VSERVER-BUILD(8)
NAME
vserver-build - initializes a vserver
SYNTAX
vserver-build -m method -n name [--force] [--keep] [--rootdir dir] [--pkgbase dir] config options* [--] method arguments*
- -m method
- Use build method; see below for possible values.
- -n name
- Name of vserver you are building.
- --force
- Remove/rename already existing vservers with the same name.
- --keep Do not delete generated files and directories if vserver build
- fails.
- --rootdir dir
- Root vserver directory [default: /etc/vservers/.defaults/vdirbase].
- --pkgbase dir
- Package base directory [default: /var/lib/vservers/.pkg].
CONFIG OPTIONS
- --context num
- The static context of the vserver [default: none; one will be generated for you]. The valid range is 2 through 49151.
- --confdir dir
The vserver configuration directory to use [default: /etc/vservers/<name>].- --lockfile filename
The lockfile to use [default: /var/run/vservers/<name>].- --hostname hostname
Hostname of the vserver.- --netdev device
The default interface to use for --interface.- --netbcast broadcast
Broadcast address to associate with the vserver.- --netmask netmask|--netprefix prefixlen
Sets the default netmask (a.b.c.d quadruple) or prefixlen (length of the network).- --interface [name-suffix=][device:]ip[/mask|prefixlen]
Declares a network-interface name and associated IP/netmask;
this option can be specified multiple times.- --flags flags+
Sets comma-separated list of flags; see lib/cflags-v13.c for a list.- --cpuset name
Declares the CPUSET this vserver will run in [default: none]- --cpusetcpus number[-number][:exclusive]
Sets which CPUs belong to the CPUSET, :exclusive is a flag (0|1) prohibiting any other cpuset from using those CPUs.- --cpusetmems number[-number][:exclusive]
Sets which memory pools belong to the CPUSET, :exclusive is a flag (0|1) prohibiting any other cpuset from using those memory pools.- --cpusetvirt
Virtualize the cpuset (the vserver will see only CPUs defined in the cpuset). Requires kernel patch from http://www.bullopensource.org/cpuset/- --initstyle style
Configures the initstyle (e.g. minit, sysv, plain, gentoo)
METHODS
- apt-rpm
- -- -d distribution
- Installs the base-packages of the given distribution with the help of
- yum
-- -d distribution- Installs the base-packages of the given distribution with help of
- rpm
-- [-d distribution] --empty|([--force] [--nodeps] manifest)+- Installs lists of rpm-packages
- skeleton
-- [cmd args*]- Installs a minimal skeleton filesystem, creates the configuration file and calls an optional command
- debootstrap
-- -d distribution [-m mirror] [-s script] [-- debootstrap-options*]- Bootstraps the vserver with Debian's 'debootstrap' package
- template
-- (-t tarball)+ [-d distribution]- Installs a vserver using tarball(s)
- fai
-- [-f fai_vserver] [-n nfsroot] [-d fai_dir] [-a]- Bootstraps the vserver with the Debian Fully Automatic Installation
- -f means use the nfsroot and profile in the vserver fai_vserver
- -n nfsroot specifies the 'NFS' root explicitly
- -d fai_dir specifies the location of the FAI profile
- the -f option implies -n and -d are relative to the fai_vserver
- rsync
-- [-d distribution] --source source [-o rsync option]*- Installs a vserver by rsyncing from source to the guest root
- clone
-- [-d distribution] --source source- Clones a vserver by linking unified files and copying the rest
EXAMPLES
# vserver kea build -m debootstrap --context 10 --hostname kea --inter-face eth0:192.168.0.44/32 -- -d etch
BUGS
Please report bugs to vserver@list.linux-vserver.org
AUTHORS
This man page was written by Micah Anderson <micah@debian.org> and
based upon the helpful output from the program itself.