This page is about making a template cache for OpenVZ VE container from Gentoo Linux. The method is basically the same as described in [[Slackware template creation]] article.

===Download stage3===

We shall will make the template from a stage3 file. An OpenVZ OS template should be an archive (.tar.gz) of the root of the a working system, but without the kernel and some files. You can download stage3 from the nearest mirror here: from http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xmlor directly from http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/x86/current-stage3/

---- == Or try to Download 64 bit stage3 == If you experience with 32bit containers you can also try to create Gentoo template with 64bits binary support. Try to download '''64bit''' stage3. For 64bit Gentoo template creation, search for nearest mirrors http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml or directly from: http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/autobuilds/current-stage3/ with 32bit binary '''multilib''' support, or  http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/autobuilds/current-stage3/hardened/ (stage3-amd64-hardened+nomultilib-20xxxxxx.tar.bz2) try the hardend profile without multilib support (only 64bit binary support for gentoo template containers!!)  Don't forget that hostnode must support 64bit binary too, with or without 32bit multilib support!! Hostnodes that supports multilib can start 64bits containers with 32bits containers but with a '''''slight''''' performance degradation. Don't forget to look for:<pre>ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" in /etc/make.conf</pre> there you can accept 64bit binary packages support for your containers.<pre>cat /proc/cpuinfo</pre> for 64 bits Intel\AMD CPU instructions set support.  '''WARNING''': There is no warrantied that template should work, you can bugtack the errors. But I haven't confronted with problem. ==Create directory directories for the new VE container and unarchive stage3 ===

mkdir /vz/root/1001mkdir /vz/private/7771001tar -xjf xvjpf /root/stage3-i686-2006.020111213.tar.bz2 -C /vz/private/7771001

===Create VE CT config===Now you need to create the configuration file for the VEcontainer, 7771001.conf:

vzctl set 777 1001 --applyconfig vps.basic --save

Add If you get the following error, you need to change the file /etc/vz/vz.conf/777to "VE_LAYOUT=simfs". Unfortunately, I couldn't find a solution for ploop.conf:

rm -f /vz/private/777/etc/mtabln -s echo "proc /proc/mounts proc defaults 0 0" > /vz/private/7771001/etc/mtabfstab

=We need only <code>/proc</code> to be mounted at boot time. ==Edit /etc/fstab=inittab and /etc/init.d/halt.sh == Edit <code>/vz/private/1001/etc/inittab</code> and put a hash mark (#) at the beginning of the lines containing:

echo "proc # TERMINALSc1:12345:respawn:/proc proc defaults 0 0" > sbin/vzagetty 38400 tty1 linuxc2:2345:respawn:/privatesbin/777agetty 38400 tty2 linuxc3:2345:respawn:/etcsbin/fstabagetty 38400 tty3 linuxc4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linuxc5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linuxc6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux

We need only Just like that:<codepre># TERMINALS#c1:12345:respawn:/procsbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux#c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux#c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux#c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux#c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux#c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux</codepre> to be mounted at the boot time.

===Edit <code>/vz/private/1001/etc/inittab===init.d/halt.sh</code> and put a hash mark (#) at the beginning of the lines containing:

Edit <codepre>sulogin -t 10 /vzdev/private/777/etc/inittabconsole</codepre>, putting a hashmark (#) before the lines containing:

File <precode>c?:1235:respawn:/sbinvz/agetty 38400 tty? linuxprivate/1001/etc/init.d/halt.sh</precode>is deleted in Gentoo 11.2 and doesn't need to edit.

This prevents from starting <code>getty</code> and login from starting on ttys that does do not exist in VEscontainers.

===Edit /etc/shadow===

Edit <code>/vz/private/7771001/etc/shadow</code>, and change root's password in the first line to an exclamation mark (!):

This will disable the root login until the password is changed with <code>vzctl set VEID CTID --userpasswd root:password</code>.

===Edit /etc/Disable unneeded init.d/checkroot=scripts ==

The checkroot script and consolefont init scripts should not be enabled on started inside containers:(NOT! for Gentoo 11.2)<pre>rm /vz/private/1001/etc/runlevels/boot/checkrootrm /vz/private/1001/etc/runlevels/boot/consolefont</pre>

rm nano /vz/private/7771001/etc/runlevels/boot/checkrootrc.confrc_sys="openvz"

===Edit /sbin/rc===

Comment line number 141 in Edit <code>/vz/private/7771001/sbin/rc</code> and put a hash mark (#) at the beginning of line 244 (your line number may be different):

<pre># try mount -n ${mntcmd:--t sysfs sysfs /sys-o noexec,nosuid,nodev}</pre>

This prevents the container from attepting attempting to mount <code>/sys</code>.

To ensure these changes arenthat this change isn't automatically overwritten on update, add the following to <code>/vz/private/7771001/etc/make.conf</code>:

<pre>CONFIG_PROTECT = "/sbin/rc"</pre>

Using udev you will have problems since some devices nodes are not created.For example sshd will fail to start since /dev/random and /dev/urandom are missing.So it's recommended to disable udev.Edit <code>/vz/private/1001/etc/conf.d/rc</code> or <code>/vz/private/1001/etc/conf.d/udev</code> if you using Gentoo 11.2 or future and change the <code>RC_DEVICES</code> line to:<div classpre>RC_DEVICES="previewnotestatic"</pre> '''Baselayout 2 and OpenRC:''' <pcode>/vz/private/1001/etc/conf.d/rc<strong/code>NOTEis obsolete (http: udev-state does not exists anymore!! //www.gentoo.org/libdoc/udeven/state openrc-migration.xml#doc_chap2_sect2) and ..<code>/vz/private/lib1001/udevetc/devices are empty directories nowrc... maybe someone knows how to handle it the right way?conf</strongcode>should be used instead. But, RC_DEVICES is missing in <code>/vz/private/p>1001/etc/rc.conf</divcode>?!? If you want to enable udev read on.

Delete /lib/udev-state/devices.tar.bz2 and create Create some device nodes needed to enter a VEcontainer:

cd /vz/private/7771001/librm udev-state/devices.tar.bz2

Edit <code>/vz/private/1001/etc/conf.d/rc</code> or <code>/vz/private/1001/etc/conf.d/udev</code> if you using Gentoo 11.2 or future and change the <code>RC_DEVICES</code> and <code>RC_DEVICE_TARBALL</code> lines to: <pre>RC_DEVICES="udev"RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="no"</pre> You have to leave the directory you are in for the next step to be okOK, otherwise you will get this error message : <br> vzquota : (error) Quota on syscall for 7771001: Device or resource busy <br> vzquota on failed [3] <br>

===Test=Edit /etc/pam.d/chpasswd == Some changes are required for successful setting user's password with <code>vzctl</code> util.Edit <code>/vz/private/1001/etc/pam.d/chpasswd</code> and change the <code>password</code> lines to:

== Test == <pre>vzctl start 1001vzctl enter 1001</pre> You can check running services.:

All services in boot and default runlevels must be started. If everything  Enable SSH daemon if required: <pre>rc-update add sshd default</pre> {{Warning|'''Do not start sshd''' in template container as it would create server's pair of keys then shared among all right, containers instantiated later.}} Next leave container pressing Ctrl+D and stop it:

vzctl stop 7771001

===Make Making distfiles and portage tree of the host system available in a VE=container ==

{{Warning|This step is optional and will result in shared files between VEscontainers! These steps can save space on disk but trade isolation and security... consider your options carefully!}}

To install software into a VE container with portage , you should mount <code>/usr/portage </code> into VE the container with the "bind" option. Do this the following on the host after VE startsthe container is started:

mkdir /vz/root/7771001/usr/portagemount -o bind /usr/portage /vz/root/7771001/usr/portage

If your <code>/usr/portage/distfiles placed </code> directory resides on the other a different partition than your <code>/usr/portage</code> directory, dothe following:

mount -n -o bind /usr/portage/distfiles /vz/root/7771001/usr/portage/distfiles

Now, to install a package into a VE container, you just need to enter there by the container using <code>vzctl enter</code> and run

For security reasons hold this , you should have these directories mounted only while you are installing software into a VEcontainer. {{Note|you have to <code>umount /vz/root/1001/usr/portage/distfiles</code> before trying to stop your container.}} == Dedicated installation of portage == If you decide not to share portage with host as described before, you'll still need a portage installed into your container. Get latest snapshot of portage tree from your favourite mirror (http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml) and extract it into <code>/vz/private/1001/usr</code>: <pre># wget http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/snapshots/current/portage-latest.tar.bz2# tar xjf portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /vz/private/1001/usr</pre> == Host system portage tree and distfiles in read-only mode == You can safely share portage tree from the host system among all Gentoo VPSs by mounting it in read-only mode and defining dedicated <code>distfiles</code> directory. All files in regular <code>distfiles</code> directory will be also available to guest containers. Create <code>/etc/vz/conf/vps.mount</code> to mount RO portage to all Gentoo guests or <code>/etc/vz/conf/<vps id>.mount</code> to mount portage tree only to particular container: <pre>#!/bin/bashsource /etc/vz/vz.confsource ${VE_CONFFILE}if [ -d /vz/root/$VEID/usr/portage ]; then mount -n --bind -o ro /vz/portage /vz/root/$VEID/usr/portagefi</pre> Make it executable: <pre>chmod u+x /etc/vz/conf/vps.mount</pre>  Add the following strings to the <code>/vz/private/1001/etc/make.conf</code>: <pre>PORTAGE_RO_DISTDIRS="/usr/portage/distfiles"DISTDIR="/usr/portage_distfiles"</pre>

{{Note|you have You should update host-node portage tree on regular basis to keep it up to date because <code>umount /vz/root/777/usr/portage/distfilesemerge --sync</code> before trying to stop your VEwon't work inside guest container.}}

===Create the template cache file===

cd /vz/private/7771001/tar --numeric-owner -czf /vz/template/cache/gentoo.tar.gz *

===Test the new template cache file=== Create a new container from the template file:

vzctl create 800 --ostemplate config gentoo --ipadd 192.168.0.10 --hostname testvps

If the container was created successfully, try to start it:

If it started, and you can ssh in, enter it using  <pre>vzctl enter 800</pre> congratulations, you've got a working Gentoo template! == Log in over SSH == Leave container by hitting Ctrl+D. To log in over SSH now, you need to set root's password in running container first: <pre>vzctl set 800 --userpasswd root:secret</pre> Of course, you should use different password (replacing <code>secret</code> above) obeying common rules for strong passwords. After that container is ready for login over SSH <pre>ssh root@192.168.0.10</pre>