Re: [Xen-users] Duplicating disk files

["Glenn W. Bach" <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm.... I did change the name, though I now notice that they had the same uuid. 
Did you
change that as well? Is that just a random hex value?

Thanks!

Glenn

Steve Kemp wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 09:12:39AM -0700, Glenn W. Bach wrote:
> 
>> Why I try to do the same with Xen, I get an error when I try to
>> boot the new VM. Some error expecting an integer. 
>> Then `xm list` shows the original VM loaded twice, when in fact the
>> original is running and and second one which was a copy of
>> the first failed to run. I am copying the file when the original is shutdown.
>>
>> Is there any way to duplicate a working disk image file?
> 
>   It works for me under Debian.  I'd suggest the most probably cause
>  is that you've not updated the Xen configuration file.
> 
>   To duplicate a Xen guest you need to:
> 
>     1.  Duplicate the disk image, and make appropriate networking
>        changes (as you suggest).
> 
>     2.  Duplicate the /etc/xen/${name}.cfg file.
> 
>   I wonder if you didn't update the configuration file for the copy?
>  Specifically you'll want to give it a new "name = " entry.
> 
> Steve

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