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Re: [Xen-users] create a guest with tar
| To: | Matt Richardson <shortpath@xxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Xen-users] create a guest with tar |
| From: | Steve Kemp <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:26:32 +0000 |
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On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 10:15:57AM -0800, Matt Richardson wrote: > Is it possible to tar an existing installation running on it's own box > so that I can create a DomU from the tarball? Mostly yes. > I see that one of the > options in xen-tools is to create from a tarball, but I'm having > difficulty finding out what options should be used, directories to be > excluded (/dev, /proc, /sys, any others?), and other gotchas. Take any working Xen guest (domU) and tar it exluding only /proc, /sys, and /dev. The latter directory is created when you install from the tarball - the former two are transient.) Steve -- _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users |
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