Vlm for xen (para virtualized) – KEMP Xen User Manual

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VLM for Xen (Para Virtualized)

Installation Guide

kernel = "/path/to/hvmloader"

Device Model path

Configure the path to qemu-dm. This path may differ depending on the Linux distribution being
used as Dom0

device_model="/path/to /qemu-dm"

Within the sample configuration file the correct settings for the kernel and

device_model are provided for OpenSUSE 12.1, Debian 6.0 and CentOS

6.3.

Comment out the operating systems not in use.

Location of the LoadMaster-VLM-x.x-xx.disk file

Configure the path to the location of the LoadMaster-VLM-x.x-xx.disk file.

disk=[ 'tap:aio:/path/to/LoadMaster-VLM-x.x-xx-XEN.disk,xvda,w' ]

Where ‘x.x-xx’ denotes the release number

MAC Addresses

Enter the MAC address and network bridge information for each NIC required in the installation.

vif=[ 'mac=00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx, bridge=br0, model=e1000',
'mac=00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx, bridge=br1, model=e1000']

It's recommended to use a MAC address inside the range 00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx.

This address range is reserved for use by Xen.

Only NIC types of ‘e1000’ are currently supported

VNC Support

It is recommended to use VNC to administer the console.

vnc=1

If you intend to configure a Virtual Service that utilizes L7 transparency, it

is highly recommended that the NICs on Dom0 have the Generic Receive
Offload (GRO) option turned off as otherwise performance levels may be

impacted.