No network on virtual server

[ptomblin]

I'm trying to run through the "Perfect Xen 3.0 Setup for Debian". I had to make some changes because Xen now only installs 1 kernel, not separate ones for -xen and -xenU. But now that I've got a virtual machine running in step 4.2, it doesn't have any network.

Here is my /etc/xen/vm01-config.sxp

name="vm01"
kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xen"
root="/dev/hda1"
memory=128
disk=['file:/home/vmserver/vm_base.img,hda1,w','file:/home/vmserver/vm_base-swap.img,hda2,w']

# network
vif=[ '' ]
dhcp="off"
ip="192.168.1.32"
netmask="255.255.255.0"
gateway="192.168.1.254"
hostname="xen0.xcski.com"

#extra="3"

I'm wondering if it was correct in step 4.1 where it says to only enable the loopback device in /etc/network/interfaces

After looging into it, I only see the loopback device when I do an ifconfig.

[falko]

I've just played around with Xen 3.0.3, and in that version you don't need

dhcp="off"
ip="192.168.1.32"
netmask="255.255.255.0"
gateway="192.168.1.254"
hostname="xen0.xcski.com"

in /etc/xen/vm01-config.sxp, but you must have

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
        address 127.0.0.1
        netmask 255.0.0.0

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.32
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.0
        broadcast 192.168.1.255
        gateway 192.168.1.254

in vm01's /etc/network/interfaces and xen0.xcski.com in vm01's /etc/hostname.

[ptomblin]

Originally Posted by falko

but you must have

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
        address 127.0.0.1
        netmask 255.0.0.0

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.32
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.0
        broadcast 192.168.1.255
        gateway 192.168.1.254

in vm01's /etc/network/interfaces and xen0.xcski.com in vm01's /etc/hostname.

Yes, that's what I've ended up doing, and it works, but it goes against the intention of the howto. The howto was showing how you could have one basic set-up, and then copy it an instantiate it for several different virtual systems. If you have to edit the copy for each system, that's not as smooth as only having to edit the configuration file for each one.

[falko]

The tutorial was written for Xen 3.0.1. If you use Xen 3.0.1, then you won't have problems.

[cifroes]

Hi,

I installed Xen 3.0.2 and configured the ips in each VM. I can ping from the VMs to the outside and from the outside to the VMs. I just can't ping from vm01 to vm02, any way to do it?

How should I setup my networking for that configuration?

Thanks

[falko]

Are your virtual machines on the same subnet?
Did you have a look at this tutorial? http://www.howtoforge.com/debian_sarge_xen_3.0.3