OpenVZ is an operating system-level virtualization technology that allows you to run multiple Linux containers on a single physical server. This guide will help you install OpenVZ on Arch Linux.
Before installing OpenVZ, make sure your Arch Linux system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command in a terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, make sure your system meets the hardware requirements for OpenVZ. You'll need a 64-bit processor with hardware virtualization support (Intel VT-x or AMD-V) and at least 4GB of RAM.
Follow these steps to install OpenVZ on your Arch Linux system:
Install the OpenVZ kernel package from the AUR (Arch User Repository):
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/linux-openvz.git
cd linux-openvz
makepkg -si
This will download the package from the AUR, build it, and install it on your system.
Install the OpenVZ userspace tools from the official Arch Linux repositories:
sudo pacman -S vzctl vzquota
This will install the tools necessary to manage OpenVZ containers.
Modify the kernel options. You need to add three new arguments to the grub configuration file (usually located in /etc/default/grub):
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="intel_iommu=on iommu=pt ipv6.disable=1"
Save the changes and update the GRUB configuration:
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
This will update the boot configuration file with the new options.
Reboot your system to boot into the new OpenVZ kernel.
Start the OpenVZ service:
systemctl start rc-local.service
This will start the OpenVZ service and enable it to start automatically at boot time.
Verify that the OpenVZ service is running:
systemctl status rc-local.service
This should display a status message indicating that the service is running.
Congratulations! You have now installed OpenVZ on your Arch Linux system. You're now ready to start creating and managing containers.
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