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=== Preparing the base system === | === Preparing the base system === | ||
| − | Run <code>yast2</code> on your openSUSE 10.3 installation (this does not have to be your OpenVZ HN). Proceed with Software->Installation into directory. | + | Run <code>yast2</code> on your openSUSE 10.3 installation (this does not have to be your OpenVZ HN). Proceed with <code>Software->Installation into directory</code> option. |
=== Create device nodes === | === Create device nodes === | ||
| − | I suggest creating all required nodes directly in the <code> | + | I suggest creating all required nodes directly in the <code><DIRINSTALL>/lib/udev/devices/</code>, in that case you don't have to disable udev in startup scripts. |
| − | Change directory to <code> | + | Change directory to <code><DIRINSTALL>/lib/udev/devices/</code> and execute the following commonds: |
<pre> | <pre> | ||
mknod -m 666 full c 1 7 | mknod -m 666 full c 1 7 | ||
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== Disable parallel startup of services == | == Disable parallel startup of services == | ||
| − | Set <code>RUN_PARALLEL</code> variable in <code> | + | Set <code>RUN_PARALLEL</code> variable in <code><DIRINSTALL>/etc/sysconfig/boot</code> to "no". |
== Disable boot.klog == | == Disable boot.klog == | ||
| − | For some reason, <code>klogd</code> hangs when tries to retrieve kernel log. You need to disable it. Simply delete <code> | + | For some reason, <code>klogd</code> hangs when tries to retrieve kernel log. You need to disable it. Simply delete <code><DIRINSTALL>/etc/rc.d/boot.d/S08boot.klog</code> |
== Create OS template == | == Create OS template == | ||
| − | Create OS template cache by invoking the following command (from inside <code> | + | Create OS template cache by invoking the following command (from inside <code><DIRINSTALL></code>): |
<code> | <code> | ||
tar -czf /vz/template/cache/opensuse-10.3-i386-default.tar.gz ./ | tar -czf /vz/template/cache/opensuse-10.3-i386-default.tar.gz ./ | ||
Revision as of 09:18, 12 January 2008
Instructions manually create a minimal openSUSE 10.3 template.
Contents
Prerequisites
You need running openSUSE 10.3 installation.
Creating template
Preparing the base system
Run yast2 on your openSUSE 10.3 installation (this does not have to be your OpenVZ HN). Proceed with Software->Installation into directory option.
Create device nodes
I suggest creating all required nodes directly in the <DIRINSTALL>/lib/udev/devices/, in that case you don't have to disable udev in startup scripts.
Change directory to <DIRINSTALL>/lib/udev/devices/ and execute the following commonds:
mknod -m 666 full c 1 7 mknod -m 600 initctl p mknod -m 666 random c 1 8 mknod -m 444 urandom c 1 9
Disable parallel startup of services
Set RUN_PARALLEL variable in <DIRINSTALL>/etc/sysconfig/boot to "no".
Disable boot.klog
For some reason, klogd hangs when tries to retrieve kernel log. You need to disable it. Simply delete <DIRINSTALL>/etc/rc.d/boot.d/S08boot.klog
Create OS template
Create OS template cache by invoking the following command (from inside <DIRINSTALL>):
tar -czf /vz/template/cache/opensuse-10.3-i386-default.tar.gz ./
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Note: For Debian-based host you should put the archive inside /var/lib/vz/template/cache
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