xen commands

start
  xm create /etc/xen/xen01.mybox.com.cfg

start on boot
  ln -s /etc/xen/xen03.mybox.com.cfg /etc/xen/auto --force


list running xen machines (dom0 is host)
  xm list

list all virtual images created by xen-create-image
  xen-list-images

shutdown
  xm shutdown xen01.mybox.com

shutdown immediately (as if you pulled the plug out)
  xm destroy xen01.mybox.com

login
  xm console xen01.mybox.com

  to log in on that virtual machine (type CTRL+] if you are at the console,
  or CTRL+5 if you're using PuTTY to go back to dom0),
  or use an SSH client to connect to it (192.168.0.101).
  ctrl+] to get back to host

show kernel
  file /bin/ls

help
  xm help


xen-create-image --hostname=xen01.mybox.com --size=10Gb --noswap --ip=192.168.1.2 --memory=256Mb --arch=i386 --role=udev
  (debian lenny, 10gb hdd, no swap, 256mb ram, 32-bit kernel)

xen-create-image --hostname=xen01.mybox.com --size=10Gb --swap=256Mb --ip=192.168.1.2 --memory=256Mb --arch=amd64 --role=udev
  (debian lenny, 10gb hdd, 128mb swap, 256mb ram, 64-bit kernel)

xen-create-image --hostname=xen01.mybox.com --size=10Gb --noswap --ip=192.168.1.2 --memory=256Mb --arch=i386 --dist fedora-core-8 --install-method rinse --role=udev
  (fedora core 8, 10gb hdd, no swap, 256mb ram, 32-bit kernel)


xm create /etc/xen/xen01.mybox.com.cfg
xm create /etc/xen/xen02.mybox.com.cfg

ln -s /etc/xen/xen01.mybox.com.cfg /etc/xen/auto --force
ln -s /etc/xen/xen02.mybox.com.cfg /etc/xen/auto --force

xen-create-image --hostname=xen03.mybox.com --size=10Gb --swap=256Mb --ip=192.168.1.2 --memory=256Mb --arch=i386 --role=udev