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I first had a look at the [http://openvz.org] site, but concluded that running a recent Ubuntu server is not a "default route".\\
Since my hardware also
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vbox clonehd ?
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vbox modifyhd resize ?...
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vrde stuff with extension packs....
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VBoxHeadless...
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2 is minimal required...
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stats , NATing, live migration ?
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!! Backing up the VM
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! Backing up the VM
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And we should also change the vrdeport to prevent conflicts with the other VM :
!! Resizing HD
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%%(background-color : #d3ee03 )VBoxManage modifyvm Ubuntu2 --vrdeport=2338 %%
Listing what's on the file system shows :
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metskem@gneisenau ~ $ find /home/metskem/VirtualBox\ VMs/
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Ubuntu2.vbox
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Ubuntu2.vbox-prev
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Ubuntu2Disk.vdi
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Logs
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Logs/VBox.log.2
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Logs/VBox.log
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Logs/VBox.log.1
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Snapshots
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Snapshots/{f2164651-5e1f-41a1-91e4-b29a6ca48786}.vdi
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Snapshots/{07ea6270-23e6-450a-8c7a-2f00821967fb}.vdi
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Snapshots/2012-01-02T17-59-06-647401000Z.sav
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu3
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu3.vbox
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu2Disk.vdi
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu3/Logs
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu3/Logs/VBox.log
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu3/Snapshots
/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3/Ubuntu3/Snapshots/2012-01-02T17-59-06-647401000Z.sav
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So, it's not a good idea to name the vdi after the VM it is attached to.
Also, you may see that the network of the cloned VM is not coming up , in that case you have to "rename" the NIC by editing /etc/network/interfaces (etho ==> eth1)
! Resizing HD
The {{modifyhd}} subcommand allows you to resize a harddisk :\\
%%(background-color : #d3ee03 )VBoxManage modifyhd f1533722-250b-4bdc-8736-964bc6cbcfd7 --compact --resize 10000 %%
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metskem@gneisenau ~ $ VBoxManage modifyhd f1533722-250b-4bdc-8736-964bc6cbcfd7 --compact --resize 10000
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
}}}
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After starting the VM and logging in, you can see the size of the disk has increased:\\
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{{{
root@ubuntu:~# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 15.7 GB, 15728640000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1912 cylinders, total 30720000 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0008fd7a
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 248832 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 501758 10237951 4868097 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 501760 10237951 4868096 8e Linux LVM
........
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Teleporting (Live Migration) cannot be used since this requires shared storage (which I don't have).
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VBoxManage createvm --name Ubuntu2 --ostype Linux --register
VBoxManage showvminfo Ubuntu2
VBoxManage unregistervm Ubuntu2 --delete
VBoxManage modifyvm Ubuntu2 --memory=256 --hwvirtex=off --hwvirtexexcl=off --vtxvpid=off --boot1=dvd --boot2=disk --boot3=none --nic1=bridged --bridgeadapter1=wlan0 --nicpromisc1=allow-all --vrde=on --vrdeport=13389
VBoxManage storagectl Ubuntu2 --name='IDE Controller' --add=ide --controller=PIIX4 --bootable=on
VBoxManage storagectl Ubuntu2 --name='SATA Controller' --add=sata --controller=IntelAhci --bootable=on
VBoxManage storageattach Ubuntu2 --storagectl='IDE Controller' --port=1 --device=1 --type=dvddrive --medium=/home/metskem/iso/ubuntu-11.10-server-i386.iso
VBoxManage list dvds
VBoxManage createhd --filename '/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Ubuntu2Disk.vdi' --size=5000
VBoxManage storageattach Ubuntu2 --storagectl='SATA Controller' --port=1 --device=0 --type=hdd --medium='/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu2/Ubuntu2Disk.vdi'
VBoxManage startvm Ubuntu2 --type=headless
VBoxManage modifyvm Ubuntu2 --boot1=disk --boot2=dvd --boot3=none
VBoxManage snapshot Ubuntu2 take snapshot1 --pause
VBoxManage list --long runningvms
VBoxManage clonevm Ubuntu2 --options keepdisknames --name Ubuntu3 --basefolder '/home/metskem/VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu3' --register
VBoxManage modifyvm Ubuntu2 --vrdeport=2338
VBoxManage modifyhd f1533722-250b-4bdc-8736-964bc6cbcfd7 --compact --resize 10000
}}}
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<summarize all handy VBoxManage cmds here........>
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