Build Infrastructure/Community Builder/Installation

Preparing Host

Starting with a minimal Suse 11.2 install

Define some base data

ROOTFS=/data/11.2min/image-root
ROUTER_IP=10.0.0.1
VG=VM

Based on http://en.opensuse.org/Build_Service/KIWI/Cookbook

zypper ar http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/Appliances/openSUSE_11.2/ Virtualization:Appliances
zypper refresh

zypper in kiwi kiwi-templates kiwi-desc-xenboot squashfs emacs

Prepare the storage for LV usage

parted /ddev/sdb
 mklabel
 gpt
 mkpart p1 0 10%
 mkpart p2 10% 20%
 mkpart p3 20% 30%
 mkpart p4 30% 40%
 mkpart p5 40% 50%
 mkpart p6 50% 60%
 mkpart p7 60% 70%
 mkpart p8 70% 80%
 mkpart p9 80% 90%
 mkpart p10 90% 100%
 quit

Then make the VG

pvcreate /dev/sdb?*
vgcreate $VG /dev/sdb1

Prepare an openSUSE minimal image:

mkdir -p /data/11.2min
rm -rf /data/11.2min/root-image
kiwi --prepare suse-11.2-JeOS --root $ROOTFS --add-profile xenFlavour --add-package less --add-package iputils --add-package kernel-xen-2.6.31.12 --add-package wget --add-package less --add-package iputils --add-package terminfo --add-package emacs

Update the config & modules:

echo default $ROUTER_IP > $ROOTFS/etc/sysconfig/network/routes
echo NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY=\"\" >> $ROOTFS/etc/sysconfig/network/config
echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 > $ROOTFS/etc/resolv.conf
echo default $ROUTER_IP > $ROOTFS/etc/sysconfig/network/routes
cat << EOF >$ROOTFS/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0
BOOTPROTO='static'
BROADCAST=''
STARTMODE='onboot'
EOF
echo /dev/xvda1 swap swap defaults 0 0 >> $ROOTFS/etc/fstab

Prepare some overlay data from the main host to allow ssh into guests etc

# Allow user ssh to all VMs and retain sudo rights
# Should probably be done periodically somehow
mkdir /data/vm_overlay/home
cp -ar /home /data/vm_overlay/home
mkdir -p /data/vm_overlay/etc/sysconfig/
ln /etc/passwd /data/vm_overlay/etc/
ln /etc/shadow /data/vm_overlay/etc/
ln /etc/group /data/vm_overlay/etc/
ln /etc/sudoers /data/vm_overlay/etc/
# Fix for screen/bash ctrl-arrow
ln /etc/inputrc /data/vm_overlay/etc/
# Network proxy information
ln /etc/sysconfig/proxy /data/vm_overlay/etc/sysconfig/

(note JeOS 11.2 won't allow su - <user> or ssh when user is disabled using ! in /etc/shadow. Instead use an impossible hash.)

Make VMs - per VM

Make sure you setup the base data environment

VG=VM 
FE_IP=10.0.0.10
BE_IP=10.0.0.11

Create Xen volumes

mk_lv() {
GUEST=$1
lvremove /dev/$VG/${GUEST}_*
lvcreate -L 10G $VG -n ${GUEST}_root
lvcreate -L 2G  $VG -n ${GUEST}_swap
mkswap -f /dev/$VG/${GUEST}_swap
}

For cfe & cbe

mk_lv cfe
mk_lv cbe

Copy the minimal image and overlay to the VM root disk and set an IP

mk_fs() {
GUEST=$1
IP=$2
mkdir /mnt/lvm
echo mkfs &&
mkfs -text4 /dev/$VG/${GUEST}_root &&
echo mounting &&
mount /dev/$VG/${GUEST}_root /mnt/lvm &&
echo copy rootfs &&
rsync -HAXa /data/11.2min/image-root/ /mnt/lvm/ &&
echo copy overlay &&
echo ${GUEST}.meego.com > /mnt/lvm/etc/HOSTNAME &&
echo "IPADDR='$IP/24'" >> /mnt/lvm/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 &&
rsync -HAXa /data/vm_overlay/ /mnt/lvm/ &&
echo umount &&
umount /mnt/lvm
}

For cfe & cbe

mk_fs cfe $IP_FE
mk_fs cbe $IP_BE

Make per-machine files in /etc/xen/ with unique MACs Additional LV space can be allocated here too

mk_g() {
GUEST=$1
MAC=$2
cat <<EOF > /etc/xen/$GUEST.cfg
name='${GUEST}'
disk=['phy:/dev/$VG/${GUEST}_root,xvda2,w', 'phy:/dev/$VG/${GUEST}_swap,xvda1,w']
vif=['mac=$MAC, bridge=eth0']
memory='2048'

root='/dev/xvda2 rw'
kernel='/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.12-0.2-xen'
ramdisk='/boot/initrd-2.6.31.12-0.2-xen'
extra='clocksource=jiffies console=hvc0 xencons=tty'

on_poweroff='destroy'
on_reboot='restart'
on_crash='restart'
EOF
}

For cfe & cbe

mk_g cfe 00:16:3E:40:B5:FE
mk_g cbe 00:16:3E:40:B5:BE

Then start the VMs:

xm create /etc/xen/cfe.cfg
xm create /etc/xen/cbe.cfg

Installing the Backend

On this host we need also to setup openSUSE Tools repository:

cd /etc/zypp/repos.d/;
wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Maemo:/MeeGo-Infra:/OBS/Tools_Unstable_openSUSE_11.2/Maemo:MeeGo-Infra:OBS.repo
wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tools:/Unstable/openSUSE_11.2/openSUSE:Tools:Unstable.repo
zypper ref
# Accept the trust key
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== Useful ==

<pre>
chroot_vm() {
GUEST=$1
xm list | grep "^$GUEST " && echo "$GUEST is running" && return
mkdir /mnt/${GUEST}_chroot/
mount /dev/$VG/${GUEST}_root /mnt/${GUEST}_chroot/ &&
chroot /mnt/${GUEST}_chroot/
umount /mnt/${GUEST}_chroot/
rmdir /mnt/${GUEST}_chroot/
}