Re: [Xen-users] migrate virtual machine to another server

Asistar srl Ivan Bolognani
Sat, 14 May 2011 12:30:21 -0000

My config file is:

******************
kernel         = ''hvmloader''
builder        = ''hvm''
memory         = 512
shadow_memory  = 8
name           = "bill"
device_model   = ''qemu-dm''
boot           = ''dc''
sdl            = 0
vnc            = 1
stdvga         = 0
vnclisten      = ''192.168.0.181''
# vfb            = [
#                    ''type=vnc,''
#                  ''vncdisplay=1,''
#                  ''vncpasswd=foo''
#                  ]
# http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=585
usbdevice      = "tablet"
# serial         = ''pty''

disk    = [
            ''phy:/dev/europe_storage/bill-wdisk,hda,w'',
          ]
vif         = [
                (
                  ''type=ioemu,''
                  ''ip=10.0.1.42,''
                  ''bridge=eth1,''
                  ''script=vif-bridge,''
                  ''vifname=bill.0,''
                  ''mac=00:16:3f:d5:f4:31''

                )
              ]
on_poweroff = ''destroy''
on_reboot   = ''restart''
on_crash    = ''destroy''
****************





Il 14/05/11 14:25, "Joseph Glanville"
<joseph.glanville@orionvm.com.au> ha
scritto:

> Hi,
>
> Can you post the config file?
>
> Joseph.
>
> On 14 May 2011 21:59, Asistar srl Ivan Bolognani
<bolognani@asistar.it> wrote:
>> Good morning
>>
>> I followed the instructions,
>> I moved the image with command dd,
>> I moved on server 2 file.cfg  and after on server 2 I typed xm create
>> file.cfg
>>
>> but will not start anything
>>
>> I must moved from server 1 to server 2  1 virtual machine wit windows
2003
>> and 2 virtual machine with debian
>>
>>
>>
>> Il 13/05/11 17:55, "Joseph Glanville"
<joseph.glanville@orionvm.com.au> ha
>> scritto:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> If the devices are in /dev/mapper you are probably using LVM.
>>> You can use these commands to move the disks to server2
substituting
>>> in the names of the LVM logical volume names.
>>>
>>> # copy the LV to an image file
>>> dd if=/dev/mapper/<vgname>-<lvname>
of=/tmp/<vmname>.img bs=1M
>>>
>>> #transfer the image file
>>> scp <user>@server2:/tmp/<vmname>.img
>>>
>>> #create a new LV assuming the volume group is already setup
>>> lvcreate -n<lvname> -L<sizeofdisk> <vgname>
>>>
>>> #copy the image onto the newly created lv
>>> dd if=/tmp/<vmname>.img
of=/dev/mapper/<vgname>-<lvname>
>>>
>>> You should now be able to start the VM with the same configuration
>>> file assuming networking etc is setup the same as server1.
>>>
>>> Joseph.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 14 May 2011 01:38, Ivan Bolognani <bolognani@asistar.it>
wrote:
>>>> Good morning.
>>>>
>>>> I have a question can you help me?
>>>>
>>>> I must migrate a virtual machine from server1  to server2 but I
do not know
>>>> where to start
>>>>
>>>> files are all in / dev / mapper / but I do not understand how
to move
>>>>
>>>> Can you help me posting the procedure  to do to migrate the
virtual server
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for my english
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Ivan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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