Xen Paravirtualized CentOS domU on CentOS 5.3 dom0

How to install paravirtualized CentOS 5.3 x64 as domU

# virt-install --paravirt \
               --name centosx64 \
               --ram 512 \
               --file /home/xen/images/centosx64.img \
               --file-size 10 \
               --nographics \
               --location http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/5.3/os/x86_64/

It means Memory: 512MB, Disk Image: 10GB and No Graphics
Check the comment if you want to make use of pre-downloaded iso image or dvd.

If you want to add Desktop environment after instrallation, just add these.

# yum groupinstall "X Window System"
# yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"

Reference: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/rhel-centos-xen-virtualization-installation-howto.html