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hypervisor:fromesxi [2012/09/04 16:28]
giancarlo
hypervisor:fromesxi [2012/09/05 10:58]
giancarlo
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 For *nix OS is more simple than Windows. This example is for linux (Ubuntu) OS. For *nix OS is more simple than Windows. This example is for linux (Ubuntu) OS.
  
-Prepare storage for copy esxi vm virtual flat disk.+Remove vmware-tools from guest OS. 
 + 
 +<WRAP prewrap center> 
 +<code> 
 +#vmware-unistall-tools.pl 
 +</code> 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 +Create virtual machine flat disk backup on esxi hypervisor. 
 +E.g. by ghettoVCB script:   
 + 
 +<WRAP prewrap center> 
 +<code> 
 +#ghettoVCB.sh -f vmltemp -c vmspec 
 +</code> 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 +where vmltemp 
 + 
 +<WRAP prewrap center> 
 +<code> 
 +Aserver 
 +</code> 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 +and vmspec/Aserver 
 + 
 +<WRAP prewrap center> 
 +<code> 
 +VM_BACKUP_VOLUME=/vmfs/volumes/Backup 
 +DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT=zeroedthick 
 +VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT=1 
 +POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP=0 
 +ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF=0 
 +ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN=4 
 +POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT=5 
 +SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT=15 
 +ENABLE_COMPRESSION=0 
 +ADAPTER_FORMAT=lsilogic 
 +VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY=0 
 +VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE=1 
 +VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP=all 
 +EMAIL_LOG=0 
 +</code> 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 +Prepare KVM storage for copy virtual flat disk.
  
 <WRAP prewrap center> <WRAP prewrap center>
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 #lvcreate -L 8589934592B -n aserver iscsi2 #lvcreate -L 8589934592B -n aserver iscsi2
-#dd if=Aserver_1-flat.vmdk of=/dev/iscsi2/aserver+#dd if=Aserver_1-flat.vmdk | pv -s 8G | dd of=/dev/iscsi2/aserver
 </code> </code>
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
 
 
hypervisor/fromesxi.txt · Last modified: 2012/09/27 15:50 by giancarlo

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