Re: [Xen-API] Anyway to migrate my VM from Xen xl to XCP?

[Denis Cardon <denis.cardon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Lingfeng,

> I am running a Ubuntu Server with Xen 4.1 installed. All VMs are running
> on that server with one or more virtual disks stored in qcow2 format.
> These VMs are managed by 'xl' toolstack. One VM is Windows in HVM modes
> and others are PV VMs. The qcow2 file just contains the root filesystem
> and has no partition structures.
>
> Now I installed a new server with XCP 1.6.  I have to migrate all VMs
> from old server to XCP with all data.
>
> Is there anyway to do this?
I usually go with rsync if the linux VM is not too exotic or too old 
(otherwise just go with James path).
You just prepare a linux VM on XCP with the same version/arch as the one 
you have on your old server. Then you just use rsync on the new VM to do 
the transfert, something like :
 rsync --numeric-ids --delete-after --exclude "/proc/**" --exclude 
"/sys/**" --exclude "/dev/**" --exclude "/etc/inittab" --exclude 
"/etc/fstab" --exclude "/boot/**" --exclude "/lib/modules/** " -aPz 
root@old-ip:/ /
Then you may have to clean up your old mac in the udev rules if necessary.

This method has the advantage of being able to run the rsync multiple 
times, and the final switch on the new server and the corresponding 
downtime can be minimized. Note : you'll have to turn off the running 
services before last rsync.
Cheers,

Denis

> Thanks in advanced!
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