Therefore "sshd" must be running on the virtualization host, and must be
accessible to that host. See SERVER REQUIREMENTS section below.
- The "virt-p2v" script must only be run from the live CD. It isn't
- designed to run outside this environment and could do Bad Things to your
- machine if you try it. The script contains some checks to try to stop
- you from doing this.
+ The "virt-p2v" script must only be run from the live CD environment. It
+ isn't designed to run outside this environment and could do Bad Things
+ to your machine if you try it. The script contains some checks to try to
+ stop you from doing this.
Virt-p2v does not modify the physical machine, its disks, configuration
etc.
+ USB key and PXE boot options are also available. See sections PXE
+ BOOTING and BOOTING FROM A USB KEY below.
+
STANDARD USAGE
After booting the live CD-R, you are presented with a series of
questions. This section explains each question.
should probably try this method even though occasionally it does
not work.
+ Ask for fixed IP address and gateway
+ In this mode the live CD will ask you for a fixed IP address and
+ gateway address, and will configure your chosen interface with
+ these.
+
Configure from the shell
In this mode you will be dropped into a command shell and you
will need to issue the correct sequence of "/sbin/ifconfig"
where "AA.BB.CC.DD" is the IP address and "GG.HH.II.JJ" is the
gateway.
+ QEMU user network
+ This option configures the network for use inside a QEMU user
+ network
+ (<http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/qemu-doc.html#SEC30>). It
+ should only be used by developers.
+
Devices
This question lists out all local block devices (hard disk drives
and similar) and asks you to choose which will be sent to the remote
chance that they could coincide, which would leave a guest unable to
access the virtual network.
+ Compression
+ Choose whether to enable or disable compression on disk images as
+ they are copied across the network.
+
+ If enabled, the "-C" option is passed to ssh(1). On fast networks
+ this can sometimes be slower.
+
+ NB: The disk image is still stored uncompressed on the remote host
+ however this option is set.
+
Verify and proceed
In this step you are asked to verify the settings above. If any are
incorrect, use the *Back* button to navigate back to the setting. If
Some (LV ("VolGroup00", "LogVol00"))
"network"
- Set this to the choice for network setup. Use either "Some Auto" or
- "Some Shell" for auto-configuration or shell (manual) configuration
- respectively.
+ Set this to the choice for network setup. Use one of:
+
+ "Some Auto"
+ for auto-configuration
+
+ "Some Static"
+ to specify the interface, address, netmask and gateway
+ statically
+
+ "Some Shell"
+ to launch a shell
+
+ "Some QEMUUserNet"
+ to use a QEMU user network (developers only)
+
+ "static_network_config"
+ This setting only applies if "network" is set to "Some Static", in
+ which case you should set this to the static network settings, a
+ tuple of (interface, address, netmask, gateway, nameserver):
+
+ Some ("eth0", "192.168.2.5", "255.255.255.0", "192.168.2.1", "192.168.2.1")
"hypervisor"
Set this to the choice of hypervisor or virtualization system. The
uniqueness so there is a very small chance that they could coincide,
which would leave a guest unable to access the virtual network.
+ "compression"
+ Set this to "Some false" to disable compression, or "Some true" to
+ enable compression, or "None" to ask the user.
+
ISO ATTACHMENTS
Rebuilding a custom ISO is time-consuming. You can make a "quick"
developer ISO by updating an existing ISO image with a new custom
./iso-attach virt-p2v-VERSION.iso virt-p2v
-BOOTING FROM A USB KEY INSTEAD OF A CD
- If you wish to boot from a USB keydrive, use the livecd-iso-to-disk
- tool:
+ Note that ISO attachments only work with real (and emulated) CD-Rs, not
+ with other methods of booting such as USB keys and PXE.
+
+PXE BOOTING
+ If you wish to boot over the network using PXE, use the
+ "livecd-iso-to-pxeboot" script (part of "livecd-tools").
+
+ livecd-iso-to-pxeboot virt-p2v-$VERSION.iso
+
+ then copy the generated subdirectory "tftpboot/" to the right place for
+ your PXE configuration.
+
+ Pre-built PXE boot images are also available on the website.
+
+ General configuration of DHCP, TFTP and PXE for network booting are
+ outside the scope of this document.
+
+BOOTING FROM A USB KEY
+ If you wish to boot from a USB keydrive, use the "livecd-iso-to-disk"
+ script (part of "livecd-tools"):
livecd-iso-to-disk virt-p2v-$VERSION.iso /dev/sdX1
You can also supply an "HDB" parameter to specify a second disk.
+MAILING LIST
+ Please direct questions to the et-mgmt-tools mailing list
+ <http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools> <et-mgmt-tools @
+ redhat . com>
+
SEE ALSO
virsh(1), <http://www.libvirt.org/ocaml/>, <http://www.libvirt.org/>,
<http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/>, <http://caml.inria.fr/>
git.annexia.org / virt-p2v.git / blobdiff