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VPS question [message #35193]

Mon, 09 March 2009 15:24

steeleweb
Messages: 22
Registered: February 2009
Location: Kansas City

Junior Member

I am needing assistance on next step.

Once you have a VPS running do you need to install the OS?

If so what is the suggested procedure?

If not how do I get a GUI inerface set up on the VPS?

I am running on HWN Centos 5, I have have VPS set up with a centos5 template.

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Re: VPS question [message #35196 is a reply to message #35193]

Mon, 09 March 2009 17:56

Belko
Messages: 5
Registered: March 2009

Junior Member

If your VPS ir running, then you've already "installed" OS there Smile

I guess it's a matter of adding packages via yum to get GUI if you're using centos5 template ...

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Re: VPS question [message #35200 is a reply to message #35196]

Mon, 09 March 2009 18:26

steeleweb
Messages: 22
Registered: February 2009
Location: Kansas City

Junior Member

Ok, that answers that.

Now I tried to install kde, but am receiving an error.

Errono 4 IO(error: <urlopen error (-3, 'temporary failure in name resolution')>
Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: base

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Re: VPS question [message #35201 is a reply to message #35193]

Mon, 09 March 2009 18:31

TheStig
Messages: 94
Registered: December 2008

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sounds to me as if you can't access a DNS-server.

try the following:
dig www.openvz.com

if you receive an error make sure that there is a entry called NAMESERVER in you vps-config file.

[Updated on: Mon, 09 March 2009 18:38]

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Re: VPS question [message #35202 is a reply to message #35201]

Mon, 09 March 2009 18:34

steeleweb
Messages: 22
Registered: February 2009
Location: Kansas City

Junior Member

No go.

Any suggestions?

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Re: VPS question [message #35203 is a reply to message #35193]

Mon, 09 March 2009 18:39

TheStig
Messages: 94
Registered: December 2008

Member

are u sure that you have set up your network configuration correctly.

in the manual you can find a how-to at page 35
http://download.openvz.org/doc/OpenVZ-Users-Guide.pdf

[Updated on: Mon, 09 March 2009 18:40]

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Re: VPS question [message #35205 is a reply to message #35203]

Mon, 09 March 2009 18:47

steeleweb
Messages: 22
Registered: February 2009
Location: Kansas City

Junior Member

Yes, I ran through all of that. I added the nameserver, the only thing I did not do was the hostname.

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Re: VPS question [message #35206 is a reply to message #35205]

Mon, 09 March 2009 19:08

steeleweb
Messages: 22
Registered: February 2009
Location: Kansas City

Junior Member

Still no luck,

I created a whole new VPS, with IP, hostname, nameserver IP. No go same error.

Suggestions?

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Re: VPS question [message #35208 is a reply to message #35203]

Mon, 09 March 2009 20:28

steeleweb
Messages: 22
Registered: February 2009
Location: Kansas City

Junior Member

After some config settings, I connected the HWN to network and

dig www.openvz.org worked.

Question do I need to run this in VPS, and does that mean the VPS needs to be on the domain even though my DNS server IP was added to it?

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Re: VPS question [message #35209 is a reply to message #35193]

Mon, 09 March 2009 21:31

TheStig
Messages: 94
Registered: December 2008

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the information you provide is a bit sparse.
somehow I doubt that you created your VPS according to one of the tutorials or as the manual describes it.
especially the sysctl parameters (manual page 27) have to be set. please make sure you follow all the required steps provided by the manual or the many many tutorials for the linux-distributions that are out there. also make sure that your HN is connected to the internet, eg. that dig/ping/yum/ssh (whatever) works properly on your HN, or it will be very unlikely that your VPS get's an connection to the outside world.

then, if you still can't get it working, post your config files and your setup layout and I'm sure we will find a solution. Very Happy