How to enable xVM on Opensolaris 2008.11

Create a new boot environment called "xvm":

beadm create -a -d xvm xvm

Reboot into new "xvm" environment:

reboot

Download & install xVM packages:

pkg install xvm-gui SUNWvirt-manager SUNWxvm SUNWvdisk SUNWvncviewer

Modify xvm entry in /rpool/boot/grub/menu.lst to the following:

#============ End of LIBBE entry =============

title xvm

bootfs rpool/ROOT/xvm

kernel$ /boot/$ISADIR/xen.gz

module$ /platform/i86xpv/kernel/$ISADIR/unix /platform/i86xpv/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS,console=text

module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive

#============ End of LIBBE entry =============

Reboot into new "xvm" with xvm kernel:

reboot

Check xvm is enabled in kernel:

uname -a

Look for "i86xpv"

Enable xVM services:

svcadm enable -r xvm/virtd ; svcadm enable -r xvm/domains

References:

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/xen/docs/2008_11_dom0/