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xen-users
Re: [Xen-users] Duplicating disk files
Hmm.... I did change the name, though I now notice that they had the same uuid.
Did you
change that as well? Is that just a random hex value?
Thanks!
Glenn
Steve Kemp wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 09:12:39AM -0700, Glenn W. Bach wrote:
>
>> Why I try to do the same with Xen, I get an error when I try to
>> boot the new VM. Some error expecting an integer.
>> Then `xm list` shows the original VM loaded twice, when in fact the
>> original is running and and second one which was a copy of
>> the first failed to run. I am copying the file when the original is shutdown.
>>
>> Is there any way to duplicate a working disk image file?
>
> It works for me under Debian. I'd suggest the most probably cause
> is that you've not updated the Xen configuration file.
>
> To duplicate a Xen guest you need to:
>
> 1. Duplicate the disk image, and make appropriate networking
> changes (as you suggest).
>
> 2. Duplicate the /etc/xen/${name}.cfg file.
>
> I wonder if you didn't update the configuration file for the copy?
> Specifically you'll want to give it a new "name = " entry.
>
> Steve
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