RE: [Xen-users] How to convert a physical Linux machine to xen

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Andreas Grabner
> Sent: 15 March 2007 14:36
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> Subject: [Xen-users] How to convert a physical Linux machine to xen
> 
> Hi,
> i try to virtualize an existing Server in XEN 3.0.3 + pae . My
> Xen-Server has the Intel VT extension so i´m using HVMloader.
>  
> I tried to tar the old system (kernel 2.4.26) and put the files in an
> LVM-disk but then i can´t boot it because of a missing  bootsector.
> When i tried the disk-image to boot the virtual-machine crashed after
> vmlinuz is decompressed.

Instead of using "tar", can you use "dd" to copy the exact disk? For ease of 
use, I'd juse copy it to a file (something like "dd if=/dev/hda1 
of=my_linux.img bs=1024"). 

If the virtual machine crashes, can you provide a log?

--
Mats
> 
> How to get this work?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andreas Grabner
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