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#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
	echo "USAGE $0 XEN_NAME DISK_SIZE RAM_SIZE DIST_NAME"
	echo "Example: $0 srv1 4096 256 edgy"
	exit
fi

XEN_NAME=$1
DISK_SIZE=$2
RAM_SIZE=$3
DIST_NAME=$4

# prepare directories
if [ ! -d /home/xen ]; then
	mkdir /home/xen
fi

if [ ! -d /home/xen/domains ]; then
	mkdir /home/xen/domains
fi

if [ ! -d /home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME ]; then
	mkdir /home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME
fi

# create images
dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME/disk.img bs=1M count=$DISK_SIZE
dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME/swap.img bs=1M count=$RAM_SIZE
mke2fs -F -j /home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME/disk.img
mkswap /home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME/swap.img
mount -o loop /home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME/disk.img /mnt

# install
debootstrap $DIST_NAME /mnt
cp -ax /lib/modules/$(uname -r) /mnt/lib/modules

# create fstab
cat << EOF > /mnt/etc/fstab
/dev/sda1     /     ext3     errors=remount-ro   0     1
proc          /proc proc     rw,nodev,nosuid,noexec              0     0
/dev/sda2     none  swap     sw                    0     0
EOF

# create network interfaces
cat << EOF > /mnt/etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
EOF

# set hostname
echo $XEN_NAME > /mnt/etc/hostname

umount /mnt/


# create xen config file
cat << EOF > /etc/xen/$XEN_NAME
kernel = '/boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r)'
ramdisk = '/boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r)'
memory  = '$RAM_SIZE'
root    = '/dev/sda1 ro'
disk    = [ 'file:/home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME/disk.img,sda1,w', 'file:/home/xen/domains/$XEN_NAME/swap.img,sda2,w' ]
name    = '$XEN_NAME'
dhcp = 'dhcp'
vif  = [ '' ]
on_poweroff = 'destroy'
on_reboot   = 'restart'
on_crash    = 'restart'