X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=virt-p2v.1.html;h=579808fcdf7202a4009b1aa19afd77d37dd476f6;hb=96361c7cd26b9b22bfb59ffe0bd4b625c637a86b;hp=a795e866f67b457017ba8e044b99ef8c623aaa02;hpb=65b46ce56a110e798c9a21f99eb7969f5ca073e3;p=virt-p2v.git diff --git a/virt-p2v.1.html b/virt-p2v.1.html index a795e86..579808f 100644 --- a/virt-p2v.1.html +++ b/virt-p2v.1.html @@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
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.
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.
+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.
+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.
+Some ["sda"; "sdb"]
.
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
@@ -514,6 +584,13 @@ 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.
@@ -528,12 +605,27 @@ built an existing
virt-p2v-*.iso
, you can just do:
or the equivalent manual command:
./iso-attach virt-p2v-VERSION.iso virt-p2v+
Note that ISO attachments only work with real (and emulated) CD-Rs, +not with other methods of booting such as USB keys and PXE.
++
+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-$VERSION.iso+
then copy the generated subdirectory tftpboot/
to the
+right place for your PXE configuration.
Pre-built PXE boot images are also available on the website.
+General configuration of DHCP, TFTP and PXE for network booting are +outside the scope of this document.
If you wish to boot from a USB keydrive, use the livecd-iso-to-disk -tool:
+If you wish to boot from a USB keydrive, use the livecd-iso-to-disk
+script (part of livecd-tools
):
livecd-iso-to-disk virt-p2v-$VERSION.iso /dev/sdX1
(Replace /dev/sdX1 with the actual USB device).
@@ -555,6 +647,13 @@ you can test the P2V conversion process on the guest.
Please direct questions to the et-mgmt-tools mailing list +http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools +<et-mgmt-tools @ redhat . com>
++
+virsh(1), http://www.libvirt.org/ocaml/,