CloudLinux on Linode

CloudLinux on Linode KVM

To install CloudLinux 7 on Linode KVM server you should perform the following steps:

1. Deploy CL to your Linode following the steps from this section: https://www.hostnic.id/members/index.php/knowledgebase/146/Converting-Existing-Servers.html

2. Install grub on your system:

yum install grub2

3. Add to /etc/default/grub the following parameters:

 GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=ttyS0,19200n8"
 GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true
 GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND="serial --speed=19200 --unit=0 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1"

4. Update grub config:

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

5. Edit your Linode profile, change the boot settings to “GRUB 2” and disable “Auto-configure networking”.

6. Reboot your Linode.

After reboot you will have fully operational CloudLinux 7 system and can proceed with other configuration you need.

CloudLinux on Linode Xen

To install CloudLinux 7 on Linode Xen please perform the following steps:

1. Deploy CL to your Linode following the steps from this section: https://www.hostnic.id/members/index.php/knowledgebase/146/Converting-Existing-Servers.html

2. Create file /boot/grub/menu.lst with the following content:

timeout 5
title CloudLinux 7.1, $KVERSION
root (hd0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-$KVERSION root=/dev/xvda ro quiet
initrd /boot/initramfs-$KVERSION.img

where $KVERSION is the version of installed CL7 kernel.

Please note that you will need to update /boot/grub/menu.lst manually after every kernel update.

3. Switch boot settings to pv-grub-x86_64 and switch off “Auto-configure networking” in Linode settings.

4. Reboot your Linode.

In case if you will migrate to KVM later you will need only switch the boot settings to GRUB 2.