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| -rwxr-xr-x | inspector/virt-inspector.pl | 2 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | v2v/virt-v2v.pl | 80 |
2 files changed, 81 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/inspector/virt-inspector.pl b/inspector/virt-inspector.pl index 3665d377..dae17a8d 100755 --- a/inspector/virt-inspector.pl +++ b/inspector/virt-inspector.pl @@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ from L<http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/>. Richard W.M. Jones L<http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/> +Matthew Booth L<mbooth@redhat.com> + =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc. diff --git a/v2v/virt-v2v.pl b/v2v/virt-v2v.pl index 92b53293..87da66be 100755 --- a/v2v/virt-v2v.pl +++ b/v2v/virt-v2v.pl @@ -33,16 +33,79 @@ use XML::Writer; =head1 NAME -virt-v2v - Convert Xen guests to KVM +virt-v2v - Convert Xen or VMWare guests to KVM =head1 SYNOPSIS virt-v2v xen_name -o kvm_name + virt-v2v guest.ovf.zip -o kvm_name + virt-v2v guest.img [guest.img ...] =head1 DESCRIPTION +Virt-v2v converts guests from one virtualization hypervisor to +another. Currently it is limited in what it can convert. See the +table below. + + -------------------------------+---------------------------- + SOURCE | TARGET + -------------------------------+---------------------------- + Xen domain managed by | + libvirt | + | + Xen compatibility: | + - PV or FV kernel | KVM guest managed by + - with or without PV drivers | libvirt + - RHEL 3.9+, 4.8+, 5.3+ | - with virtio drivers + - Windows XP, 2003 | + | + -------------------------------+ + | + VMWare VMDK image with | + OVF metadata, exported from | + vSphere | + | + VMWare compatibility: | + - RHEL 3.9+, 4.8+, 5.3+ | + - VMWare tools | + | + -------------------------------+---------------------------- + +=head2 CONVERTING XEN DOMAINS + +For Xen domains managed by libvirt, perform the initial conversion +using: + + virt-v2v xen_name -o kvm_name + +where C<xen_name> is the libvirt Xen domain name, and C<kvm_name> is +the (new) name for the converted KVM guest. + +Then test boot the new guest in KVM: + + virsh start kvm_name + virt-viewer kvm_name + +When you have verified that this works, shut down the new KVM domain +and I<commit> the changes by doing: + + virt-v2v --commit kvm_name + +I<This command will destroy the original Xen domain>. + +Or you can I<rollback> to the original Xen domain by doing: + + virt-v2v --rollback kvm_name + +B<Very important note:> Do I<not> try to run both the original Xen +domain and the KVM domain at the same time! This will cause guest +corruption. + +=head2 CONVERTING VMWARE GUESTS + +I<This section to be written> @@ -83,9 +146,22 @@ then libvirt is not used at all. =cut +my $output; + +=item B<--output name> | B<-o name> + +Set the output guest name. + +=cut + +=back + +=cut + GetOptions ("help|?" => \$help, "version" => \$version, "connect|c=s" => \$uri, + "output|o=s" => \$output, ) or pod2usage (2); pod2usage (1) if $help; if ($version) { @@ -174,6 +250,8 @@ from L<http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/>. Richard W.M. Jones L<http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/> +Matthew Booth L<mbooth@redhat.com> + =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc. |