Re: [Xen-users] problem on cloing guest

[Stephen Liu <satimis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Antoine,


Thanks for your advice


antoine.benkemoun@xxxxxx wrote:

> the error is most likely because you deleted some lines in
> xen-tools.cfg. 


Here is xen-tools.conf


# cat /etc/xen-tools/xen-tools.conf

size   = 4Gb      # Disk image size.
memory = 128Mb    # Memory size
swap   = 128Mb    # Swap size
# noswap = 1      # Don't use swap at all for the new system.
fs     = ext3     # use the EXT3 filesystem for the disk image.
dist   = sarge    # Default distribution to install.
image  = sparse   # Specify sparse vs. full disk images.

passwd = 1

mirror = http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/
* end *


> You don't need to use xen-create-image because you
> already have the image since you copied it from a previous guest.
> The solution is to directly create the .cfg file located in /etc/xen
> in order to tell it to use your image :-) 


# ls /etc/xen/
auto                  xen1.satimis.com.cfg    xend-pci-permissive.sxp 
xmexample1
qemu-ifup             xen2.satimis.com.cfg    xend-pci-quirks.sxp     
xmexample2
scripts               xend-config.sxp         xm-config-xenapi.xml    
xmexample.hvm
xen1.example.com.cfg  xend-config-xenapi.sxp  xm-config.xml           
xmexample.vti
* end *


Whether you meant running;

# cp -p /etc/xen/xen1.satimis.com.cfg /etc/xen/xen3.satimis.com.cfg

then changing the content on the newly created xen3.satimis.com.cfg for
xen3?


And then;

# mkdir /vserver/domains/xen3.satimis.com/

# cp -p /vserver/domains/xen1.satimis.com/swap.img
/vserver/domains/xen3.satimis.com/
# cp -p /vserver/domains/xen1.satimis.com/disk.img
/vserver/domains/xen3.satimis.com/


> You shoild be able to find
> an example file easily.


I have been googling around unable to find an example.  All come across
are running lvcreate.   Unfortunately I don't have partition on HD nor
running LVM.


B.R.
Stephen L


> On 9/15/08, Stephen Liu <satimis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> >
> > Host - Debian Etch
> >
> >
> > Encountered problem on cloing guest.
> >
> > Remark: No partition on HD nor have LVM
> >
> >
> > Steps performed as follows;
> >
> >
> > # find / -name *.img
> > /initrd.img
> > /vserver/domains/xen1.satimis.com/swap.img
> > /vserver/domains/xen1.satimis.com/disk.img
> > /vserver/domains/xen2.satimis.com/swap.img
> > /vserver/domains/xen2.satimis.com/disk.img
> >
> >
> > # mount -o loop /vserver/domains/xen2.satimis.com/disk.img /mnt
> > No complaint
> >
> >
> > # xen-create-image --copy=/mnt --hostname=xen3.satimis.com
> > --ip=192.168.0.113 --dist=etch
> >
> > General Infomation
> > --------------------
> > Hostname       :  xen3.satimis.com
> > Distribution   :  etch
> > Fileystem Type :  ext3
> >
> > Size Information
> > ----------------
> > Image size     :  4Gb
> > Swap size      :  128Mb
> > Image type     :  sparse
> > Memory size    :  128Mb
> > Kernel path    :  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> >
> > Networking Information
> > ----------------------
> > IP Address 1   : 192.168.0.113
> > Netmask        : 255.255.255.0
> > Gateway        : 192.168.0.1
> >
> > Error:  No recognised installation type.
> >
> > Logfile produced at:
> >          /var/log/xen-tools/xen3.satimis.com.log
> > * end *
> >
> >
> > # tail /var/log/xen-tools/xen3.satimis.com.log
> > Image type     :  sparse
> > Memory size    :  128Mb
> > Kernel path    :  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen
> >
> > Networking Information
> > ----------------------
> > IP Address 1   : 192.168.0.113
> > Netmask        : 255.255.255.0
> > Gateway        : 192.168.0.1
> > Error:  No recognised installation type.
> > * end *
> >
> >
> > What does it mean "Error:  No recognised installation type"?
> >
> >
> > Please advise how to fix the problem.  TIA
> >
> >
> > B.R.
> > Stephen L
> >
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> 


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