[Users] OpenVZ / Virtuozzo 7

Thu Aug 25 23:31:13 PDT 2016

Hi Volker,

Thank you very much! I appreciate your help!

With kind regards,

Jurijs

On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 11:14 PM, Volker Janzen <voja at voja.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was now able to reproduce and document the steps needed to go from
> CentOS 7 -> Virtuozzo Linux 7 -> Virtuozzo 7.
>
> You need to install CentOS 7 your prefered way with /vz ext4 partition (I
> made all partions ext4, as the Virtuozzo 7 Bare Metal installer does).
>
> First the steps to convert CentOS 7 (minimal) to Virtuozzo Linux 7 with
> vzdeploy:
>
> cd /root
>
> yum install wget
>
> wget http://repo.virtuozzo.com/vzlinux/vzdeploy/vzdeploy
>
> chmod 700 vzdeploy
>
> ./vzdeploy
>
> This takes some time and finishes without interaction needed. At the end
> you'll see:
>
> -----
> Complete!
> Installing a trial license...
> Start activation for code trial...
> License VZLINUX [*****] was loaded successfully.
> Calling 0
> sh: 0: command not found
> Subscription completed unsuccessfully
> Activation completed successfully with product key *****
> You can find complete log in /var/log/vzdeploy.log
> -----
>
> Pavel told me that this licence is only needed for some features, that are
> only available in the commercial version. As far as I can see, the licence
> is no longer installed after conversion to Virtuozzo 7 is done.
>
> The next step is adding the Virtuozzo 7 repositories to yum. Note that the
> factory repository is enabled for my test, but with lower priority than the
> release repository. I need to check what have been the original settings of
> the bare metal installer before setting up a production system.
>
> echo "# These repositories are for internal use by developers only
> # Enable them on your own risk!!!
>
> [factory]
> name=Build Factory packages for Containers
> mirrorlist=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/
> mirrorlists/7.0/factory-os.mirrorlist
> #baseurl=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/factory/x86_64/os/
> priority=49
> enabled=1
> gpgcheck=1
> gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Virtuozzo-7
>
> [factory-debuginfo]
> name=Debug packages for Containers from Build Factory
> mirrorlist=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/
> mirrorlists/7.0/factory-debug.mirrorlist
> #baseurl=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/factory/x86_64/debug/
> priority=49
> enabled=0
> gpgcheck=0
> gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Virtuozzo-7" >
> /etc/yum.repos.d/factory.repo
>
> echo "[openvz-os]
> name=OpenVZ
> mirrorlist=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/
> mirrorlists/7.0/releases-os.mirrorlist
> #baseurl=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/releases/7.0/x86_64/os/
> enabled=1
> gpgcheck=1
> priority=50
> gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Virtuozzo-7
>
> [openvz-updates]
> name=OpenVZ Updates
> mirrorlist=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/
> mirrorlists/7.0/updates-os.mirrorlist
> #baseurl=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/updates/7.0/x86_64/os/
> enabled=1
> gpgcheck=1
> priority=50
> gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Virtuozzo-7
>
> [openvz-os-debuginfo]
> name=OpenVZ os Debug packages
> mirrorlist=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/mirrorlists/7.0/releases-
> debug.mirrorlist
> #baseurl=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/releases/7.0/x86_64/debug/
> enabled=0
> gpgcheck=1
> gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Virtuozzo-7
>
> [openvz-updates-debuginfo]
> name=OpenVZ updates Debug packages
> mirrorlist=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/
> mirrorlists/7.0/updates-debug.mirrorlist
> #baseurl=http://download.openvz.org/virtuozzo/updates/7.0/x86_64/debug/
> enabled=0
> gpgcheck=1
> gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Virtuozzo-7" >
> /etc/yum.repos.d/openvz.repo
>
> We now fetch the lists of the available packages:
>
> yum update
>
> That will import the required GPG key, you have to allow it, when seeing
> this message:
>
> ------
> warning: /var/cache/yum/x86_64/7/factory/packages/openvz-logos-70.0.11-1.vz7.noarch.rpm:
> Header V4 RSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 44cdad2a: NOKEY
> Public key for openvz-logos-70.0.11-1.vz7.noarch.rpm is not installed
> openvz-logos-70.0.11-1.vz7.noarch.rpm
>
>
>                                                             | 298 kB
> 00:00:00
> Retrieving key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Virtuozzo-7
> Importing GPG key 0x44CDAD2A:
> Userid     : "Virtuozzo Team (GPG key signature for packages) <
> security at virtuozzo.com>"
> Fingerprint: c92b bb23 e3c3 1386 6694d5f5 ca0b 7d19 44cd ad2a
> Package    : 1:vzlinux-release-7-1.vl7.15.x86_64
> (@virtuozzolinux-base/7.1.0)
> From       : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Virtuozzo-7
> ------
>
> As Pavel said (thank you very much for the hint) we can use yum groups to
> install all required packages:
>
> yum grouplist | grep -i virtuozzo
>
> returns in my case:
>
>   Virtuozzo
>   Virtuozzo Containers
>   Virtuozzo Hypervisor
>
> Then install the groups
>
> yum groupinstall 'Virtuozzo' 'Virtuozzo Containers' 'Virtuozzo Hypervisor'
>
> Finally reboot to run Virtuozzo 7.
>
>
> Regards
>     Volker
>
>
>
> Viele Grüße
>     Volker
>
> Am 24.08.2016 um 11:28 schrieb Pavel Vokhmyanin <pvokhmyanin at virtuozzo.com
> >:
>
> Hello,
>
> Good call, Volker!
> To my shame I was not aware of vzdeploy script, which, as it seems, was
> completed just a week ago or so. Taking in account existence of "vzdeploy"
> - it should be possible.
>
> In case anyone searches for the script, it can be obtained here:
> http://repo.virtuozzo.com/vzlinux/vzdeploy/vzdeploy
>
> Jurijs,
> Regarding the packages installation - I believe you may try installing
> Virtuozzo  using "yum groups":
> # yum grouplist | grep -i virtuozzo
>   Virtuozzo
>   Virtuozzo Containers
>   Virtuozzo High Availability
>   Virtuozzo Hypervisor
>   Virtuozzo Storage
>   etc...
>
> Note, first you must replace centos packages with virtuozzolinux packages.
>
> That should be better than cherry-picking packages from the repository.
> I'd recommend installing at least "Virtuozzo", "Virtuozzo Containers" and
> "Virtuozzo Hypervisor", "QEMU".
> Note, I've composed the list by briefly checking all available groups, it
> might be incomplete. And I haven't tested this either.
>
> Volker, if you can add anything - please do.
>
> Best Regards,
> --
> Pavel Vokhmyanin
> Virtualization Maintenance
> Virtuozzo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at openvz.org [mailto:users-bounces at openvz.org
> <users-bounces at openvz.org>] On Behalf Of Volker Janzen
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 August, 2016 21:02
> To: OpenVZ users <users at openvz.org>
> Subject: Re: [Users] OpenVZ / Virtuozzo 7
>
> Hi,
>
> I did one try so far this way:
>
> 1) Install CentOS7
> 2) Use vzdeploy to convert CentOS7 to Virtuozzo Linux 7
> 3) Install yum repo for Virtuozzo 7 (extracted from VZ7 bare metal
> installer inside of a KVM)
> 4) Install packages needed for Virtuozzo 7
> 5) Reboot into Virtuozzo 7
>
> I have found at least one error in my notes, I need to retry the steps in
> my test KVM. When I have reproducable steps, I plan to publish them. I was
> unable to use the bare metal installer, too.
>
>
> Regards
>   Volker
>
>
> Am 23.08.2016 um 11:50 schrieb Jurijs Ivolga <jurijs.ivolga at gmail.com>:
>
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I tried to google, but unsuccessfully. :)
>
>
> Is there any possibility to install OpenVZ / Virtuozzo 7 via yum without
> USB or CD, like OpenVZ 6?
>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> Jurijs
>
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