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--- hypervisor:toolstack:domu [2014/06/04 18:03]
admin [Templated VM Specific Operations]
+++ hypervisor:toolstack:domu [2014/06/05 10:47]
admin [Templated VM Specific Operations]
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 Right after successful VM start PV-bootloader is replaced from eliloader to pygrub (to boot to new VM native kernel). Of course, if user stops installation process, at next startup there will be no kernel and vm will not start again.
+<code>
+> xe vm-param-set uuid=44c68930-1192-a196-b460-5f411a689c85 PV-bootloader=
+> xe vm-param-set uuid=44c68930-1192-a196-b460-5f411a689c85 PV-kernel=/root/PVs/debian-wheezy/vmlinuz
+> xe vm-param-set uuid=44c68930-1192-a196-b460-5f411a689c85 PV-ramdisk=/root/PVs/debian-wheezy/initrd.gz
+> xe vm-start uuid=44c68930-1192-a196-b460-5f411a689c85
+</code>
+To follow the installation process:
+<code>
+> xe vm-param-get uuid=44c68930-1192-a196-b460-5f411a689c85 param-name=dom-id
+> screen -S Wheezy
+> /usr/lib/xen-4.1/bin/xenconsole 4
+</code>
+After initial installation:
+<code>
+> xe vm-param-set uuid=... PV-bootloader=pygrub
+</code>
+=== Add Xen Tools ===
+At this point you might want to [[http://wiki.strategicz.com/vhyper/doku.php?id=hypervisor:basestack:domu&#install_xen_tools|add the XenTools]] to your VM.
+----
+===== Create Template and Appliance =====
+----
+Reference: [[http://www.jansipke.nl/creating-backups-of-running-vms-in-xenserver/]]
+It seems that this operation can be performed even on a running VM.
+Pick target VM uuid:
+<code>
+> xe vm-list is-control-domain=false is-a-snapshot=false
+</code>
+Create the snapshot:
+<code>
+> xe vm-snapshot uuid=<vm-uuid> new-name-label=<snapshotname>
+<snapshot-uuid>
+</code>
+Transform the snapshot into a VM to be able to save it to a file:
+<code>
+> xe template-param-set is-a-template=false ha-always-run=false uuid=<snapshot-uuid>
+> xe vm-export vm=<snapshot-uuid> filename=<filename>.xva
+Export succeeded
+</code>
+The export operation can take a while... Be patient until you see the "Export succeeded" message.
+Finally let's get rid of the snapshot:
+<code>
+> xe vm-uninstall uuid=<snapshot-uuid> force=true
+</code>
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