Re: [Xen-users] Cloning domUs

[Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Wray wrote:
> Stephen Shaw wrote:
> > > > > > Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxx> 08/06/07 1:41 PM >>>           
> > > Geoff Kirk wrote:
> > >    
> > > > shacky wrote:
> > > >      
> > > > > > What storage method are you using for the domU?
> > > > > >               
> > > > > I'm using LVM for most domUs...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >         
> > > > Using LVM i create a new volume  mount the domU i want to copy and 
> > > > the new volume, format the new volume and cp -dpR the files over, 
> > > > then edit the network/hostname config. Don't forget swap space too.
> > > > It maybe you can just snapshot the domU and edit the network but i 
> > > > don't know if thats wise.
> > > > Geoff.
> > > >       
> > > I use 'rsync -avH' instead of 'cp -a', since it handles being re-run 
> > > better and handles exclusions better, too.
> > >     
> > rsync is great.  Are you creating sparse files?  If so, can rsync 
> > handle that
> > I've used cp --sparse=always when I copy domUs
> >   
> And don't forget the --numeric-ids on rsync.
Not relevant here: the Dom0's /etc/passwd and associated uid's is the 
one in charge of both the source and target uid's. Very useful for other 
circumstances, though!
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