From 1fe5f6b9f625f05e9bb04f099af31dc2def10b23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pengzhen Cao Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:10:35 +0100 Subject: Describe enhancements to virt-clone. --- virttools.txt | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/virttools.txt b/virttools.txt index 46336a6..633602b 100644 --- a/virttools.txt +++ b/virttools.txt @@ -38,8 +38,17 @@ Current plans * Look into return codes of command line programs. Status: jclift to write something about this -* virt-clone requests - Status: pcao to write a summary of what needs doing +* virt-clone: + 1. clone raw images with better efficiency than dd. As raw image are large + and sparse files, using dd is not a good idea. We should use some better + algorithm to deal with sparse files, bypass the blank/zero blocks. + 2. clone between different image formats. e.g clone raw to qcow/qcow2 and + vice versus. + 3. after clone, change host name, mac addr, uuid... Function as the + example in the article for Linux Pro Magazine. This requires + changing things both inside the filesystem and outside in the + libvirt configuration. + Status: no one working on this yet. * Fix virsh (it is a second-class citizen to the main libvirt UI right now, it should not be). -- cgit