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virt-p2v-make-disk(1)

NAME

   virt-p2v-make-disk - Build the virt-p2v disk using virt-builder

SYNOPSIS

    virt-p2v-make-disk -o /dev/sdX os-version

DESCRIPTION

   virt-p2v(1) converts a physical machine to run virtualized on KVM,
   managed by libvirt, OpenStack, oVirt, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation
   (RHEV), or one of the other targets supported by virt-v2v(1).

   virt-p2v-make-disk is a script which creates a bootable disk image or
   USB key containing virt-p2v.  It uses virt-builder(1) to do this, and
   is just a small shell script around virt-builder.

   virt-p2v-make-disk has two required parameters:

   The -o parameter specifies where the output should go, for example to a
   USB key (eg. "-o /dev/sdX") or to a file.  If you pass a device name,
   then the existing contents of the device will be erased.

   The "os-version" parameter is the base Linux distro to use for the
   operating system on the ISO.  To list possible "os-version"
   combinations, do:

    virt-builder -l

   EXAMPLES
   Write a virt-p2v bootable USB key on /dev/sdX (any existing content is
   erased), using Fedora 20 as the base distribution:

    virt-p2v-make-disk -o /dev/sdX fedora-20

   Write a virt-p2v bootable virtual disk image, and boot it under qemu:

    virt-p2v-make-disk -o /var/tmp/p2v.img fedora-20
    qemu-kvm -m 1024 -boot c \
      -drive file=/var/tmp/p2v.img,if=virtio,index=0 \
      -drive file=/var/tmp/guest.img,if=virtio,index=1

   where /var/tmp/guest.img would be the disk image of some guest that you
   want to convert (for testing only).

ADDING AN SSH IDENTITY

   You can inject an SSH identity (private key) file to the image using
   the --inject-ssh-identity option.

   First create a key pair.  It must have an empty passphrase:

    ssh-keygen -t rsa -N '' -f id_rsa

   This creates a private key ("id_rsa") and a public key ("id_rsa.pub")
   pair.  The public key should be appended to the "authorized_keys" file
   on the virt-v2v conversion server (usually to
   "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys").

   The private key should be injected into the disk image and then
   discarded:

    virt-p2v-make-disk [...] --inject-ssh-identity id_rsa
    rm id_rsa

   When booting virt-p2v, specify the URL of the injected file like this:

             User name: [root_____________________________] 
                                                            
              Password: [    <leave this field blank>     ] 
                                                            
      SSH Identity URL: [file:///var/tmp/id_rsa___________] 

   or if using the kernel command line, add:

    p2v.identity=file:///var/tmp/id_rsa

   For more information, see "SSH IDENTITIES" in virt-p2v(1).

OPTIONS

   --help
       Display help.

   --inject-ssh-identity id_rsa
       Add an SSH identity (private key) file into the image.  See "ADDING
       AN SSH IDENTITY" above.

   -o OUTPUT
   --output OUTPUT
       Write output to "OUTPUT", which can be a local file or block
       device.  The existing contents of the device will be erased.

   -V
   --version
       Display version number and exit.

FILES

   $libexecdir/virt-p2v
       The virt-p2v(1) binary which is copied into the bootable disk
       image.

       The location of the binary can be changed by setting the
       "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR" environment variable.

   $datadir/virt-p2v/issue
   $datadir/virt-p2v/launch-virt-p2v.in
   $datadir/virt-p2v/p2v.service
       Various data files that are copied into the bootable disk image.

       The location of these files can be changed by setting the
       "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR" environment variable.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

   "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR"
       The directory where virt-p2v-make-disk looks for data files (see
       "FILES" above).  If not set, a compiled-in location is used.

AUTHORS

   Richard W.M. Jones http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Red Hat Inc.

LICENSE

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
   Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
   option) any later version.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
   General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
   with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

BUGS

   To get a list of bugs against libguestfs, use this link:
   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

   To report a new bug against libguestfs, use this link:
   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools

   When reporting a bug, please supply:

   *   The version of libguestfs.

   *   Where you got libguestfs (eg. which Linux distro, compiled from
       source, etc)

   *   Describe the bug accurately and give a way to reproduce it.

   *   Run libguestfs-test-tool(1) and paste the complete, unedited output
       into the bug report.

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