Xen
Resources: Xen Project Beginners Guide Create Alpine Linux PV without xen-tools
After installing Debian, setup repo files.
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.listdeb http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security trixie main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmwareInstall xen and reboot.
sudo apt install firmware-linux-nonfree
sudo apt install xen-system-amd64
sudo systemctl reboot --nowTest.
sudo xl dmesgOther basic xen commands…
sudo xl listName ID Mem VCPUs State Time(s)
Domain-0 0 243212 24 r----- 367.8sudo xl infohost : xenmaybe
release : 6.12.57+deb13-amd64
version : #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.57-1 (2025-11-05)
machine : x86_64
nr_cpus : 24
max_cpu_id : 23
nr_nodes : 2
cores_per_socket : 6
threads_per_core : 2
cpu_mhz : 2793.000
hw_caps : bfebfbff:029ee3ff:2c100800:00000001:00000000:00000000:00000000:00000100
virt_caps : pv hvm hap shadow gnttab-v1 gnttab-v2
total_memory : 245747
free_memory : 128
sharing_freed_memory : 0
sharing_used_memory : 0
outstanding_claims : 0
free_cpus : 0
xen_major : 4
xen_minor : 20
xen_extra : .3-pre
xen_version : 4.20.3-pre
xen_caps : xen-3.0-x86_64 hvm-3.0-x86_32 hvm-3.0-x86_32p hvm-3.0-x86_64
xen_scheduler : credit2
xen_pagesize : 4096
platform_params : virt_start=0xffff800000000000
xen_changeset :
xen_commandline : placeholder
cc_compiler : x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0
cc_compile_by : pkg-xen-devel
cc_compile_domain : lists.alioth.debian.org
cc_compile_date : Sun Nov 30 15:57:07 UTC 2025
build_id : 2c6a385285f3e629abe97be953d350d56054d583
xend_config_format : 4sudo xl topapt install lvm2
sudo apt install lvm2
ls /dev
df
lsblk
pvcreate /dev/sdb
sudo pvcreate /dev/sdb
lsblk
df
du
vgcreate vg0 /dev/sdb
sudo vgcreate vg0 /dev/sdb
lvcreate -n database-data -L 100G vg0
sudo lvcreate -n database-data -L 100G vg0
sudo lvremove /dev/vg0/database-data
sudo lvcreate -s /dev/vg0/database-data -ndatabase-backup -L5G
sudo vi /etc/default/grub
sudo xl info
sudo xl list
sudo xl top
sudo apt install bridge-utils
sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces
sudo cp /etc/network/interfaces ~
ls
sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces
sudo service networking restart
sudo brctl show
sudo xl info
sudo xl list
sudo xl top
sudo apt install xen-tools
sudo apt update
sudo search xen-tools
sudo apt search xen-tools
sudo apt search xen-utils
sudo search xen-server
sudo apt search xen-server
sudo apt install xen-utils-commonInstall xen-tools
wget http://xen-tools.org/software/xen-tools/xen-tools_4.3.1-1_all.deb
sudo chmod +x ./xen-tools_4.3.1-1_all.deb
sudo apt install ./xen-tools_4.3.1-1_all.debsudo xen-create-image --hostname=tutorial-pv-guest --memory=512mb --vcpus=2 --lvm=vg0 --dhcp --pygrub --dist=wheezy
xen-create-image
--dhcp --mac 5a:36:0e:48:00:0e
--memory 512M
--swap 1000M
--dist squeeze
--mirror http://10.80.16.196/debian
--hostname debian.guest.osstest
--lvm field-cricket
--force
--kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.57
--initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32.57
--arch i386Setup bridge interface
Update the interfaces configuration file /etc/network/interfaces
Original…
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eno1
iface eno1 inet dhcpNew…
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eno1
iface eno1 inet manual
auto xenbr0
iface xenbr0 inet dhcp
bridge_ports eno1Test
sudo brctl showbridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces
xenbr0 8000.da8d4716186e no Edit xl.conf
added correct interface