X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=virt-p2v.1;h=67c5e15c904f4abe1352d72401c0fd5636f3cc8a;hb=56cb3cbf0f571df50f8b80efe651c24da81f07d2;hp=90208370b377b345a462e5b377c1fbb449706b0a;hpb=8bcc3e22f15e730841bddd4c8aaabbe910c473d3;p=virt-p2v.git diff --git a/virt-p2v.1 b/virt-p2v.1 index 9020837..67c5e15 100644 --- a/virt-p2v.1 +++ b/virt-p2v.1 @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ .\" ======================================================================== .\" .IX Title "VIRT-P2V 1" -.TH VIRT-P2V 1 "2008-02-07" "virt-p2v-0.9.3" "Virtualization Support" +.TH VIRT-P2V 1 "2008-02-12" "virt-p2v-0.9.6" "Virtualization Support" .SH "NAME" virt\-p2v \- P2V (physical to virtual machine) migration tool .SH "SUMMARY" @@ -156,13 +156,17 @@ machine over the network to the virtualization host machine over ssh. Therefore \f(CW\*(C`sshd\*(C'\fR must be running on the virtualization host, and must be accessible to that host. See \fB\s-1SERVER\s0 \s-1REQUIREMENTS\s0\fR section below. .PP -The \f(CW\*(C`virt\-p2v\*(C'\fR script must only be run from the live \s-1CD\s0. 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 \f(CW\*(C`virt\-p2v\*(C'\fR script must only be run from the live \s-1CD\s0 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. .PP Virt\-p2v does not modify the physical machine, its disks, configuration etc. +.PP +\&\s-1USB\s0 key and \s-1PXE\s0 boot options are also available. See sections +\&\fB\s-1PXE\s0 \s-1BOOTING\s0\fR and \fB\s-1BOOTING\s0 \s-1FROM\s0 A \s-1USB\s0 \s-1KEY\s0\fR +below. .SH "STANDARD USAGE" .IX Header "STANDARD USAGE" After booting the live \s-1CD\-R\s0, you are presented with a series of @@ -574,10 +578,29 @@ or the equivalent manual command: .Vb 1 \& ./iso-attach virt-p2v-VERSION.iso virt-p2v .Ve -.SH "BOOTING FROM A USB KEY INSTEAD OF A CD" -.IX Header "BOOTING FROM A USB KEY INSTEAD OF A CD" -If you wish to boot from a \s-1USB\s0 keydrive, use the livecd-iso-to-disk -tool: +.PP +Note that \s-1ISO\s0 attachments only work with real (and emulated) CD\-Rs, +not with other methods of booting such as \s-1USB\s0 keys and \s-1PXE\s0. +.SH "PXE BOOTING" +.IX Header "PXE BOOTING" +If you wish to boot over the network using \s-1PXE\s0, use the +\&\f(CW\*(C`livecd\-iso\-to\-pxeboot\*(C'\fR script (part of \f(CW\*(C`livecd\-tools\*(C'\fR). +.PP +.Vb 1 +\& livecd-iso-to-pxeboot virt-p2v-$VERSION.iso +.Ve +.PP +then copy the generated subdirectory \f(CW\*(C`tftpboot/\*(C'\fR to the +right place for your \s-1PXE\s0 configuration. +.PP +Pre-built \s-1PXE\s0 boot images are also available on the website. +.PP +General configuration of \s-1DHCP\s0, \s-1TFTP\s0 and \s-1PXE\s0 for network booting are +outside the scope of this document. +.SH "BOOTING FROM A USB KEY" +.IX Header "BOOTING FROM A USB KEY" +If you wish to boot from a \s-1USB\s0 keydrive, use the \f(CW\*(C`livecd\-iso\-to\-disk\*(C'\fR +script (part of \f(CW\*(C`livecd\-tools\*(C'\fR): .PP .Vb 1 \& livecd-iso-to-disk virt-p2v-$VERSION.iso /dev/sdX1