Bedrock V3000 lacks an integrated display adapter. Consequently, to install Xen server 8, users must connect Bedrock to a host PC using a console, facilitated by serial over USB.

This document describes Xen server 8 installation process on Bedrock V3000.

Test setup

This installation process has been validated by SolidRun with the following configurations:

Xen versions:
- XenServer 8
Terminal software:
- Putty
USB flash disk: Kingston Data Traveler

Installation process

Creating bootable USB drive

Please follow instructions at https://solidrun.atlassian.net/l/cp/m9Reo11r

Connecting serial console

Please follow instructions at Using serial console with Bedrock V3000

BIOS Boot select

You need to choose your USB bootable device to start the installation.

Insert the USB media to the device
Turn on Bedrock
Repetitively press the DEL / ESC key to enter the BIOS setup
In BIOS go to -> Save & Exit -> <your bootable USB device> -> yes
Device will reset and a grub menu screen will appear
- If you dont see a grub menu, reboot and press the “arrow down” key repetitively right after you pressed enter to boot from BIOS

Configure grub

At the grub menu (displaying "install", “no-serial“, …),Press ‘e’ over the ”install” option to set the boot parameters.

You'll encounter a window resembling:

setparams 'install'                                                         
	multiboot2 /boot/xen.gz dom0_max_vcpus=1-16 dom0_mem=max:8192M com1=115200,8n1 console=com1,vga                                                    │
	module2 /boot/vmlinuz console=hvc0 console=tty0
	module2 /install.img

Change the entry that starts with ‘module2 /boot/vmlinuz’ to look as follows:

module2 /boot/vmlinuz console=hvc0 console=tty0 console=ttyS4,115200n8

Wait for the live USB to boot to the installer

might take some time for the installer to run, so just give it some time

Live USB settings

After live USB boots, the installer will start

Select your Desired keymap

Press OK to cuntinue with installation
Accept EUA

Choose if you want to install or upgrade Xen in this case well select “Perform clean installation”

Select installation drive

Select VM storage location

Enable thin provisioning if required

Select installation media source, in this case were using a USB drive so we select Local media

Verify installation source

Select password

Choose which network interface will be used to connect to the management server

Configure networking settings

Select time zone

Select system time settings

Confirm installation

Wait until installation is complete

Select supplemental packages if required

When prompted, remove the installation media and press enter
Device will be rebooted

Enable ttyS4 service

Enable the ttyS4 console to be able to interact with the system.

Boot into BIOS
Boot from the disk you installed Xen on
If you don't get a grub menu automatically, press the “arrow down” key repetitively right after you pressed enter to boot from BIOS
- If you dont get the grub menu after pressing shift, connect a keyboard to the device and hold shift on the connected keyboard when booting
In the grub menu choose:
- *XenServer (Serial)
- Press ’e’

setparams 'XenServer (Serial)'
        search --label --set root root-umnjnb
        multiboot2 /boot/xen.gz com1=115200,8n1 console=com1,vga dom0_mem=1808M,max:1808M watchdog ucode=scan dom0_max_vcpus=1-4 crashkernel=256M,below=4G
        module2 /boot/vmlinuz-4.19-xen root=LABEL=root-umnjnb ro nolvm hpet =disable console=tty0 console=hvc0
		module2 /boot/initrd-4.19-xen.img

In the line that says: module2 /boot/vmlinuz-4.19-xen

Add the console parameters to grub after the console=hvc0 parameter

from this:

module2 /boot/vmlinuz-4.19-xen root=LABEL=root-umnjnb ro nolvm hpet =disable console=tty0 console=hvc0

to this:

module2 /boot/vmlinuz-4.19-xen root=LABEL=root-umnjnb ro nolvm hpet =disable console=tty0 console=hvc0 console=ttyS4,115200n8 systemd.wants=serial-getty@ttyS4

Type to enable the ttyS4 service persistently for future boots: systemctl enable serial-getty@ttyS4

Edit grub config file: nano /etc/grub-efi.cfg

Add the console parameter to the file from this:

menuentry 'XenServer (Serial)' {
        search --label --set root root-umnjnb
        multiboot2 /boot/xen.gz com1=115200,8n1 console=com1,vga dom0_mem=1808M$
        module2 /boot/vmlinuz-4.19-xen root=LABEL=root-umnjnb ro nolvm hpet=dis$
        module2 /boot/initrd-4.19-xen.img

To this:

menuentry 'XenServer (Serial)' {
        search --label --set root root-umnjnb
        multiboot2 /boot/xen.gz com1=115200,8n1 console=com1,vga dom0_mem=1808M$
        module2 /boot/vmlinuz-4.19-xen root=LABEL=root-umnjnb ro nolvm hpet=dis$ console=ttyS4,115200n8
        module2 /boot/initrd-4.19-xen.img

Reboot, the console should start automatically when you choose the XenServer (Serial) option.

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