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