Thanks Christopher. I thought prepare-image was just for the OS VMs. I appreciate the reply. Mark
On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Christopher Horrell via smartos-discuss < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > For step #2, you'd typically install the smartos-vmtoools, then us the > newly installed /lib/smartos/prepare-image script to delete logs, remove > passwords, etc (the purge process being alluded to). > > You can get from here smartos-vmtoools: > > https://github.com/joyent/smartos-vmtools > > For Linux VMs, the installer for the guest tools is here > src/linux/install-tools.sh > > -- > Christopher Horrell > Manager, Solutions Engineering > Joyent Inc. > http://www.joyent.com/ > > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Mark Creamer via smartos-discuss < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sorry, Robert - I replied directly rather than to the group... >> I'm trying to create the custom image as Robert suggests. However, I >> haven't been able to find better details documented. In the link above, >> this is all it says about custom KVM images: >> >> Creating a Custom KVM Image >> >> The process of creating a KVM image looks like this: >> >> 1. Create and customize a KVM instance as you wish >> 2. Purge and ready the instance >> 3. Halt the VM: *vmadm stop <UUID>* >> 4. Snapshot the disk0 ZVol: *zfs snapshot zones/<UUID>-disk0@image* >> 5. Dump & Compress the dataset: *zfs send zones/<UUID>-disk0@image | >> gzip > image_name.zvol.gz* >> >> You can now import the image locally via imgadm or transfer it to an >> image server. >> >> >> What does Item #2 mean? It might as well say "and then a miracle >> happens..." :-)) >> >> >> Anyway, nothing I've tried is working, so if someone has a step-by-step >> they can share on how to take an existing KVM and turn it into an image to >> make new KVM instances from, I'd greatly appreciate it. Or maybe just tell >> me what Purge and Ready the instance means. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Mark Creamer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to create the custom image as Robert suggests. However, I >>> haven't been able to find better details documented. In the link above, >>> this is all it says about custom KVM images: >>> >>> Creating a Custom KVM Image >>> >>> The process of creating a KVM image looks like this: >>> >>> 1. Create and customize a KVM instance as you wish >>> 2. Purge and ready the instance >>> 3. Halt the VM: *vmadm stop <UUID>* >>> 4. Snapshot the disk0 ZVol: *zfs snapshot zones/<UUID>-disk0@image* >>> 5. Dump & Compress the dataset: *zfs send zones/<UUID>-disk0@image | >>> gzip > image_name.zvol.gz* >>> >>> You can now import the image locally via imgadm or transfer it to an >>> image server. >>> >>> >>> What does Item #2 mean? It might as well say "and then a miracle >>> happens..." :-)) >>> >>> >>> Anyway, nothing I've tried is working, so if someone has a step-by-step >>> they can share on how to take an existing KVM and turn it into an image to >>> make new KVM instances from, I'd greatly appreciate it. Or maybe just tell >>> me what Purge and Ready the instance means. >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Robert Mustacchi <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 09/25/2014 06:25 AM, Mark Creamer via smartos-discuss wrote: >>>> > Hi, I have a KVM that my team wants to clone so it's easy for them to >>>> turn >>>> > it into a development instance of the original. >>>> > >>>> > I used the procedure on moving a KVM VM to another host, but of >>>> course it >>>> > still has the same UUID as the original. I have already changed other >>>> > parameters like the IP, host and alias names, etc. I wanted to check >>>> first >>>> > to see what the right way to assign it a new UUID so it's different >>>> from >>>> > the original, keeping in mind that the zfs file system is also named >>>> the >>>> > same as the original. >>>> >>>> Generally the process that folks go down here is to transform this into >>>> an image. For more information, start here: >>>> http://wiki.smartos.org/display/DOC/Managing+Images and if you have >>>> additional questions, I'm sure that the folks on the list can help, >>>> plenty have made custom images before. >>>> >>>> Robert >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mark >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark >> *smartos-discuss* | Archives >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/22413671-611b2189> | >> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > *smartos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/23055384-4ad60763> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Mark ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
