Lab Assignment

Total assignment value: 25 points
  1. What packages did you have to install in order to enable xen?
  2. What graphical program allows you to manage and install new VMs?
  3. What are two competing products to Xen?
  4. (5 points) Compare and contrast hardware emulation and paravirtualization.


  5. (16 points) Configure your server to use Xen, and successfully install two virtual machines running the OS of your choice. Give the virtual machine's IP address to the instructor, and create a user named 'jeremy' on each machine, with the password of 'hotdog'. Get Instructor Sign Off.
  6. EXTRA CREDIT: (10 points) Successfully install Windows XP as a virtual machine. Get Instructor Sign Off.