On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 04:48:07PM +0100, Joep Gommers wrote: > If the skeleton method in still to heavy for you to start off with try > download prebuild virtualmachine guests: > After you installed a (rpm: > http://www.virtualinfrastructure.nl/downloads/kernel-2.6.11-1.35_FC3.vs2.0.0.0.rc4.i686.rpm) > kernel just unpak it > bash# wget > http://www.virtualinfrastructure.nl/downloads/precompiled/virtualinfrastructure-11012006-fc3-minimal.tgz > bash# tar xvzf virtualinfrastructure-11012006-fc3-minimal.tgz > bash# mkdir /etc/vservers > bash# mv fc3_minimal /etc/vservers > > en start the thing: > bash# vserver fc3_minimal start > > bash# vserver fc3_minimal enter > > be aware: This is a fedora core 3 guest and fedora code 3 kernel. For other > versions check the vserver website.
well, good idea, but how would that help him with virtualizing an existing machine? TIA, Herbert > Cheers, > J- > > On 1/25/06, Herbert Poetzl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 03:12:46AM +0200, Ehab Heikal wrote: > > > I need to setup a development or staging server of an existing running > > > server. Is there a tool to do so? > > > > just create a new skeleton guest with the -m skeleton > > build method, which resembles the physical system > > regarding networking and naming, the copy over the > > entire contents of the physical machine, excluding > > the /dev and /proc directory to the skeleton dir > > (cp -a, dump/restore, tar, rsync, ...) > > > > starting and stopping the guest should work after > > that, but you might want to clean up scripts later > > to avoid a bunch of failures when the new guest > > tries to mess with the hardware ... > > > > HTH, > > Herbert > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Vserver mailing list > > > Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org > > > http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver > > _______________________________________________ > > Vserver mailing list > > Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org > > http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver > > > _______________________________________________ > Vserver mailing list > Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org > http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver _______________________________________________ Vserver mailing list Vserver@list.linux-vserver.org http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver