* What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? @ 2017-07-03 18:44 Nick Garnett 2017-07-04 8:39 ` Roger Pau Monné 0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Nick Garnett @ 2017-07-03 18:44 UTC (permalink / raw) To: xen-devel There are many references to the "Xen Tools", but I can't find any documentation that explains what the "Xen Tools" are. What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? Regards, Nick Garnett Zazzu Firmware Architect _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? 2017-07-03 18:44 What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? Nick Garnett @ 2017-07-04 8:39 ` Roger Pau Monné 2017-07-04 16:34 ` Nick Garnett 2017-07-04 16:35 ` Nick Garnett 0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Roger Pau Monné @ 2017-07-04 8:39 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Nick Garnett; +Cc: xen-devel On Mon, Jul 03, 2017 at 11:44:33AM -0700, Nick Garnett wrote: > There are many references to the "Xen Tools", but I can't find any > documentation that explains what the "Xen Tools" are. > > What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? The Xen tools are used to create and manage virtual machines. See xl(1)[0] for more information. Roger. [0] http://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/man/xl.1.html _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? 2017-07-04 8:39 ` Roger Pau Monné @ 2017-07-04 16:34 ` Nick Garnett 2017-07-04 16:39 ` Roger Pau Monné 2017-07-04 16:48 ` Wei Liu 2017-07-04 16:35 ` Nick Garnett 1 sibling, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Nick Garnett @ 2017-07-04 16:34 UTC (permalink / raw) To: xen-devel Is "xl" the application that is installed following the "Xen ARM with Virtualization Extensions/CrossCompiling" page, "Build arm64 tools" section? I was able to install the "xen-tools" package with no issues, following the "xen-tools – a straightforward VM provisioning/installation tool" page ("https://blog.xenproject.org/2012/08/31/xen-tools-a-straightforward-vm-prov isioninginstallation-tool/"). Does that package provide the only "Xen Tools" that are necessary? -----Original Message----- From: Roger Pau Monné [mailto:roger.pau@citrix.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 01:39 To: Nick Garnett <nick@zazzu.com> Cc: xen-devel@lists.xen.org Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? On Mon, Jul 03, 2017 at 11:44:33AM -0700, Nick Garnett wrote: > There are many references to the "Xen Tools", but I can't find any > documentation that explains what the "Xen Tools" are. > > What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? The Xen tools are used to create and manage virtual machines. See xl(1)[0] for more information. Roger. [0] http://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/man/xl.1.html _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? 2017-07-04 16:34 ` Nick Garnett @ 2017-07-04 16:39 ` Roger Pau Monné 2017-07-04 16:45 ` Nick Garnett 2017-07-04 16:48 ` Wei Liu 1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Roger Pau Monné @ 2017-07-04 16:39 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Nick Garnett; +Cc: xen-devel Hello, Please avoid top-posting, it breaks the flow of the conversation. On Tue, Jul 04, 2017 at 09:34:17AM -0700, Nick Garnett wrote: > Is "xl" the application that is installed following the "Xen ARM with > Virtualization Extensions/CrossCompiling" page, "Build arm64 tools" section? Yes, those are the tools I was referring to. > I was able to install the "xen-tools" package with no issues, following the > "xen-tools – a straightforward VM provisioning/installation tool" page > ("https://blog.xenproject.org/2012/08/31/xen-tools-a-straightforward-vm-prov > isioninginstallation-tool/"). OK, this is not the tools I was referring to. Sadly someone decided to create a completely different application that's used for provisioning vm images, and decided to name it xen-tools. This is not mandatory in order to run a Xen Dom0. > Does that package provide the only "Xen Tools" that are necessary? No. Roger. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? 2017-07-04 16:39 ` Roger Pau Monné @ 2017-07-04 16:45 ` Nick Garnett 2017-07-04 17:02 ` 'Roger Pau Monné' 0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: Nick Garnett @ 2017-07-04 16:45 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 'Roger Pau Monné'; +Cc: xen-devel -----Original Message----- From: Roger Pau Monné [mailto:roger.pau@citrix.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 09:40 To: Nick Garnett <nick@zazzu.com> Cc: xen-devel@lists.xen.org Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? Hello, Please avoid top-posting, it breaks the flow of the conversation. On Tue, Jul 04, 2017 at 09:34:17AM -0700, Nick Garnett wrote: > Is "xl" the application that is installed following the "Xen ARM with > Virtualization Extensions/CrossCompiling" page, "Build arm64 tools" section? Yes, those are the tools I was referring to. > I was able to install the "xen-tools" package with no issues, > following the "xen-tools – a straightforward VM > provisioning/installation tool" page > ("https://blog.xenproject.org/2012/08/31/xen-tools-a-straightforward-v > m-prov > isioninginstallation-tool/"). OK, this is not the tools I was referring to. Sadly someone decided to create a completely different application that's used for provisioning vm images, and decided to name it xen-tools. This is not mandatory in order to run a Xen Dom0. > Does that package provide the only "Xen Tools" that are necessary? No. Roger. _________________________________________________________________________ So, the "xen-tools" package does not provide all of the tools that are necessary. It provides xl/xm, so what else is necessary? OK, not top-posting. Using a mail tool that puts replies at the top. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? 2017-07-04 16:45 ` Nick Garnett @ 2017-07-04 17:02 ` 'Roger Pau Monné' 0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: 'Roger Pau Monné' @ 2017-07-04 17:02 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Nick Garnett; +Cc: xen-devel On Tue, Jul 04, 2017 at 09:45:19AM -0700, Nick Garnett wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Pau Monné [mailto:roger.pau@citrix.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 09:40 > To: Nick Garnett <nick@zazzu.com> > Cc: xen-devel@lists.xen.org > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I > need them? > > Hello, > > Please avoid top-posting, it breaks the flow of the conversation. > > On Tue, Jul 04, 2017 at 09:34:17AM -0700, Nick Garnett wrote: > > Is "xl" the application that is installed following the "Xen ARM with > > Virtualization Extensions/CrossCompiling" page, "Build arm64 tools" > section? > > Yes, those are the tools I was referring to. > > > I was able to install the "xen-tools" package with no issues, > > following the "xen-tools - a straightforward VM > > provisioning/installation tool" page > > ("https://blog.xenproject.org/2012/08/31/xen-tools-a-straightforward-v > > m-prov > > isioninginstallation-tool/"). > > OK, this is not the tools I was referring to. Sadly someone decided to > create a completely different application that's used for provisioning vm > images, and decided to name it xen-tools. This is not mandatory in order to > run a Xen Dom0. > > > Does that package provide the only "Xen Tools" that are necessary? > > No. > > Roger. > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > So, the "xen-tools" package does not provide all of the tools that are > necessary. It provides xl/xm, so what else is necessary? I assume you are trying to cross-compile Xen for arm64, so you need to build the tools as listed here: https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Xen_ARM_with_Virtualization_Extensions/CrossCompiling#Build_arm64_tools Roger. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? 2017-07-04 16:34 ` Nick Garnett 2017-07-04 16:39 ` Roger Pau Monné @ 2017-07-04 16:48 ` Wei Liu 1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Wei Liu @ 2017-07-04 16:48 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Nick Garnett; +Cc: Wei Liu, xen-devel On Tue, Jul 04, 2017 at 09:34:17AM -0700, Nick Garnett wrote: > Is "xl" the application that is installed following the "Xen ARM with > Virtualization Extensions/CrossCompiling" page, "Build arm64 tools" section? > I suppose so. > I was able to install the "xen-tools" package with no issues, following the > "xen-tools – a straightforward VM provisioning/installation tool" page > ("https://blog.xenproject.org/2012/08/31/xen-tools-a-straightforward-vm-prov > isioninginstallation-tool/"). > > Does that package provide the only "Xen Tools" that are necessary? No. "xen-tools" (note the hyphen) is a third-party project to help you provision VMs. "Xen tools" should be read as "the userspace tools component of Xen hypervsior project", which is part of the xen source code. The confusion is a bit unfortunate. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? 2017-07-04 8:39 ` Roger Pau Monné 2017-07-04 16:34 ` Nick Garnett @ 2017-07-04 16:35 ` Nick Garnett 1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Nick Garnett @ 2017-07-04 16:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: xen-devel Is "xl" the application that is installed following the "Xen ARM with Virtualization Extensions/CrossCompiling" page, "Build arm64 tools" section? I was able to install the "xen-tools" package with no issues, following the "xen-tools – a straightforward VM provisioning/installation tool" page ("https://blog.xenproject.org/2012/08/31/xen-tools-a-straightforward-vm-prov isioninginstallation-tool/"). Does that package provide the only "Xen Tools" that are necessary? -----Original Message----- From: Roger Pau Monné [mailto:roger.pau@citrix.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 01:39 To: Nick Garnett <nick@zazzu.com> Cc: xen-devel@lists.xen.org Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? On Mon, Jul 03, 2017 at 11:44:33AM -0700, Nick Garnett wrote: > There are many references to the "Xen Tools", but I can't find any > documentation that explains what the "Xen Tools" are. > > What is provided with the Xen Tools and why do I need them? The Xen tools are used to create and manage virtual machines. See xl(1)[0] for more information. Roger. [0] http://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/man/xl.1.html _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
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