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On this pageSummaryPreparationPackages to installThe FilesThe KernelSetting Up The Virtual ServersNotes on ConfigurationResourcesSummaryYou can find an easier to read version of this howto at 5dollarwhitebox.org.Quoted from 13thfloor.at/vserver/project:Linux-VServer allows you to create virtual private servers and security contexts which operate like a normal Linux server, but allow many independent servers to be run simultaneously in one box at full speed. All services, such as ssh, mail, Web, and databases, can be started on such a VPS, without modification, just like on any real server. Each virtual server has its own user account database and root password and doesn't interfere with other virtual servers.You can find a presentation on Linux-vserver at two main terms to know are:Host System: This is the physical server that "hosts" the Guest OSs (virtual servers).Guest System: These are the virtual servers that run on top of the Host OS.PreparationStart out with a fresh install of Debian Sarge 3.1. It is recommended to keep the host system as minimal as possible (I rarely see any reason to run any more than SSH and iptables).Packages to installAlways update your apt database before installing software, and upgrade current packages:# apt-get update && apt-get upgradeThen we need to install a few basic packages:util-vserver: Userland utilities to control virtual serversssh: This should probably have been installed alreadyncurses-base, and libncurses5-dev: Needed for "make menuconfig" when compiling kernel.# apt-get install util-vserver ssh ncurses-base libncurses5-devThe Files/var/lib/vserversHome directory for the vservers files/etc/vservers.confbasic config file (not much to see there)/etc/vserversHold the config directories for each virtual server/usr/sbin/vserverUtility to interact, build, start, stop, enter, etc the vservers/bin/vshelperAnother utility to control how vservers function/usr/lib/util-vserverMain scripts/functions/etcThe KernelPlease that I have not done this section "The Debian Way". Everything was done using a Vanilla kernel from kernel.org. You can find good links in the user comments below for other resources. Get the latest Kernel, currently linux-vserver latest stable release is for the 2.6.12.4 kernel.. which is what we get:# cd /usr/src# wget the latest kernel patch from linux-vserver.org or 13thfloor.at/vserver:# wget tar -zxvf linux-2.6.12.4.tar.gz# gunzip patch-2.6.12.4-vs2.0.diff.gz# mv patch-2.6.12.4-vs2.0.diff /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.4# Patch the kernel sources:# cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.4# cat patch-2.6.12.4-vs2.0.diff | patch -p1If you're

In the context of the virtual server. To get out and back to the host system, just type "exit".Notes on ConfigurationYou'll first need to run "apt-setup" and configure apt same as any other debian system. The debian bootstrap install is a very minimal base installation. You will need to install everything that you want.It should be mentioned that each virtual server has its own IP address. However, since these IPs are configured as Aliases to you actually net device (i.e. eth0) they are all listening on the same physical device. This can pose a problem when default configurations specify to "Listen" on all interfaces. Every service within the vserver must specify a Listen Address.For example:SSH:# apt-get install sshd# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_configChange the line:#ListenAddress 0.0.0.0ToListenAddress 192.168.1.10And...# /etc/init.d/ssh restartThe rest is really up to your imagination and figuring out the wonders of undocumented open source... have fun!BJ Dierkes, RHCE-LPIC1wdierkes [at] 5dollarwhitebox [dot] orgTexas, USAResourcesThe Linux-vserver Project GNU Linux14 Comment(s)×This feature is only available to subscribers. Get your subscription here.

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Already running a similar 2.6.x kernel you can copy your current config before building. It should be somewhere like "/boot/config-2.6.x"# cp /boot/config-2.6.X /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.4/.configThat last command is only if you want to use an existing config... please don't attempt to use a 2.4.X config file... pretty please. ;)Ok, lets make this happen. There are a few things that you want to include when we compile. First things first though, you need to have a working compile for your system... and that I can not help you with. Please reference link if you need help compiling a kernel.# make menuconfigFor future use, you should probably include LVM (and dev-mapper support)... as this is handy for virtual servers.You see a category for "Linux Vserver". The default selections should be groovy, however you should have something like the following selected:Enable Legacy kernel APIEnable Proc SecurityEnable Hard CPU LimitsCool... now we have our config.... lets make the kernel:# make# make modules_install# cp .config /boot/config-2.6.12.4-vs2.0# cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.12.4-vs2.0# cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12.4-vs2.0# mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12.4-vs2.0 2.6.12.4-vs2.0Then we will want to update our grub config:Using the 'vi' command edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and add the following lines *BEFORE* the other entries already there... and make sure that the line "default" is set to "0":title Vanilla 2.6.12.4-vs2.0root (hd0,0)kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.12.4-vs2.0 root=/dev/hda2 roinitrd /initrd.img-2.6.12.4-vs2.0savedefaultbootAnd there you have it. Now, we should be able to reboot and have our new kernel ready for some virtual servers.# rebootCheck that kernel after we boot up to make sure we're running on the new one:# uname -r2.6.12.4-vs2.0Nice!Setting Up The Virtual ServersCreating virtual Debian Servers on a Debian host is next to ridiculously simple. The following lays it out for you:# vserver build \-n \--hostname \--interface :/ \-m debootstrap -- -d So, our first virtual server will have the following information:VSERVER_NAMEvserver1FQDNvserver1.mydomain.comNET_DEVICEeth0IP192.168.1.10CIDR24 (255.255.255.0)DEBIAN_DISTROsargeTherefore, the following command will create it:# vserver vserver1 build \-n vserver1 \--hostname vserver1.mydomain.com \--interface eth0:192.168.1.10/24 \-m debootstrap -- -d sargeThe backslashes '' signify a new line... however you can execute this all as one command without the use of backslashes.And there you go... the installation begins a debian net install of the selected distro. This should

1. installing vmware converter in linux suse 8.0 Posted Sep 29, 2009 11:06 AM Hi,I am installing vmware converter 4.01 in SuSeLinux 8.0 Server but I am stopped after press enter reading VMWare's pattent list. I am linux begginer and I do not know how I have to continue installing.thanks 2. RE: installing vmware converter in linux suse 8.0 Posted Sep 29, 2009 11:10 AM You can install it under windows.If you want to convert an linux PServer to a VServer, you must choose ColdCLoning, booting up the Server with the ConverterISO Image and then go on.MCP, VCP 3. RE: installing vmware converter in linux suse 8.0 Posted Sep 29, 2009 11:12 AM 4. RE: installing vmware converter in linux suse 8.0 Posted Sep 29, 2009 11:18 AM I missed something!You can install Converter Standalone 4.0 server and agent (no GUI client supported) on the following platforms: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32 bit)Ubuntu 5.xMCP, VCP

Take no more than a few minutes. On my system, the base install only takes up 144MB. Now lets see what we have:# ls -lah /var/lib/vservers/vserver1total 80Kdrwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:17 .drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:13 ..drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:17 bindrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Dec 15 2004 bootdrwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:13 devdrwxr-xr-x 37 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:17 etcdrwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 4.0K Dec 15 2004 homedrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:16 initrddrwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:17 libdrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:16 mediadrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Dec 15 2004 mntdrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:16 optdrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Dec 15 2004 procdrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:16 rootdrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:17 sbindrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:16 srvdrwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K May 10 2005 sysdrwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:17 tmpdrwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:16 usrdrwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:16 var# ls -lah /etc/vservers/vserver1total 28Kdrwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:13 .drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:13 ..drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:13 apps-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 112 Nov 10 08:13 fstabdrwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:13 interfaces-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5 Nov 10 08:13 namelrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Nov 10 08:13 run -> /var/run/vservers/vserver1drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Nov 10 08:13 utslrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 Nov 10 08:13 vdir -> /etc/vservers/.defaults/vdirbase/vserver1Now that we have our vserver installed, lets start it up. The syntax for the 'vserver' command is:# vserver [ start | stop | restart | enter ]And for our vserver1:# vserver vserver1 startStarting system log daemon: syslogd.Starting kernel log daemon: klogd.Starting MTA: exim4.Starting internet superserver: inetd.Starting deferred execution scheduler: atd.Starting periodic command scheduler: cron....# vserver-stat CTX PROC VSZ RSS userTIME sysTIME UPTIME NAME0 35 73.4M 5.4K 0m05s21 0m02s33 1m13s00 root server49152 5 11M 967 0m00s00 0m00s00 0m30s52 vserver1# vserver vserver1 entervserver1:/#And you're now