Re: [Xen-users] moving a real system to a Xen-hosted (HVM) one - how?

[Julian Pawlowski <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Maybe this helps to get an idea about the procedure:

http://ian.blenke.com/vmware/vmdk/xen/hvm/qemu


Regards,
Julian



Am 11.03.2007 2:22 Uhr schrieb "Mark Williamson" unter
<mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>> I'd suggest a Imaging software like Symantec Ghost or similar to clone
>> the real ones and apply the image to Xen Guests / LVM disks.
> 
> You could also try playing with partimage here - similar to Ghost, curses
> interface, Free software.  I've not used this for Xenning systems but have
> previously used it for backing up configurations of physical machines over
> the network using a live CD - worked very well for us.
> 
>> I know VMWare ESX has a tool for live-migration (in sense of migration
>> physical machines to virtual ones) where it basically copies all files
>> from a physical machine to a virtual one during the machine is running.
> 
> There are some commercial companies offering this kind of service as well,
> although whether they can run "live" may very.  They may be biased towards
> the commercial XenSource (or other company's Xen-based) products rather than
> the open source flavour.
> 
> XenSource do one, Leostream may (I don't know), Platespin does (I think, or
> they will soon), Virtual Iron probably do one for their product (another
> commercial Xen-based product), etc.  Lots of choices, but I'm not sure how
> well any of them support Open Source Xen.
> 
> HTH,
> Cheers,
> Mark


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