Virt-p2v-make-disk (1) Linux Manual Page

NAME

virt-p2v-make-disk – Build the virt-p2v disk using virt-builder

SYNOPSIS

 virt-p2v-make-disk -o /dev/sdX [os-version]

DESCRIPTION

virt-p2v(1) converts a physical machine to run virtualized on KVM, managed by libvirt, OpenStack, oVirt, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation (RHEV), or one of the other targets supported by virt-v2v(1).

virt-p2v-make-disk is a script which creates a bootable disk image or USB key containing virt-p2v. It uses virt-builder(1) to do this, and is just a small shell script around virt-builder.

The required -o parameter specifies where the output should go, for example to a USB key (eg. "-o /dev/sdX") or to a file. If you pass a device name, then the existing contents of the device will be erased.

os-version parameter

The optional "os-version" parameter is the base Linux distro to use for the operating system on the ISO. If you don’t set this parameter, the script tries to choose a suitable default for you. Most users should not use the "os-version" parameter.

The base OS selected for virt-p2v is not related in any way to the OS of the physical machine that you are trying to convert.

To list possible "os-version" combinations, do:

 virt-builder -l

EXAMPLES

Write a virt-p2v bootable USB key on /dev/sdX (any existing content on /dev/sdX is erased):

 virt-p2v-make-disk -o /dev/sdX

Write a virt-p2v bootable virtual disk image, and boot it under qemu:

 virt-p2v-make-disk -o /var/tmp/p2v.img
 qemu-kvm -m 1024 -boot c \
   -drive file=/var/tmp/p2v.img,if=virtio,index=0 \
   -drive file=/var/tmp/guest.img,if=virtio,index=1

where /var/tmp/guest.img would be the disk image of some guest that you want to convert (for testing only).

ADDING EXTRA PACKAGES

You can install extra packages using the –install option. This can be useful for making a more fully-featured virt-p2v disk with extra tools for debugging and troubleshooting. Give a list of packages, separated by commas. For example:

 virt-p2v-make-disk -o /var/tmp/p2v.img --install tcpdump,traceroute

ADDING AN SSH IDENTITY

You can inject an SSH identity (private key) file to the image using the –inject-ssh-identity option.

First create a key pair. It must have an empty passphrase:

 ssh-keygen -t rsa -N '' -f id_rsa

This creates a private key ("id_rsa") and a public key ("id_rsa.pub") pair. The public key should be appended to the "authorized_keys" file on the virt-v2v conversion server (usually to "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys").

The private key should be injected into the disk image and then discarded:

 virt-p2v-make-disk [...] --inject-ssh-identity id_rsa
 rm id_rsa

When booting virt-p2v, specify the URL of the injected file like this:


 │         User name: [root_____________________________] │
 │                                                        │
 │          Password: [    <leave this field blank>     ] │
 │                                                        │
 │  SSH Identity URL: [file:///var/tmp/id_rsa___________] │

or if using the kernel command line, add:

 p2v.identity=file:///var/tmp/id_rsa

For more information, see “SSH IDENTITIES” in virt-p2v(1).

OPTIONS

–help: Display help.
–inject-ssh-identity id_rsa: Add an SSH identity (private key) file into the image. See “ADDING AN SSH IDENTITY” above.
–install pkg,pkg,…: Add extra packages to the image. See “ADDING EXTRA PACKAGES” above.
–no-warn-if-partition: Normally you should not write to a partition on a USB drive (ie. don’t use "-o /dev/sdX1", use "-o /dev/sdX" to make a bootable USB drive). If you do this, virt-builder prints a warning. This option suppresses that warning.
-o OUTPUT
–output OUTPUT: Write output to "OUTPUT", which can be a local file or block device. The existing contents of the device will be erased.
-v
–verbose: Enable verbose output. Use this if you need to debug problems with the script or if you are filing a bug.
-V
–version: Display version number and exit.

FILES

$libexecdir/virt-p2v

The virt-p2v(1) binary which is copied into the bootable disk image.

The location of the binary can be changed by setting the "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR" environment variable.

$datadir/virt-p2v/issue

$datadir/virt-p2v/launch-virt-p2v.in

$datadir/virt-p2v/p2v.service

Various data files that are copied into the bootable disk image.

The location of these files can be changed by setting the "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR" environment variable.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

"VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR": The directory where virt-p2v-make-disk looks for data files (see “FILES” above). If not set, a compiled-in location is used.

AUTHORS

Richard W.M. Jones http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/

COPYRIGHT

LICENSE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

BUGS

To get a list of bugs against libguestfs, use this link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

To report a new bug against libguestfs, use this link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

When reporting a bug, please supply:

•: The version of libguestfs.
•: Where you got libguestfs (eg. which Linux distro, compiled from source, etc)
•: Describe the bug accurately and give a way to reproduce it.
•: Run libguestfs-test-tool(1) and paste the complete, unedited output into the bug report.

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