Installing a Debian Etch (4.0) VM

1. Open a host text console on any XenServer Host in the pool.

2. Create the Debian VM by: xe vm-install template="Debian Etch 4.0" new-name-label=etch.

   When the command completes, the Debian VM will be ready to start.

3. Start the Debian VM with: xe vm-start vm=etch.

   The server will choose a XenServer Host from the pool to start the VM. If the on is provided then the VM will start on the specified XenServer Host. If the requested XenServer Host is unable to start the VM then the command will fail. To request that a VM always started on a particular XenServer Host, set the affinity parameter of the VM to the UUID of the desired XenServer Host using the xe vm-param-set command. Once set, the system will start the VM there if it can; if it cannot, it will default to choosing from the set of possible XenServer Hosts.

4. Use XenMotion to move the Debian VM to host “b” with: xe vm-migrate vm=etch host=b --live.

   When this command returns, the VM will have been relocated to host “b”. During this process the VM keeps running to minimize the amount of downtime.