5.2. Xen

5.2. Xen

  1. How can you make your Xen guests start at boot time?

  2. Explain the relationship between the Dom0 (or Domain-0) and the DomU.

  3. From a user's point of view, what are the main differences between using para-virtualization and hardware assisted virtualization?

  4. What is the name of the library that both xm and virsh use?

  5. What service must be running for this library to make hypercalls? (When you figure it out, temporarily shut it off and try running +virt-install+)

  6. Where does virt-install create its guest configuration files?

  7. How can you completely delete a guest from the command line? (Say, if you created it originally with virt-manager).

  8. When you are running Xen's default bridged network what is the default name for your real ethernet device?

  9. What will the affect be on your guests when running a Xen host without network connectivity? Why?

  10. Give a highlevel explaination of the difference between a bridged and a routed network.

  11. If you wanted to use NAT instead of the default bridged network setup what config file would you edit?