Install xen:
# Yum install kernel-xen
 
 
 
Restart and select the xen kernel during startup.
 
 
 
View the xen status after startup:
# XM list
Name id mem (MIB) vcpus state time (s)
Domain-0 0 747 2 R -- 3623.1
 
 
 
Install virtual machine:
Virt-install-N centos-r 256-f/home/feisky/xen/centos. IMG-S 4-nographics-p-lhttp: // mirrors.163.com/centos/5.6/ OS /i386
 
 
 after the installation is complete, a configuration file is generated under/etc/xen: 
 name = "centos" 
 UUID = "40ded0f5-0b0b-d556-5590-f6f987beed95" 
 maxmem = 256 
 memory = 256 
 vcpus = 1 
 bootloader = /usr/bin/pygrub "
 on_poweroff =" destroy "
 on_reboot =" restart "
 on_crash =" restart "
 disk = [" tap: AIO:/home/feisky/xen/centos. IMG, xvda, W "] 
 VIF = [" Mac = 00: 16: 36: 5f: 0f: 72, bridge = xenbr0, script = VIF-bridge "] 
 
 Start the VM: 
 # XM create centos 
 # XM list 
 name id mem (MIB) vcpus state time (s) 
 domain-0 0 747 2 R -- 3643.4 
 centos 6 256 1 R -- 16.2 
 
Terminal connected to the virtual machine:
# XM console 6
Linux version 2.6.18-238. el5xen (mockbuild@builder10.centos.org) (GCC version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48) #1 SMP Thu Jan 13 17:49:40 est 2011
BIOS-provided physical Ram map:
Xen: 0000000000000000-0000000010800000 (usable)
0 MB highmem available.
264 MB lowmem available.
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Or use xterm to connect: xterm-T centos-e XM console 1 &
 
 
 
Use the shortcut key Ctrl +] to exit the Virtual Machine terminal.