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<code>virt-clone</code> command is included in <code>[[virtinst]]</code> package in [[Ubuntu]].
  
<code>virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE --auto-clone</code>
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https://linux.die.net/man/1/virt-clone
  
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== Clonning ==
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:0) Stop origin virtual machine: <code>[[virsh shutdown]] OLD_MACHINE</code>
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:1) <code>virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE [[--auto-clone]]</code>
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:2) Rename <code>[[qcow2]]</code> files and edit xml file our use <code>[[virsh edit]]</code>
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:3) <code>[[virsh start]] NEW_MACHINE</code>
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:4) Connect to new server and: <code>[[hostnamectl set-hostname]] NEW_SERVER_NAME</code>
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:5) Modify <code>/etc/cloud/[[cloud.cfg]]</code> and change: <code>preserve_hostname=true</code>
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:6) Modify [[IP]]: <code>[[/etc/]][[netplan]]/[[50-cloud-init.yaml]]</code>
  
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  virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE --auto-clone
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  Allocation 'XXXXX-clone.[[qcow2]]    24% ....
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== Errors ==
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virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE --auto-clone
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ERROR    Disk /path/to/file.qcow2 is already in use by other guests ['OTHER_MACHINE']. (Use --check path_in_use=off or --check all=off to override)
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Solution:
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[[virsh undefine]] OTHER_MACHINE
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virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE --auto-clone
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ERROR    Either --auto-clone or --file is required, use '--auto-clone or --file' and try again
  
 
== Related commands ==
 
== Related commands ==
* <code>[[virt-sysprep]]</code>
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* <code>[[virt-sysprep]]</code> (<code>[[libguestfs-tools]]</code> package)
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* <code>[[virsh edit]]</code>
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* <code>/etc/libvirt/[[qemu]]</code>
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* <code>[[qemu-img convert]]</code>
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* <code>[[virt-install]]</code>, <code>[[virt-resize]]</code>
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* <code>[[virt-manager]]</code>
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* <code>[[virsh vol-clone]]</code>
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* <code>[[virsh domrename]]</code>
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== Activities ==
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* Clone a virtual machine using https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-clone-existing-kvm-virtual-machine-images-on-linux/ as reference
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* {{virtinst}}
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* {{QEMU}}
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* {{libvirtd}}
 
* {{KVM}}
 
* {{KVM}}
  
  
 
[[Category:KVM]]
 
[[Category:KVM]]

Latest revision as of 07:37, 26 August 2020

virt-clone command is included in virtinst package in Ubuntu.

https://linux.die.net/man/1/virt-clone

Clonning[edit]

0) Stop origin virtual machine: virsh shutdown OLD_MACHINE
1) virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE --auto-clone
2) Rename qcow2 files and edit xml file our use virsh edit
3) virsh start NEW_MACHINE
4) Connect to new server and: hostnamectl set-hostname NEW_SERVER_NAME
5) Modify /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg and change: preserve_hostname=true
6) Modify IP: /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml


 virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE --auto-clone
 Allocation 'XXXXX-clone.qcow2     24% ....

Errors[edit]

virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE --auto-clone
ERROR    Disk /path/to/file.qcow2 is already in use by other guests ['OTHER_MACHINE']. (Use --check path_in_use=off or --check all=off to override)
Solution:
virsh undefine OTHER_MACHINE
virt-clone --original ORIGIN_MACHINE --name NEW_MACHINE --auto-clone
ERROR    Either --auto-clone or --file is required, use '--auto-clone or --file' and try again

Related commands[edit]

Activities[edit]


See also[edit]

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