I month or so ago I got Linux Mint 12 working in XenServer. Here are the steps I performed:
Performing the HVM
linuxmint64 Linux # apt-get install nmap
linuxmint64 Linux # apt-get install openssh-server
linuxmint64 Linux # apt-get install linux-virt?ual linux-imag?e-virtual linux-head?ers-virtual
Do...
http://www.jansipke.nl/installing-xenserver-tools-on-ubuntu-10-04
After "makepv.sh my-vm-name" from above link
login as: installer
installer@192.168.0.189's password:
Welcome to Linux Mint 12 Lisa (GNU/Linux 3.0.0-14-virtual x86_64)
Welcome to Linux Mint
* Documentation: http://www.linuxmint.com
installer@linuxmint64 ~ $ sudo su
sudo password for installer:
linuxmint64 installer # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/xvda: 12.9 GB, 12884901888 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1566 cylinders, total 25165824 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000d8732
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/xvda1 * 2048 25163775 12580864 83 Linux
Disk /dev/xvdd: 117 MB, 117549056 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14 cylinders, total 229588 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/xvdd doesn't contain a valid partition table
linuxmint64 Downloads # mkdir /mnt
mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt': File exists
linuxmint64 Downloads # mount /dev/xvdd /mnt
mount: block device /dev/xvdd is write-protected, mounting read-only
linuxmint64 Downloads # cd /mnt/Linux
linuxmint64 Linux # ls
debian-etch
debian-lenny
install.sh
rhel4x
versions.deb
versions.rpm
xe-guest-utilities_6.0.0-743_amd64.deb
xe-guest-utilities_6.0.0-743_i386.deb
xe-guest-utilities-6.0.0-743.i386.rpm
xe-guest-utilities-6.0.0-743.x86_64.rpm
xe-guest-utilities-xenstore-6.0.0-743.i386.rpm
xe-guest-utilities-xenstore-6.0.0-743.x86_64.rpm
xe-linux-distribution
linuxmint64 Linux # dpkg -i *amd64.deb
Selecting previously deselected package xe-guest-utilities.
(Reading database ... 188716 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xe-guest-utilities (from xe-guest-utilities_6.0.0-743_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up xe-guest-utilities (6.0.0-743) ...
Mounting xenfs on /proc/xen: OK
Detecting Linux distribution version: OK
Starting xe daemon: OK
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
linuxmint64 Linux # cd
linuxmint64 ~ # umount /mnt
umount: /mnt: device is busy.
(In some cases useful info about processes that use
the device is found by lsof(8) or fuser(1))
linuxmint64 ~ # shutdown -r now
Broadcast message from installer@linuxmint64
(/dev/pts/0) at 10:29 ...
The system is going down for reboot NOW
linuxmint64 ~ #
Reboot the VM and log in with SSH
Make sure the services run at boot time
linuxmint64 Linux # update-rc.d -f xe-linux-distribution remove
linuxmint64 Linux # update-rc.d xe-linux-distribution defaults
Reboot the VM for the last time
Restart XenCenter to be able to log in to the console of the VM
Now let's setup for GUI connection
linuxmint64 Linux # apt-get install tightvncserver
linuxmint64 Linux # vncserver
linuxmint64 Linux # vncserver -kill :1
linuxmint64 Linux # vi /root/.vnc/xstartup
(press 'D' for delete entire line) delete all lines
press exc when finished then press 'i' for INSERT
add lines:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=gnome-classic
-x /etc/vnc/xstartup && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
http:// -r $HOME/.Xresources && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
x-window-manager &
Press exc the 'ZZ' to save
linuxmint64 Linux # vncserver -geometry 1024x640
then connect with a vnc viewer!
http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=300142
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Installing Monit to monitor ntop
For some reason when I started using Network Security Toolkit v2.13.0 (NST) [Fedora 13] for its NTop 4.0.3 installation the service would crash due to apparent "kernel: device eth0 entered promiscuous mode". I am guessing this is due to my virtualization environment an the host hardware/configuration more than NTop application. However, I have heard others on the Ntop mailing list speak of the same error.
So a light bulb went off and I decided to look into service monitoring tools or scripts that would restart a service if it crashed. I found Monit (GNU General Public License v3).
I have had it installed for only a day so far but ntop has stayed alive for me. So far so good. below are the steps I did to install it. Some might find the ntop config for the Services section useful. I am not an expert in Monit so I am sure there may better configurations for ntop then the one I have below. Feel free to share yours so we can see.
1) Install Monit
fedora: # yum monit
debian: # sudo apt-get install monit
2) Next, edit the config file
/etc/monit/monitrc
on Fedora
/etc/monit.conf
--------------------------------
### Monit control file /etc/monit.conf
set daemon 120 # Poll in 2-minute intervals
set logfile syslog facility LOG_daemon # Default facility is LOG_USER
set mailserver mail.foo.bar # Default smtp server is localhost
set alert sysadm@foo.bar # Alert system admin on any event
set httpd port 2812 address localhost
allow localhost
allow admin:monit
## Services
### NTOP on NST 2.13.0 ###
check process ntop with pidfile /var/run/ntop.pid
start program = "/etc/init.d/ntop start" with timeout 60 seconds
stop program = "/etc/init.d/ntop stop"
if failed port 3000
with timeout 15 seconds
then restart
if 3 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout
group server
--------------------------------
3) Save the monit.conf file
4) Now check the syntax with:
moint -t
(fix the syntax if you need to)
http://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html
5) Make sure Ntop is running (ports 3000 and 3001 for my installation); I use
# nmap localhost
6) Start Monit
# /etc/init.d/monit start
7) Login into the web admin http://localhost:2812
with u:admin p:monit as configured in the monit.conf
8) Enable monitoring of ntp by clicking on 'ntop' or navigate to
http://localhost:2812/ntop
on the bottom of the page click the "Enable monitoring" button.
It will take some time but the "Monitoring status" go into "monitored" mode.
So a light bulb went off and I decided to look into service monitoring tools or scripts that would restart a service if it crashed. I found Monit (GNU General Public License v3).
I have had it installed for only a day so far but ntop has stayed alive for me. So far so good. below are the steps I did to install it. Some might find the ntop config for the Services section useful. I am not an expert in Monit so I am sure there may better configurations for ntop then the one I have below. Feel free to share yours so we can see.
1) Install Monit
fedora: # yum monit
debian: # sudo apt-get install monit
2) Next, edit the config file
/etc/monit/monitrc
on Fedora
/etc/monit.conf
--------------------------------
### Monit control file /etc/monit.conf
set daemon 120 # Poll in 2-minute intervals
set logfile syslog facility LOG_daemon # Default facility is LOG_USER
set mailserver mail.foo.bar # Default smtp server is localhost
set alert sysadm@foo.bar # Alert system admin on any event
set httpd port 2812 address localhost
allow localhost
allow admin:monit
## Services
### NTOP on NST 2.13.0 ###
check process ntop with pidfile /var/run/ntop.pid
start program = "/etc/init.d/ntop start" with timeout 60 seconds
stop program = "/etc/init.d/ntop stop"
if failed port 3000
with timeout 15 seconds
then restart
if 3 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout
group server
--------------------------------
3) Save the monit.conf file
4) Now check the syntax with:
moint -t
(fix the syntax if you need to)
http://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html
5) Make sure Ntop is running (ports 3000 and 3001 for my installation); I use
# nmap localhost
6) Start Monit
# /etc/init.d/monit start
7) Login into the web admin http://localhost:2812
with u:admin p:monit as configured in the monit.conf
8) Enable monitoring of ntp by clicking on 'ntop' or navigate to
http://localhost:2812/ntop
on the bottom of the page click the "Enable monitoring" button.
It will take some time but the "Monitoring status" go into "monitored" mode.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Windows 7 Must Have Free Applications; Essentials
I created something that I needed for making new Windows 7 installs.
Maybe you are new to Windows 7? Just performed a fresh Windows 7 installation and want the apps to secure your PC and make things easier? Here is a list I have come up with that I use on new Windows 7 installs (for personal use). All of these programs are free and I tried to bundle the apps that allowed in their Terms of Use policy.
http://win7e.googlecode.com
Download http://code.google.com/p/win7e/source/browse/trunk/Output/Win7Esetupv1.zip
Video http://youtu.be/7UbGSEOtrp4
If installing QuickLaunch, unlock your
Windows taskbar (right-click uncheck 'Lock the taskbar')
before running the Win7Esetup.exe
SECURITY
-Panda Antivirus [http://download.cloudantivirus.com/]
-McAfee Siteadvisor [https://sadownload.mcafee.com/products/SA/Website/saSetup.exe]
WEBBROWSERS
-Chrome [https://www.google.com/chrome/]
-FireFox 9.0.1 [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/]
-Opera [http://www.opera.com/browser/]
MISC
-Notepad2 4.2.25 [http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html]
-Microsoft Agent 2.0 Add-in: SAPI 4 control panel applet SpchCpl.exe [http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=21167]
-Balabolka 2.3.0.515 [http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm]
-Quicklaunch [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975784]
-KeePass 2.17 [http://keepass.info/download.html]
-7Zip 9.20 [www.7-zip.org/download.html]
MANUAL DOWNLOADS (per license)
-MalwareBytes [http://www.malwarebytes.org/]
-CCleaner [http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard]
TECHNICAL
-KiTTY 0.61.1.2 [http://www.9bis.net/kitty/?page=Download]
-Logmein [https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/]
-whoami [http://kewlit.com/whoami/index.html]
-AutoIt [http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/]
NOTES:
The below programs do not have installers.
So you manually run them from where you
installed Win7 Essentials (Win7E).
The default is C:\Program Files\Win7 Essentials (Win7E)
-KiTTY
-WhoAmI
Maybe you are new to Windows 7? Just performed a fresh Windows 7 installation and want the apps to secure your PC and make things easier? Here is a list I have come up with that I use on new Windows 7 installs (for personal use). All of these programs are free and I tried to bundle the apps that allowed in their Terms of Use policy.
http://win7e.googlecode.com
Download http://code.google.com/p/win7e/source/browse/trunk/Output/Win7Esetupv1.zip
Video http://youtu.be/7UbGSEOtrp4
If installing QuickLaunch, unlock your
Windows taskbar (right-click uncheck 'Lock the taskbar')
before running the Win7Esetup.exe
SECURITY
-Panda Antivirus [http://download.cloudantivirus.com/]
-McAfee Siteadvisor [https://sadownload.mcafee.com/products/SA/Website/saSetup.exe]
WEBBROWSERS
-Chrome [https://www.google.com/chrome/]
-FireFox 9.0.1 [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/]
-Opera [http://www.opera.com/browser/]
MISC
-Notepad2 4.2.25 [http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html]
-Microsoft Agent 2.0 Add-in: SAPI 4 control panel applet SpchCpl.exe [http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=21167]
-Balabolka 2.3.0.515 [http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm]
-Quicklaunch [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975784]
-KeePass 2.17 [http://keepass.info/download.html]
-7Zip 9.20 [www.7-zip.org/download.html]
MANUAL DOWNLOADS (per license)
-MalwareBytes [http://www.malwarebytes.org/]
-CCleaner [http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard]
TECHNICAL
-KiTTY 0.61.1.2 [http://www.9bis.net/kitty/?page=Download]
-Logmein [https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/]
-whoami [http://kewlit.com/whoami/index.html]
-AutoIt [http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/]
NOTES:
The below programs do not have installers.
So you manually run them from where you
installed Win7 Essentials (Win7E).
The default is C:\Program Files\Win7 Essentials (Win7E)
-KiTTY
-WhoAmI
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