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--- hypervisor:toolstack:domu [2014/06/04 18:34]
admin [Templated VM Specific Operations]
+++ hypervisor:toolstack:domu [2014/06/05 10:47]
admin [Templated VM Specific Operations]
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 > screen -S Wheezy
-> /usr/lib/xen/bin/xenconsole 4
+> /usr/lib/xen-4.1/bin/xenconsole 4
 </code>
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 > 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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 ===== Using Xen Orchestra =====