Cloning VE - Revision history

37.228.241.240 at 10:18, 9 July 2016

2016-07-09T10:18:08Z

2016-06-29T18:43:48Z

Added more instructions.

2010-04-15T07:27:28Z

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2010-02-10T09:20:32Z

Undo revision 8190 by 62.57.128.8 (Talk)

2010-02-10T09:19:40Z

2010-01-22T16:00:02Z

2010-01-22T00:26:23Z

2007-04-18T03:38:39Z

Change copy to use tar - keeps permissions intact, add change ip address

2006-11-21T06:23:17Z

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2006-11-21T06:21:20Z

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 If you need to create an exact copy of an existing VE, these are the steps to make.
- # OLDVE=222 NEWVE=333 # Just an example
+<source lang="bash">
- # vzctl stop $OLDVE
+OLDVE=222 NEWVE=333 # Just an example
- # mkdir /vz/root/$NEWVE
+vzctl stop $OLDVE
- # cp /etc/vz/conf/$OLDVE.conf /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf
+mkdir /vz/root/$NEWVE
- # mkdir /vz/private/$NEWVE
+cp /etc/vz/conf/$OLDVE.conf /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf
- # pushd /vz/private/$OLDVE; tar c --numeric-owner * | tar x --numeric-owner -C /vz/private/$NEWVE; popd
+mkdir /vz/private/$NEWVE
- # nano /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf # Change the all CTIDs from the old CT to the cloned one. And change the IP.
+pushd /vz/private/$OLDVE; tar c --numeric-owner * | tar x --numeric-owner -C /vz/private/$NEWVE; popd
- # vzctl start $NEWVE; vzctl start $OLDVE
+nano /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf # Change the all CTIDs from the old CT to the cloned one. And change the IP.
 In case you are making bridge don't forget, before start the VEs, to change host_ifname=veth$OLDVE by  host_ifname=veth$NEWVE in the /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf file

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   # mkdir /vz/private/$NEWVE
   # pushd /vz/private/$OLDVE; tar c --numeric-owner * | tar x --numeric-owner -C /vz/private/$NEWVE; popd
-  # vi /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf # Change the IP_ADDRESS
+  # nano /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf # Change the all CTIDs from the old CT to the cloned one. And change the IP.
   # vzctl start $NEWVE; vzctl start $OLDVE

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 The relevant services, particularly when the mySQLd encounters timeout errors, follow the following thread:
 * http://forum.openvz.org/index.php?t=tree&goto=8481&#msg_8481
 [[Category:HOWTO]]

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   # OLDVE=222 NEWVE=333 # Just an example
   # vzctl stop $OLDVE
-  # mkdir /vz/root/$NEWVE                                  # on debian, configuration is under /etc/vz/
+  # mkdir /vz/root/$NEWVE
-  # cp /etc/vz/conf/$OLDVE.conf /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf   # on debian, configuration is under /etc/vz/
+  # cp /etc/vz/conf/$OLDVE.conf /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf
   # mkdir /vz/private/$NEWVE
   # pushd /vz/private/$OLDVE; tar c --numeric-owner * | tar x --numeric-owner -C /vz/private/$NEWVE; popd

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
   # OLDVE=222 NEWVE=333 # Just an example
   # vzctl stop $OLDVE
-  # mkdir /vz/root/$NEWVE
+  # mkdir /vz/root/$NEWVE                                  # on debian, configuration is under /etc/vz/
-  # cp /etc/vz/conf/$OLDVE.conf /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf
+  # cp /etc/vz/conf/$OLDVE.conf /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf   # on debian, configuration is under /etc/vz/
   # mkdir /vz/private/$NEWVE
   # pushd /vz/private/$OLDVE; tar c --numeric-owner * | tar x --numeric-owner -C /vz/private/$NEWVE; popd

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   # vzctl start $NEWVE; vzctl start $OLDVE
-In case you are making bridge don't forget to change host_ifname=veth$OLDVE by  host_ifname=veth$NEWVE in the /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf file
+In case you are making bridge don't forget, before start the VEs, to change host_ifname=veth$OLDVE by  host_ifname=veth$NEWVE in the /etc/vz/conf/$NEWVE.conf file
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