RE: best way to create a snapshot of a running vm ?

Stefan wrote: > > Hi Bernd, > qemu-img cannot be used on the disk image when the VM is running. > Please use virsh, it communicates with the running QEMU process and > ensures that the snapshot is crash-consistent. > Hi Stefan, thanks for your answer. i read that virsh uses internally

best way to create a snapshot of a running vm ?

Hi, what is the best way to create a snapshot of a running vm ? qemu-img or virsh ? I#d like to create a snapshot which is copied afterwards by other means, e.g. by a network based backup software. Bernd -- Bernd Lentes Systemadministration institute of developmental genetics Gebäude

guests not shutting down when host shuts down

Hi, i have a SLES 11 SP2 64bit host with three guests: - Windows XP 32 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit - SLES 11 SP2 64bit The SLES guest shuts down with the host shutdown. The others not. When i shutdown these two guests with the virt-manager, they shutdown fine. ACPI is activated in virt-manager for

RE: problems with windows xp 32 bit guest - mouse and network - SOLVED

Bernd wrote: Bernd wrote: Hi, i'm new to kvm. I managed to migrate a vm from VMWare Server 1.09 to kvm. I'm running kvm 0.15.1-0.23.1 on a SLES 11 SP2 64bit host. The vm is booting properly. But i can't configure a tablet, what is recommended for having a smooth mouse pointer.

RE: problems with windows xp 32 bit guest - mouse and network

Bernd wrote: Hi, i'm new to kvm. I managed to migrate a vm from VMWare Server 1.09 to kvm. I'm running kvm 0.15.1-0.23.1 on a SLES 11 SP2 64bit host. The vm is booting properly. But i can't configure a tablet, what is recommended for having a smooth mouse pointer. The tablet is included

problems with windows xp 32 bit guest - mouse and network

Hi, i'm new to kvm. I managed to migrate a vm from VMWare Server 1.09 to kvm. I'm running kvm 0.15.1-0.23.1 on a SLES 11 SP2 64bit host. The vm is booting properly. But i can't configure a tablet, what is recommended for having a smooth mouse pointer. The tablet is included in the virt-manager

RE: problems with windows xp 32 bit guest - mouse and network

Bernd wrote: Hi, i'm new to kvm. I managed to migrate a vm from VMWare Server 1.09 to kvm. I'm running kvm 0.15.1-0.23.1 on a SLES 11 SP2 64bit host. The vm is booting properly. But i can't configure a tablet, what is recommended for having a smooth mouse pointer. The tablet is included

RE: messed up with xml-files and configuration of a VM - SOLVED

-Original Message- From: kvm-ow...@vger.kernel.org [mailto:kvm-ow...@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Lentes, Bernd Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:14 PM To: KVM-ML (kvm@vger.kernel.org) Subject: messed up with xml-files and configuration of a VM Hi, first, i'm new to kvm. I'm

messed up with xml-files and configuration of a VM

Hi, first, i'm new to kvm. I'm running KVM on a sles 11 sp2, kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default. My guest is an Ubuntu 12.0.4 LTS 64bit. The guest has attached a CDROM, using an iso-file from a CIFS-Share. I detached it with the virtual machine manager (0.9.0). I don't see the cd-rom anymore in the

resize raw images

Hi, i'm not very experienced in KVM. I installed two VM's in a raw image. I'm impressed of the speed of the vm's, that's nice :-). I have a lot of vm's running on VMWare Server 1.09, which is very old. I'd like to migrate them to KVM. I'd like to migrate them to raw images, because i'm able to

problems using virt-manager

Hi, i try to run virt-manager on a SLES 11 SP1 box. I'm using kernel 2.6.32.12 and virt-manager 0.9.4-106.1.x86_64 . The system is a 64bit box. Here is the output: = pc56846:/media/idg2/SysAdmin_AG_Wurst/software_und_treiber/virt_manager/sles_11_sp1 # virt-manager [1]

RE: Error: Not supported image type twoGbMaxExtentFlat. - problems using virt-convert - SOLVED

Brian wrote: On Tuesday, September 04, 2012 11:26:49 AM Lentes, Bernd wrote: Hi, i want to convert a sles 11 sp2 64bit system (running on VMWare Server 1.09) to libvirt format. Host OS is SLES 11 SP2 64bit. I tried virt-convert --os-variant=sles11 sles_11_vmx/ sles_11_kvm

Error: Not supported image type twoGbMaxExtentFlat. - problems using virt-convert

Hi, i want to convert a sles 11 sp2 64bit system (running on VMWare Server 1.09) to libvirt format. Host OS is SLES 11 SP2 64bit. I tried virt-convert --os-variant=sles11 sles_11_vmx/ sles_11_kvm/ . This is what i got: Generating output in 'virt-image' format to sles_11_kvm// Converting disk

KVM on kernel 2.6.16

Hi, i have several servers with SLES 10 SP4 and want to run kvm on them. SLES 10 has kernel 2.6.16. Is that possible ? Thanks for any answer. Bernd -- Bernd Lentes Systemadministration Institut für Entwicklungsgenetik HelmholtzZentrum münchen bernd.len...@helmholtz-muenchen.de phone: +49 89

VM installing into filesystem or plain partition ?

Hi, i want to use KVM for running several virtual machines. Some i like to migrate from VMWare, others i want to create new. I red that installing VM's into plain partitions (without a filesystem) is faster than installing them into a partition with FS. Is that true ? How big is the difference

Install a VM into a file or a LV ?

Hi, I'm new to this list and i hope this is the right list for my question. I like to create several VM's using KVM on a SLES 11 SP1 host. What is better/faster ? Install the VM into a file or a logical Volume ? If i chosse to install it into a LV: does the LV needs a Filesystem, and does it

RE: Install a VM into a file or a LV ?

Avi Kivity wrote: On 01/05/2011 02:27 PM, Lentes, Bernd wrote: Hi, I'm new to this list and i hope this is the right list for my question. I like to create several VM's using KVM on a SLES 11 SP1 host. What is better/faster ? Logical volumes are faster. Install the VM into a file