Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Running Xen
Chapter 3: Creating Virtual Machines
Chapter 4: Managing Xen
Chapter 5: Networking
Chapter 6: Storage
Chapter 7: Encryption
Chapter 8: Migration
Chapter 9: Xen Future
Index
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- What is Xen?
- How Does it Work?
- What Can I Do with It?
- Xen Terminologies
- Summary
- What is Xen?
- Chapter 2: Running Xen
- Installing Xen from Binary Packages
- Time for Action—Installing Xen with yum
- Installing Xen from Source
- Time for Action—Compile Xen
- Summary
- Installing Xen from Binary Packages
- Chapter 3: Creating Virtual Machines
- A Plan for Creating Xen Domains
- Physical Address Extension
- Compiling a domU Kernel
- Xen Domain Memory
- Pygrub
- Ubuntu Feisty
- Time for Action—Bootstrapping an Ubuntu System
- NetBSD
- Time for Action—Install NetBSD
- CentOS
- Time for Action—Using qemu to Create a CentOS Image
- Slackware
- Time for Action—Utilize Xen Images from jailtime.org
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Managing Xen
- Xen Domain Configuration Files
- Xen Management User Interface—xm
- Time for Action—Xen Manager
- XenMan— Installing and Running
- Time for Action—Install and Run XenMan
- Virtual Machine Manager
- Time for Action—Running virt-manager
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Networking
- Bridged Networking
- Time for Action—Using Bridged Networking
- Routed Networking
- Time for Action—Using Routed Networking
- Virtual Local Network with Network Address Translation
- Time for Action—Using VLAN with NAT
- Summary
- Bridged Networking
- Chapter 6: Storage
- Files
- NFS
- Time for Action—Using NFS
- Logical Volume Management
- Time for Action—Using LVM
- Advanced Storage Options
- Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Drives
- Global Network Block Device
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Encryption
- Device Mapper-Based Encryption
- Time for Action—Encrypting Block Devices
- Device Mapper-Based Encryption Using LUKS
- Time for Action—by Extending dm-crypt
- Summary
- Device Mapper-Based Encryption
- Chapter 8: Migration
- Migration Requirements
- Saving and Restoring a Domain
- Time for Action—Migrate Domains on your Xen Server
- Live Migration
- Time for Action—Relocation of an Active Running domain
- Summary



