Quick deploy a new nested XCP-host for testing?

[maxcuttins]

Is there a single command line this in order to setup a new ready-to-go XCP server for test?

bash -c "$(curl -s http://xoa.io/deploy")

[olivierlambert]

I don't understand what you mean? Deploy Xen Orchestra?

[maxcuttins]

@olivierlambert

This command to deploy XOA it's just simple and amazing at the same time.

I was asking if is there something like this in order to deploy a nested virtualizad XCP-ng server (for test) under another cluster. I would like to setup a 2-3 nodes in order to create a sub-cluster and start testing CEPH performances and new connectors types.

[olivierlambert]

Oh okay. Well, there is multiple options:

1. automated install with answer files, you can even combine it with PXE (some doc here)
2. modified ISO to use also answer files / pre-fill setup
3. VM templates (but before XAPI init to avoid UUID conflicts)
4. parallel manual installs (multiple tabs in XO )

Solution 1. is the best and the fastest!

[maxcuttins]

@olivierlambert said in Quick deploy a new nested XCP-host for testing?:

Oh okay. Well, there is multiple options:

1. automated install with answer files, you can even combine it with PXE (some doc here)
2. modified ISO to use also answer files / pre-fill setup
3. VM templates (but before XAPI init to avoid UUID conflicts)
4. parallel manual installs (multiple tabs in XO )

Solution 1. is the best and the fastest!

Solution 1 seems very good.
But I just know what is PXE and never used in my life.
Any good reference to start from?

[olivierlambert]

1. You can boot a VM on PXE by selecting the right boot order (enabling "Network" in boot order in XO for example)
2. Then you need to setup a PXE server, you can fine various guides by googling "PXE server setup", eg this one)