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• Virtual disk size
8 Make sure to select or specify the virtual machine’s already-created disk or
disk image, for example,
hda
, as the virtual disk.
For example, if the SLE 10 virtual machine was using
/var/lib/xen/images/sles10/disk0
as its disk, the updated virtual
machine should specify the same disk.
9 Specify the virtual machine operating system installation source as the SLE
10 SP1 installation media.
10
In the Operating System Installation section, add the following argument in
Additional Arguments:
root=/dev/xvda2
where
/dev/xvda2
is the path and drive designation for the root partition
that contains the virtual machine’s boot files.
11 Click OK to create the virtual machine and start the SLE 10 SP1 installation
program.
A new window displaying the installation program opens on the Domain0.
If the new windows does not display, select the virtual machine in Virtual
Machine Manager, and click Open.
12
During the installation program, select Update from the Installation Mode
screen.
13 If you receive a message stating that an error occurred while installing GRUB,
click OK.
14 If you receive a message stating that an error occurred during boot loader in-
stallation, click No.
15 Continue the installation/update by following the instructions on the screen.
The installation program continues by booting the virtual machine and display-
ing the rest of the installation in text mode.
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