Re: [Xen-users] Convert physical server to VM

[Marc Patino Gómez <mpatino@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

rsync works great on production enviroments, I had paravirtualized some 
servers with these method:
rsync -ave ssh --exclude=/proc --exclude=/sys --exclude=/dev (if you are 
using udev) root@runingserver:/  /mnt/newserverimage/
after this:

mkdir /mnt/newserverimages/proc

mkdir /mnt/newserverimages/sys

mkdir /mnt/newserverimages/dev

review your fstab, and copy the kernel modules:

cp -pr /lib/modules/2.6.16-xenU /mnt/newserverimages/lib/modules/

more or less .... this is the way

Also I have full virtualitzed some old GNU/Linux boxes with kernels 2.4, 
I used GNU/Linux live CD on the old box and dd utility:

dd if=/dev/hda | ssh root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "/bin/dd 
of=/dev/vg00/newvserver"
I hope it will be helpfull


Marc

Simon Gao wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone has any suggestions on programs, utility or instructions on how
> to convert a physical server to domU VM?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
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