a Windows computer Enabling a Graphical Console on Debian Squeeze VMs Appendix D. Enabling VNC for Linux VMsConfiguring GDM to use VNC Determining the Location of your VNC Configuration FileVNC Screen Resolution Firewall SettingsCreate the xinetd.d file, /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-server-stream Enabling VNC for RHEL, CentOS, or OEL 6.x VMsChecking for a VNC Server Setting up SLES-based VMs for VNCEnabling Remote Administration Modifying the xinetd ConfigurationTo Open the VNC Port on Sles 10.x VMs Firewall To Open the VNC Port on Sles 11.x VMs Firewall Checking RunlevelsNFS Appendix E. Setting Up a Red Hat Installation ServerCopying Installation Media Enable Remote AccessHttp FTPControlling Linux VM Crashdump Behaviour Appendix F. Troubleshooting VM ProblemsTo enable saving of Linux VM crash dumps VM CrashesTroubleshooting Boot Problems on Linux VMs
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