I like to be able to spin up a VM without looking for CD media so for a while now I have been using ISO images for all of my installs directly, however I found my self scurrying around “digitally” looking for the correct iso in much the same way…
Create a Bridged Interface in Ubuntu
Linux-KVM and Linux Containers both require a bridged interface so that it can be shared with the guests. This can also be useful if you want to share a network configuration between a wireless card and a wired card (though I will not be going into this particular configuration). Configuring…
Ubuntu and Hyper-V: The Paths to Enlightenment
As part of virtualization on Hyper-V, there is the ability to use Para-virtualized drivers instead of using built-in drivers for slower, emulated devices. Para-virtualized drivers are simply device drivers that are written for native virtual devices. In other words they are not emulating a pre-existing physical device. The Path to Enlightenment is simply the method you use to take an operating system and enable it to use these synthetic devices.
In this article we will be describing the different methods of enabling enlightenment on Ubuntu Linux for the following 3 categories: Ubuntu 9.04 and Earlier, Ubuntu 9.10, and Ubuntu 10.04. Each of these distribution versions has significant differences which require sometimes slightly and sometimes major differences in procedure.
Hyper-V Guests: Compile Linux Kernel 2.6.32 on Ubuntu
In this post I will be detailing the steps needed to compile a new kernel in Ubuntu Linux 9.10. This particular case we are purpose building a kernel with the drivers necessary for Hyper-V Guests to take advantage of synthetic devices.
Hyper-V Guests: Linux Integration Components Ubuntu and Debian
In this article I am documenting the process for installing the Hyper-V Integration Components within a Ubuntu or Debian VM. I am specifically writing this for Ubuntu 8.04.2 and Debian 5, however I have additionally confirmed that this process works on both Ubuntu 8.10 and Ubuntu 9.04. My environment consists of x64 VMs, I have not taken the time to test this process for x86 VMs, however it should hold true, as long as you update the package names to reflect the appropriate architecture.