Difference between revisions of "GSP Virtualisation with Xen"

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   xe vdi-create sm-config:type=raw sr-uuid={SR_UUID} name-label="My Raw LVM VDI" virtual-size={size}GiB type=user
 # rescan the contents on the SR on the management console. You should see it now.
+# plug the new VDI on a control domain (preferably the pool master) where you can see it
+## find the control domain with <tt>xe vm-list</tt>, and note the UUID
+## create an autodetect VBD, and note the UUID you'll get
+ xe vbd-create vm-uuid=''UUID-of-control-domain'' device=autodetect vdi-uuid=''UUID-of-your-new-VDI''
+: plug the VBD into the control domain
+ xe vbd-plug uuid=''UUID-of-your-VBD-out-of-the-previous-step''
+: write the stuff to /dev/xvdXXX (look at the size the find the proper one)
 # copy the contenhts of the raw image into the LV - use a broker host if the old and new server cannot see eachother:
   [salado]# ssh -A root@keerder "dd if=/vm/mach/images/rooier.img" | ssh root@vms-piet-15.inst.ipmi.nikhef.nl "dd of=/dev/VG_XenStorage-e5d0e83a-7e70-3d28-31ab-ed98bfb68368/LV-77510e53-1725-4b16-8ef2-4d20bebfcb21"
+# unplug the device and remove the VBD (but NOT the VDI!)
+ xe vbd-unplug uuid=''UUID-of-your-VBD-out-of-the-previous-3b''
+ xe vbd-destroy uuid=''UUID-of-your-VBD-out-of-the-previous-3b''
 # create a VM that has this VDI as its local disk, and start it.

Revision as of 15:59, 21 March 2012