Xcp/xenserver automated installation of VMS with command line mode

Background information:
In my previous article, "Xcp/xenserver Automation creates and initializes a virtual machine," explains how to clone a VM and initialize it with a new host name, IP address, and so on by passing kernel parameters.
But before that, there should be another question, how can the first VM be created automatically? In order to solve this problem, I consulted a lot of people, but most of them gave me the answer is to use Xencenter.
But this is not what we want, after constant trial and error, finally successfully completed the first VM Automation installation, in fact, the principle is very simple, that is, through the command line VM initialization, binding virtual hard disk, network, and then through the Httprepo to the Network load ISO, Then cooperate with kickstart for automatic installation. But in a number of specific steps, but also a step-by-step trap, some very small parameters are set incorrectly will cause failure, and these, in the official document is basically ignored.
The following are the specific steps involved:

Environment Introduction:
httprepo:192.168.92.128
xenserver:192.168.92.140
vm:192.168.92.142

1. Create HTTP Repo

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# yum Install httpd # wget Http://linux.mirrors.es.net/centos/6/isos/x86_64/CentOS-6.4-x86_64-minimal.iso # mkdir-p/VAR/WWW/HTML/REPO/CENTOS/6 # Mkdir/var/www/html/repo/ks # Mount-o Loop centos-6.4-x86_64-minimal.iso/var/www/html/repo/centos/6/ # service httpd Start

2. Create Kickstart configuration file

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# vi/var/www/html/repo/ks/centos-6.4-x86_64-minimal.ks   CmdLine SKIPX Install cdrom Lang en_US. UTF-8 Keyboard US Network--onboot Yes--device eth0--bootproto=static--ip=192.168.92.142--netmask= 255.255.255.0--gateway=192.168.92.2--nameserver=192.168.92.2--noipv6 Rootpw mypasswd Firewall-- Service=ssh authconfig--enableshadow--passalgo=sha512 SELinux--disabled TimeZone--utc ETC/UTC bootloader--location=mbr--driveorder=xvda--append= "Crashkernel=auto" zerombr Clearpart--all-- Initlabel Autopart Reboot %packages--nobase @core %end

3. Install VM automatically
Get the local storage UUID

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# XE Sr-list | Grep-c 1 "Local" UUID (RO): fbeda99f-b5a7-3100-5e3d-fbb48a46fca0 Name-label (RW): Local storage Name-description (RW):

Initialize an empty VM

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# XE Vm-install new-name-label=centos6_template sr-uuid=fbeda99f-b5a7-3100-5e3d-fbb48a46fca0 template=Other Install Media 2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b

Set the VM's CPU, memory

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# XE Vm-param-set vcpus-max=1 uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b # XE Vm-param-set vcpus-at-startup=1 uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b # XE Vm-param-set Memory-dynamic-max=512mib uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b # XE Vm-param-set Memory-static-max=512mib uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b # XE Vm-param-set Memory-dynamic-min=512mib uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b # XE Vm-param-set Memory-static-min=512mib uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b

Setting up Bootloader,httprepo,kickstart for an automated installation VM

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# XE Vm-param-set hvm-boot-policy= "" uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b # XE Vm-param-set pv-bootloader= "Eliloader" uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b # XE Vm-param-set other-config:install-repository= "http://192.168.92.128/repo/centos/6/" uuid= 2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b # XE Vm-param-set pv-args= "Ks=http://192.168.92.128/repo/ks/centos-6.4-x86_64-minimal.ks ksdevice=eth0" uuid= 2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b

Add a virtual hard disk to the VM

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# XE Vm-disk-add uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b sr-uuid=fbeda99f-b5a7-3100-5e3d-fbb48a46fca0 device=0 Disk-size=20gib

Set virtual hard disk as bootable

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# XE Vbd-list vm-uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b userdevice=0 params=uuid--minimal d304bbbd-f4e2-d648-a668-fe6a803bc301 # XE Vbd-param-set bootable=true uuid=d304bbbd-f4e2-d648-a668-fe6a803bc301

Create a network for a VM

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# XE Network-list bridge=xenbr0--minimal a6fcd4a1-fb61-6f73-2b31-2a20ad45e0cc # XE Vif-create vm-uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b network-uuid=a6fcd4a1-fb61-6f73-2b31-2a20ad45e0cc mac= Random device=0 Aaf0a04d-c721-fae8-aca1-eb63e047ea93

Start the VM, next, the VM will automate the installation of all the underlying packages and start the SSH service

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# XE Vm-start uuid=2fe3c706-9506-50d5-a557-0d61ebde651b

4. Wait about 20 minutes, login VM

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# SSH root@192.168.92.142 The authenticity of host ' 192.168.92.142 (192.168.92.142) ' can ' t be established. RSA key fingerprint is d5:de:ac:6a:7f:33:0c:ca:84:aa:d5:62:43:d2:9a:23. Are you sure your want to continue connecting (yes/no)? Yes warning:permanently added ' 192.168.92.142 ' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. root@192.168.92.142 ' s PASSWORD:MYPASSWD Last Login:thu Oct 22:17:48 2013 from 192.168.92.140 [Root@localhost ~]# ls Anaconda-ks.cfg Install.log Install.log.syslog [Root@localhost ~]#