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As of Fall 2009, we use [http://lxc.sourceforge.net/ Linux containers] to maintain a few virtual machines, most notably [[Machine_List#caffeine|caffeine]], which is hosted on [[Machine_List#glomag|glomag]]. The various commands to manipulate Linux containers are prefixed with "lxc-"; see their individual manpages for usage. To start caffeine, run the following command as root on glomag: |
As of Fall 2009, we use [http://lxc.sourceforge.net/ Linux containers] to maintain a few virtual machines, most notably [[Machine_List#caffeine|caffeine]], which is hosted on [[Machine_List#glomag|glomag]]. The various commands to manipulate Linux containers are prefixed with "lxc-"; see their individual manpages for usage. To start caffeine, run the following command as root on glomag: |
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lxc-start -d -n caffeine |
lxc-start -d -n caffeine |
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Containers are stored on the host filesystem in /var/lib/lxc. mspang originally set this up, so he probably knows more about it than anyone else. |
Containers are stored on the host filesystem in /var/lib/lxc. mspang originally set this up, so he probably knows more about it than anyone else. |
Revision as of 21:28, 18 January 2010
Linux Containers
As of Fall 2009, we use Linux containers to maintain a few virtual machines, most notably caffeine, which is hosted on glomag. The various commands to manipulate Linux containers are prefixed with "lxc-"; see their individual manpages for usage. To start caffeine, run the following command as root on glomag:
lxc-start -d -n caffeine
Containers are stored on the host filesystem in /var/lib/lxc. mspang originally set this up, so he probably knows more about it than anyone else.
KVM
VServer
vserver $NAME build -m debootstrap --hostname magic --interface $IFACE:$IP/24 -- -d lenny
To have a vserver autostart, create a file called /etc/vservers/$VSERVER/apps/init/mark with content:
default