Installing OpenSolaris 2008.05 domU on Debian Linux Xen dom0
May 9th, 2008This blogpost describes installation of OpenSolaris 2008.05 on dom0 running x86_64 Debian/Etch Linux.
debian-dom0:~# uname -a
Linux debian-dom0 2.6.18-6-xen-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 18:02:52 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Obtaining installation image / media
Live CD default passwords
Login: jack
Password: jack
Login: root
Password: opensolaris
Installation
- Create disk image (at least 4GB)
debian-dom0:~# dd if=/dev/zero of=/xen/os1/opensolaris_disk.img bs=1M count=4096
4096+0 records in
4096+0 records out
4294967296 bytes (4.3 GB) copied, 146.047 seconds, 29.4 MB/s- Copy OpenSolaris 2008.05 ISO file in /xen/os1/os200805.iso
- Mount the ISO file or CD and copy these 2 files in /xen/os1/ on dom0
- platform/i86×pv/kernel/amd64/unix
- boot/x86.microroot
- Create config file /etc/xen/os1.cfg with this content:
name = 'os1'
memory = '1024'
vif = [ '' ]
# Install
disk = [ 'file:/xen/os1/os200805.iso,6:cdrom,r', 'file:/xen/os1/opensolaris_disk.img,0,w' ]
kernel = '/xen/os1/unix'
ramdisk = '/xen/os1/x86.microroot'
extra = '/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix -B console=ttya,livemode=text'
on_shutdown = 'destroy'
on_reboot = 'destroy'
on_crash = 'destroy'- Boot the system and login as jack/jack:
debian-dom0:~# xm create -c os1.cfg
Using config file "/etc/xen/os1.cfg".
Started domain os1
v3.0.3-1 chgset 'Tue Oct 17 22:09:52 2006 +0100 '
WARNING: Found hypervisor version: v3.0.3-1 but need at least version v3.0.4
SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_86 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Hostname: opensolaris
Remounting root read/write
Probing for device nodes ...
NOTICE: xdf@6: failed to read feature-barrier
NOTICE: xdf@0: failed to read feature-barrier
Preparing live image for use
Done mounting Live image
USB keyboard
1. Albanian 22. Latvian
2. Belarusian 23. Macedonian
3. Belgian 24. Malta_UK
4. Bulgarian 25. Malta_US
5. Croatian 26. Norwegian
6. Czech 27. Polish
7. Danish 28. Portuguese
8. Dutch 29. Russian
9. Finnish 30. Serbia-And-Montenegro
10. French 31. Slovenian
11. French-Canadian 32. Slovakian
12. Hungarian 33. Spanish
13. German 34. Swedish
14. Greek 35. Swiss-French
15. Icelandic 36. Swiss-German
16. Italian 37. Traditional-Chinese
17. Japanese-type6 38. TurkishQ
18. Japanese 39. TurkishF
19. Korean 40. UK-English
20. Latin-American 41. US-English
21. Lithuanian
To select the keyboard layout, enter a number [default 41]:
1. Chinese - Simplified
2. Chinese - Traditional
3. English
4. French
5. German
6. Italian
7. Japanese
8. Korean
9. Portuguese - Brazil
10. Russian
11. Spanish
12. Swedish
To select the desktop language, enter a number [default 3]:
Configuring devices.
Mounting local partitions/cdroms
Reading ZFS config: done.
opensolaris console login: jack
Password:
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.11 snv_86 January 2008
jack@opensolaris:~$- Wait 1–2 minutes for all daemons and networking to start
- In case you want to use static IP, you need to configure it manually:
jack@opensolaris:~$ su -
Password:
May 9 03:04:15 opensolaris su: 'su root' succeeded for jack on /dev/console
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.11 snv_86 January 2008
-bash-3.2# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
xnf0: flags=201004843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,DHCP,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 2
inet 0.0.0.0 netmask ff000000
ether 0:16:3e:38:7:c
lo0: flags=2002000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,VIRTUAL> mtu 8252 index 1
inet6 ::1/128
-bash-3.2# ifconfig xnf0 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0
-bash-3.2# route add default 192.168.1.1
add net default: gateway 192.168.1.1
-bash-3.2# cp /etc/nsswitch.dns /etc/nsswitch.conf
-bash-3.2# echo "nameserver 192.168.10.1" > /etc/resolv.conf
-bash-3.2# logout
jack@opensolaris:~$- Start vncserver:
jack@opensolaris:~$ mkdir .vnc;cp .Xclients .vnc/xstartup
jack@opensolaris:~$ vncserver
You will require a password to access your desktops.
Password:
Verify:
xauth: creating new authority file /jack/.Xauthority
New 'opensolaris:1 ()' desktop is opensolaris:1
Starting applications specified in /jack/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /jack/.vnc/opensolaris:1.log
jack@opensolaris:~$- Connect to VNC server and install OpenSolaris same way as if you boot from CD:
- Before you click on the „Reboot“ button, you need to put these files in
/xen/os1/ on your Debian dom0:
- /a/platform/i86×pv/kernel/amd64/unix
- /a/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive
- On the final installation screen click on the „Reboot“ button and wait for OpenSolaris domU shutdown.
debian-dom0:~# xm list
Name ID Mem(MiB) VCPUs State Time(s)
Domain-0 0 837 2 r----- 35598.4
os1 60 1024 1 -b---- 1110.8
debian-dom0:~# xm list
Name ID Mem(MiB) VCPUs State Time(s)
Domain-0 0 837 2 r----- 35599.8Post-install configuration
- Modify config file /etc/xen/os1.cfg:
name = 'os1'
memory = '1024'
vif = [ '' ]
# Normal boot
disk = [ 'file:/xen/os1/opensolaris_disk.img,0,w' ]
kernel = '/xen/os1/unix'
ramdisk = '/xen/os1/boot_archive'
extra = '/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix -B zfs-bootfs=rpool/27'
on_shutdown = 'destroy'
on_reboot = 'destroy'
on_crash = 'destroy'- Boot the system and login with your username. In case you are using static IP address, follow the steps above.
debian-dom0:~# xm create -c os1.cfg
Using config file "/etc/xen/os1.cfg".
Started domain os1
v3.0.3-1 chgset 'Tue Oct 17 22:09:52 2006 +0100 '
WARNING: Found hypervisor version: v3.0.3-1 but need at least version v3.0.4
SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_86 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
NOTICE: xdf@0: failed to read feature-barrier
Hostname: os1
Reading ZFS config: done.
Mounting ZFS filesystems: (6/6)
WARNING: No randomness provider enabled for /dev/random. Use cryptoadm(1M) to enable a provider.
os1 console login: plnt
Password:
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.11 snv_86 January 2008
-bash-3.2$ bash
plnt@os1:~$ mkdir .vnc
plnt@os1:~$ echo \#\!\/bin\/bash > .vnc/xstartup;echo >> .vnc/xstartup
plnt@os1:~$ echo "exec /usr/bin/dtstart jds" >> .vnc/xstartup
plnt@os1:~$ chmod +x .vnc/xstartup
plnt@os1:~$ vncserver
You will require a password to access your desktops.
Password:
Verify:
New 'os1:1 ()' desktop is os1:1
Starting applications specified in /export/home/plnt/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /export/home/plnt/.vnc/os1:1.log
plnt@os1:~$- Connect to VNC server
- OpenSolaris 2008.05 is up and running
Nice howto for network configuration is here.
Thanks to Mark Johnson for OpenSolaris Xen howto. I had to make few changes to make it work on Debian but it was a great starting point.
References
Excellent how-to, I followed your steps and booted up OS-08-05 in FC8.
There is a problem: if I do package upgrade using IPS ( Systems > Administration > Package Manager ), and shutdown domU. Then I can never start it again
[root@core xen]# more error.log
Using config file “./pv.py”.
Started domain opensolaris
v3.1.3 chgset ‘unavailable’
SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_86 32-bit
Copyright 1983-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
WARNING: file system ‘ctfs’ version mismatch
WARNING: Cannot mount /system/contract
/kernel/fs/procfs: undefined symbol ‘schedctl_set_cidpri’
WARNING: mod_load: cannot load module ‘procfs’
WARNING: Cannot mount /proc
WARNING: file system ‘mntfs’ version mismatch
WARNING: Cannot mount /etc/mnttab
WARNING: file system ‘tmpfs’ version mismatch
WARNING: Cannot mount /etc/svc/volatile
WARNING: file system ‘objfs’ version mismatch
WARNING: Cannot mount /system/object
WARNING: file system ‘sharefs’ version mismatch
WARNING: Cannot mount /etc/dfs/sharetab
/kernel/fs/procfs: undefined symbol ‘schedctl_set_cidpri’
WARNING: mod_load: cannot load module ‘procfs’
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Do u have same problem or not ? How you handle boot_archive or kernel updates
Comment by Jason — June 18, 2008 @ 4:56 am
Hi,
thank you for your howto, it worked very well up to the point where I reboot. It tells me the following:
root@harmless xen]# xm create -c sol
Using config file „./sol“.
Started domain solaris
v3.1.2–92.1.13.el5 chgset ‚unavailable‘
SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv86 64-bit
Copyright 1983–2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
NOTICE: xdf@0: failed to read feature-barrier
Hostname: xen-opensolaris
Configuring devices.
devfsadm: open failed for /etc/dev/.devfsadm_dev.lock: Read-only file system
Loading smf(5) service descriptions: 139/139
svccfg import warnings. See /var/svc/log/system-manifest-import:default.log .
WARNING: svccfg apply /var/svc/profile/generic.xml failed
WARNING: svccfg apply /var/svc/profile/platform.xml failed
Requesting System Maintenance Mode
(See /lib/svc/share/README for more information.)
Console login service(s) cannot run
Root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass): Reading ZFS config: done.
Mounting ZFS filesystems: (6/6)
single-user privilege assigned to /dev/console.
I can log on wit hmy root pwd, but I don't know enough to get rid of th eproblem,
Any ideas.
Many thanks,
.peter
Comment by Peter Huetmannsberger — October 12, 2008 @ 1:02 pm
Good stuff, worked! Liked the details about setting fixed IP.
Comment by akindo — October 16, 2008 @ 12:26 am
I have done exactly the same as you have said, but there is a little problem..when I am midway (in installing the networks) there comes an error saying „no more ICXXXXR available to load“..and then the setup hangs for a minute and after that it shuts down the pc on its own..can you please tell me what to do..??
Comment by Serbian — January 18, 2009 @ 5:07 pm
How do you determine the zfs-boot? I've used „rpool/ROOT“ which is what shows up if I'm to boot the livecd again then import the zpool.
The traceback I get is :
panic[cpu0]/thread=fffffffffbc5dba0: assertion failed: nvlist_lookup_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_POOL_TXG, &txg) == 0, file: ../../common/fs/zfs/spa.c, line: 2290
fffffffffbc906c0 genunix:assfail+7e ()
fffffffffbc90710 zfs:spa_check_rootconf+8f ()
fffffffffbc907b0 zfs:spa_get_rootconf+6c ()
fffffffffbc907f0 zfs:spa_import_rootpool+25 ()
fffffffffbc90850 zfs:zfs_mountroot+eb ()
fffffffffbc90870 genunix:fsop_mountroot+1a ()
fffffffffbc908a0 genunix:rootconf+d4 ()
fffffffffbc908e0 genunix:vfs_mountroot+63 ()
fffffffffbc90910 genunix:main+e9 ()
Comment by Scott Dodson — February 18, 2009 @ 12:39 am
you shouldn't use tap:aio for cdrom, or it will not work, use file: instead
Comment by Sherpya — May 1, 2009 @ 2:52 am