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| === CPU === | | === CPU === |
| * Host CPU or emulate | | * Host CPU or emulate |
| + | It seems, after googling around a bit, that Host CPU mode is the preferred mode. |
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| * Sockets and cores | | * Sockets and cores |
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| == Installation options of a Virtual SME Server == | | == Installation options of a Virtual SME Server == |
| === Kernel options === | | === Kernel options === |
− | * LVM (option nolvm) | + | * |
− | * Raid (option raid=none)
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| == SME Server configuration settings == | | == SME Server configuration settings == |
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| === Clock/frequency === | | === Clock/frequency === |
| As per suggestions in [http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006427 this article from VmWare] and this one from [https://blogs.oracle.com/fatbloke/entry/speeding_up_your_linux_guests Oracle] on virtual Linux Guests, adjusting the guest Frequency will improve the guests speed. | | As per suggestions in [http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006427 this article from VmWare] and this one from [https://blogs.oracle.com/fatbloke/entry/speeding_up_your_linux_guests Oracle] on virtual Linux Guests, adjusting the guest Frequency will improve the guests speed. |
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| + | {{Note box|It is suggested that this is not required for RHEL/CentOS 6}} |
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| You can check if your guest server can benefit from these boot options: | | You can check if your guest server can benefit from these boot options: |
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| Some assumptions: | | Some assumptions: |
− | ;Your main IP address: | + | ;Your main Proxmox server IP address: |
| * IP address 62.20.20.250 | | * IP address 62.20.20.250 |
| * Netmask 255.255.255.0 | | * Netmask 255.255.255.0 |
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| * 200.30.30.1 | | * 200.30.30.1 |
| * 10:10:00:00:20:20 - you DID set the MAC didn't you ? | | * 10:10:00:00:20:20 - you DID set the MAC didn't you ? |
| + | |
| + | {{Note box|Proxmox now have a single IP you can use for all your VMs : 62.210.0.1}} |
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| === Proxmox configuration === | | === Proxmox configuration === |
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| It doesn't matter which one is 0 or 1 as long as the settings are correct. | | It doesn't matter which one is 0 or 1 as long as the settings are correct. |
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| + | {{Note box|You still cannot set a different gateway IP in the console configuration due to subnet checking.}} |
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− | === SME Configuration === | + | After setup you can run: |
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| + | config set GatewayIP 62.210.0.1 |
| + | |
| + | /etc/e-smith/events/actions/update-ifcfg |
| + | signal-event post-upgrade;signal-event reboot |
| + | |
| + | {{Warning box|The following sections for v8 and v9 should no longer be relevant with the inclusion of the virtual adaptor code in SME server now}} |
| + | |
| + | === SME V8 Configuration === |
| Now do your standard SME installation. | | Now do your standard SME installation. |
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| } | | } |
| EOF | | EOF |
| + | |
| + | (See below for SME v9 configuration) |
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| If you have got it right then you should be able to run the following without error : | | If you have got it right then you should be able to run the following without error : |
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| LocalIP=192.168.98.1 | | LocalIP=192.168.98.1 |
| LocalNetmask=255.255.255.0 | | LocalNetmask=255.255.255.0 |
| + | |
| + | === SME V9 Configuration === |
| + | |
| + | Things have changed slightly for v9 |
| + | |
| + | Use the same db settings and templates as for v8. |
| + | |
| + | You can make one small change to the template. Replace : |
| + | |
| + | my $gw = $ExternalInterface{'Gateway'}; |
| + | |
| + | With |
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| + | my $gw = $GatewayIP; |
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| + | |
| + | To update the config files you now need to run : |
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| + | /etc/e-smith/events/actions/update-ifcfg |
| + | signal-event post-upgrade;signal-event reboot |
| + | |
| + | Note that you will not see MAC addresses in the Internal Interface settings as you did in v8 |
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| == Xen == | | == Xen == |
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| == VMware == | | == VMware == |
| * Contribs.org [[Vmware|Wiki page]] on installing VMware on SME Server | | * Contribs.org [[Vmware|Wiki page]] on installing VMware on SME Server |
| + | * [[VMware_Tools|Wiki page]] on installing SME Server as a VMWare guest |
| * Interesting guide from [http://support.theenterprisecloud.com/kb/default.asp?id=355&Lang=1&SID= Verizon] on performance tuning. | | * Interesting guide from [http://support.theenterprisecloud.com/kb/default.asp?id=355&Lang=1&SID= Verizon] on performance tuning. |
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