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xen-create-nfs(8)


NAME

   xen-create-nfs - Create a Xen configuration file for an NFS-root guest.

SYNOPSIS

     xen-create-nfs [options]

     Help Options:
      --help     Show help information.
      --manual   Read the manual for this script.
      --version  Show the version information and exit.
      --verbose  Show diagnostic output.

     Networking Options:
      --broadcast  The broadcast address to use when configured with a static IP.
      --dhcp       Configure the guest to use DHCP for IP allocation.
      --gateway    The gateway address to use when configured with a static IP.
      --hostname   The hostname to configure for the guest.
      --ip         The IP address to use when configured with a static IP.
      --netmask    The netmask to use when configured with a static IP.
      --nameserver The nameserver to use when configured with a static IP.

     General options:
      --admins     Specify which users should be setup as xen-shell admins.
      --force      Force the overwriting of an existing configuration file.
      --initrd     Specify the initial ramdisk for the guest.
      --kernel     Specify the kernel to use for the guest.
      --memory     Specify the memory to allocate for this guest.
      --mac        Specify the MAC address to use for the guest.
      --template   Specify an alternative template file to use.

     NFS options:
      --nfs_server Specify the NFS server to mount the root partition from.
      --nfs_root   Specify the path, upon the NFS server, to mount.

OPTIONS

   --help Show help information.
   --hostname Specify the hostname to delete.
   --manual Read the manual for this script.
   --version Show the version number and exit.

DESCRIPTION

     xen-create-nfs is a simple script which allows you to easily create
    a single configuration file for a Xen guest which will mount its remote
    filesystem over an NFS root.

     It doesn't create any images to use for local storage, and it doesn't
    support more than the minimal number of options to completement the
    existing xen-create-image script, however it is hopefully useful.

REFERENCE

     For more details on what you'll need to support NFS-root Xen guests
    the following article, written by the author, might be useful:

       http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/505

AUTHORS

    Steve Kemp, http://www.steve.org.uk/
    Stephane Jourdois

LICENSE

   Copyright (c) 2005-2009 by Steve Kemp, (c) 2010 by The Xen-Tools
   Development Team. All rights reserved.

   This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the same terms as Perl itself.  The LICENSE file contains the
   full text of the license.



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