Virtuozzo Containers For Linux

Virtuozzo Containers is a complete server automation and virtualization solution allowing you to create multiple isolated Containers on a single physical server to share hardware, licenses, and management effort with maximum efficiency.

Requirements:

� 86, x86-64 or IA-64 server that is supported by the host Linux OS. The majority of the servers supported by the mainstream Linux kernel or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 kernel are supported. Note that the hardware which requires proprietary pre-compiled binary drivers (e.g. some low-end RAID controllers) is generally NOT supported; � At least 1 GB of RAM; � Hard drive(s) with at least 15 GB of free disk space; � Network card supported by the host Linux OS.

� Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4; � Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5; � CentOS 4; � CentOS 5; � Fedora 7; � SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.

To install Virtuozzo Containers 4.0, follow these steps:

1. Install and configure the Host Linux operating system on your server:

Start the Linux installation. Partition your hard disk by creating the / (10-12 Gb), /swap (2 times RAM installed on your server), and /vz (all the remaining space on the disk) partitions. Disable the firewall. Define the minimum system software set to be installed on your system. Reboot your system and log in as root.

2. Install the Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 software on your server: Run the Virtuozzo Containers installation program: a) If you have the Virtuozzo Containers software on a CD or DVD, you can do it by executing the following commands:

# mount /media/cdrom # /media/cdrom/install

b) If you have downloaded the Virtuozzo Containers software to some directory on your server, you can proceed as follows: # /Vz_Soft_Dir/install

c) If you have downloaded the Virtuozzo Containers software to your server via the vzinstall-linux.bin utility, execute one of the following commands: To install the 32-bit version of Virtuozzo Containers:

# ./virtuozzo-4.0.0-.swsoft-i386.sfx

To install the 64-bit version of Virtuozzo Containers on x64-86 processors:

# ./virtuozzo-4.0.0-.swsoft-x86_64.sfx

To install the 64-bit version of Virtuozzo Containers on IA-64 processors:

# ./virtuozzo-4.0.0-.swsoft-ia64.sfx

The Virtuozzo Product Key Installation window: Enter the Virtuozzo license number and click Next.

The Install Templates window: Select all available templates and click Install. The Virtuozzo Containers Online Update window: Click Next. The Installation Completed window: Click the Reboot button.