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Re: [Xen-users] Migrating real OS into virtual system (newbie)

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From:	"Christopher G. Stach II" <cgs@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:01:15 -0600
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siaco@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Is it possible (with quite good experience in Linux) to migrate a whole real 
> system (with 'xenified' kernel) into virtual one i Xen (running on processor 
> without virtualization extensions)? Sorry for asking, but digging through 
> docs I'm not sure about it.
> 
> TIA
> 
> R.

Yes.  Just copy the original installation into a file image, LV, or
something else that the dom0 can see, write a config, and start it up.
You may have to move /lib/tls by hand, but that's about it.

-- 
Christopher G. Stach II

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