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| author | Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> | 2009-11-15 18:22:51 -0500 |
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| committer | Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> | 2009-11-15 18:22:51 -0500 |
| commit | e3531439d9a949be7fb0cda37b3cb33ac805dcc5 (patch) | |
| tree | 34a22a05a2f855fbf42a0e95b2b491cd31cd481d | |
| parent | 933cb912d13c21ef628f1302723988753bc69e7b (diff) | |
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added jamie as author, updated isntallation suggestions
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@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ KVM-Manager -Author: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> -Date: 2009-10-08 11:22:14-0400 +Authors: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> + Jamie McClelland <jm@mayfirst.org> +Copyright © 2009 +License: GPL-3+ This is a small set of scripts to make it relatively easy to manage a stable of kvm instances in a fairly secure and isolated fashion. @@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ Dependencies: kvm : for the virtual machine emulator screen : for the detached, logged serial console bridge-utils : for configuring a bridge device + lvm2 : for creating the relevant block devices + udev : for configuring the block devices with proper permissions Recommendations: @@ -27,15 +31,15 @@ INSTALLATION * Install dependencies: - aptitude install runit uml-utilties kvm screen bridge-utils + aptitude install runit uml-utilties kvm screen bridge-utils lvm2 udev - * Copy programs into /usr/local/sbin: + * Link programs into /usr/local/sbin: - cp {di-maker,kvm-manager,kvm-creator} /usr/local/sbin/ + ln -s {di-maker,kvm-manager,kvm-creator} /usr/local/sbin/ - * Copy screen configuration file into /etc + * Link screen configuration file into /etc - cp screenrc.kvm-manager /etc/ + ln -s screenrc.kvm-manager /etc/ * Configure your host network to use a bridge. If your network adaptor is eth0, you can use the following in /etc/network/interfaces @@ -45,11 +49,19 @@ INSTALLATION [Put your normal IP config for eth0 here...] bridge_ports eth0 + * Alternately, you can create an internal-only bridge, and tell your + host to pass traffic to it: + + auto br0 + iface br0 inet static + [ internal IP address information ] + post-up echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/br0/forwarding + INSTALLING DEBIAN ONTO YOUR VIRTUAL SERVER To create a KVM instance, run: - kvm-creator create $GUESTNAME $VG [$DISKSIZE [$RAM [$TAP [$MAC] ] ] ] + kvm-creator create $GUESTNAME [ $VG [$DISKSIZE [$RAM [$TAP [$MAC] ] ] ] ] You can replace "create" with "demo" to see the default values for non- specified options. |