From: Charles Dale (bug_at_aphid.net)
Date: Sat 01 Nov 2003 - 00:12:03 GMT

OK sure, I've put up a Virtualization Howto at

http://www.linux-vserver.org/index.php?page=VirtualizeHowto

It's not complete, mainly just a copy of my email at the moment. Feel free
to improve it =)

Thanks for the ulimit info. I assume newer tool versions will put the S in
by default so I'll remove the note to add it in a few weeks.

Also I'll try out the per context quotas and put some notes on that into the
howto.

Cheers,
Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: vserver-admin_at_list.linux-vserver.org
[mailto:vserver-admin_at_list.linux-vserver.org] On Behalf Of Herbert Poetzl
Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2003 2:14 AM
To: vserver_at_list.linux-vserver.org
Cc: Charles Dale
Subject: [Vserver] OT virtualize server ...

On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 01:30:55AM +1100, Charles Dale wrote: [some great
stuff about virtualizing a server]

please if possible, make a HowTo from that, if you
like, put it on the linux-vserver.org wiki, and
link it from the Documentation ... guess this would
be appreciated ...

> THINGS STILL TO FIX:
>
> * Need to install the per context quota patches & get that running so
> the vserver won't be able to full up the disks of the main server.

to stop filling up the disks, you'll need the Disk Limits
http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Linux2.6/index.php?page=Per+Context+Disk+Limits

> * Need to work out what to do about quotas inside the vserver. I don't
> _think_ per context quotas give me what I want here. I want to be able
> to use quotas _inside_ the vserver just like I was using before, when
> /usr on the rh6.2 box was a separate partition.

that exactly is what Per Context Quota does ;)
http://vserver.13thfloor.at/Linux2.6/index.php?page=Per+Context+Quota

> * Sort out the ulimit business as discussed above.

just use -HS instead of -H and the ulimit issues are gone ...

> So all in all there aren't many general settings to be changed after
> you rsync the server into a vserver. I found the resolver issues and
> the named permissions problem took the most time to fix. Give it a go
> - there's not much to lose!

enjoy,
Herbert

> Chuck
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