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--- hypervisor:fromesxiws [2012/09/27 15:56]
giancarlo
+++ hypervisor:fromesxiws [2012/09/27 16:18]
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 UNDER REVISION !
-In windows on esxi:
+**In windows on esxi:**
   * Remove vmware-tools from guest OS (by Control Panel) and reboot
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-<code>
+<code text mergeide.reg>
 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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-Create virtual machine flat disk backup on esxi hypervisor.
+  * shutdown windows os guest
-E.g. by ghettoVCB script:
+  * Create virtual machine flat disk backup on esxi hypervisor. E.g. by ghettoVCB script.
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+**On KVM server**
-<code>
-#ghettoVCB.sh -f vmltemp -c vmspec
-</code>
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-where vmltemp
+  * Copy virtual flat disk from esxi to local disk.
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-<code>
-Aserver
-</code>
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-and vmspec/Aserver
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-<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>
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-Prepare KVM storage for copy virtual flat disk.
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-<code>
-# lvcreate -L 20G -n vmware kvm2
-# mkdir /vmware
-# mkfs.ext4 /dev/kvm2/vmware
-# mount /dev/kvm2/vmware /vmware
-</code>
-</WRAP>
-Copy virtual flat disk to local disk.
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 <code>
 # cd /vmware/
-# mkdir Aserver
+# mkdir Wserver
-# cd Aserver/
+# cd Wserver/
-# scp root@EsxiHypervisor.my.org:/vmfs/volumes/Backup/Aserver/Aserver-2012-09-02_12-00-01/Aserver_1-flat.vmdk ./
+# scp root@EsxiHypervisor.my.org:/vmfs/volumes/Backup/Wserver/Wserver-2012-09-02_12-00-01/Wserver-flat.vmdk ./
 </code>
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-To verify it is a flat disk:
+  * Verify it is a flat disk:
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 <code>
-#file Aserver_1-flat.vmdk
+#file Wserver-flat.vmdk
-/vmware/Aserver/Aserver_1-flat.vmdk: x86 boot sector; GRand Unified Bootloader, stage1 version 0x3, stage2 address 0x2000, stage2 segment 0x200; partition 1: ID=0x83, active, starthead 1, startsector 63, 15952482 sectors; partition 2: ID=0x5, starthead 0, startsector 15952545, 819315 sectors, code offset 0x48
+/vmware/Wserver/Wserver-flat.vmdk: x86 boot sector...
 </code>
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-**For virtual machine file based:**
+  * Create virtual disk (LVM based)
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 <code>
-#qemu-img convert Aserver_1-flat.vmdk -O qcow2 Aserver_1-flat.qcow2
+#ls -l Wserver-flat.vmdk
-</code>
-</WRAP>
-**For virtual machine LVM based:**
+-rw------- 1 root root 8589934592 Sep  3 13:49 /vmware/Wserver/Wserver-flat.vmdk
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+#lvcreate -L 8589934592B -n wserver iscsi2
-<code>
+#dd if=Wserver-flat.vmdk | pv -s 8G | dd of=/dev/iscsi2/wserver
-#ls -l Aserver_1-flat.vmdk
--rw------- 1 root root 8589934592 Sep  3 13:49 /vmware/Aserver/Aserver_1-flat.vmdk
-#lvcreate -L 8589934592B -n aserver iscsi2
-#dd if=Aserver_1-flat.vmdk | pv -s 8G | dd of=/dev/iscsi2/aserver
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-Define new virtual machine using this virtual disk (qcow2 or LVM)
+  * Define new virtual machine using this virtual disk as IDE, a dummy disk as VirtIO, a CD ISO from [[http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Download_Drivers|KVM project wiki downloads]] and network card as VirtIO.
+  * Start virtual machine
+  * Install requested drivers from CD
+  * Shutdown
+  * Change main virtual disk to VirtIO and remove dummy disk
+  * Start virtual machine
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-<code>
-#virsh dumpxml aserver
-</code>
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-<code xml>
-<domain type='kvm'>
-  <name>aserver</name>
-  <uuid>e0261d4a-ac1e-0dba-1aec-8b945102b1cf</uuid>
-  <memory>524288</memory>
-  <currentMemory>524288</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-1.0'>hvm</type>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-  </os>
-  <features>
-    <acpi/>
-    <apic/>
-    <pae/>
-  </features>
-  <clock offset='utc'/>
-  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
-  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
-  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
-  <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/iscsi2/aserver'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
-    </controller>
-    <interface type='bridge'>
-      <mac address='12:14:10:1b:11:16'/>
-      <source bridge='br2'/>
-      <model type='virtio'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
-    </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes'/>
-    <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </video>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
-    </memballoon>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
-</code>
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