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===== Xen on OpenSuSE 12.1 on Dell PE 2850 =====

The OS install went fairly smooth. Unfortunately we were unable to get the USB net install to work. But the CD version worked just fine.


===== XenPri-1 =====

==== Net Install ====

  *Use defaults
  *Desktop selection - Other, Minimal Server Selection (Text Mode)
  *Suggestion Partition - 
    * Select Use btrfs as default Filesystem
    * Unselect Propose Separate Home Partition
    * "Create Partiton Setup"
    * Select OS Array (in XenPri-1/Dell PE 2850) /dev/sda MegaRAID-LD 0 RAID 1 69G)
    * "Use entire hard disk"
    * Verify all drives are selected and only "Use Btrfs as default Filesystem" is select for Proposal settings

  *Create New User
    * User's Full Name - build
    * Password - "deleted"
    * Unselect "Use this password for system administrator", "Automatic Login", Be sure SHA-512 is encryption method
	
  *Root Password - "deleted"


  *Installation Settings/Summary
    * Booting - Boot from MBR and /boot should be enabled
    * Firewall and SSH
      * SSH service should be enabled
    * Select Software
      * Select "Xen Virtual Machine Host Server"
      * Also select xen-tools,vm-install (image)
      * "Conflict Resolution: do not install pattern: minimal_base-conflicts-12.1-25....
{{:wiki:opensuse_sw-detail-dep.png|Screen shot of error}}
Then...
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  *Install, Install

  *After reboot
    * Rename host - xenpri-1


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