> Dietmar, it looks like a backup file is not the same as a template file for a > CT - > is that not correct? For example, the backup file contains config and > literally > everything from the CT root. A template is not the same, it does not contain > config
>why not? Well where does the proxmox config come from in a vzdump? I assume it has to be in there somewhere? Looking further into it, other items need removing too which could be added to an excludes list in the tar command. > and I suspect that other things may need removing too - such as > networks, /tmp, etc. I need some more information on what the exact > differences are and we may need to consider the CT OS distribution type. In > addition, it lands in the cache dir of the storage device so that no manual > intervention is required. >Sure. But there is currently no real standard which defines what a template >should contain or not. So automatic creation is out of scope unless there is a >well-defined standard. >For now, we use DAB to create templates. DAB does not meet my needs - I spend a lot of time installing software which is not in a repo and has to be manually installed. So are you saying that because there is nothing written down on OpenVZ, Proxmox will not support this feature? I basically want to create a template from an existing CT. _______________________________________________ pve-devel mailing list [email protected] http://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-devel
