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.

• 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….

Then…

• Install, Install

• After reboot
  • Rename host - xenpri-1

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