[Libguestfs] [PATCH 61/61] p2v: README-NOGUI

--- README-NOGUI | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README-NOGUI diff --git a/README-NOGUI b/README-NOGUI new file mode 100644 index 0000000..66216ec --- /dev/null +++ b/README-NOGUI @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +P2V can run "headless" without any need to manually fill in GTK2 dialogues. + +To specify parameters otherwise entered via GUI you need to pass them through +kernel command line. You could achieve this for example with PXE boot. + +Possible paramters are [M - mandatory, O - optional]: +M p2v_ip_manual=true - use manual IP address, specified via option below +O p2v_ip_address=SOME_IP_ADDRESS +O p2v_ip_prefix=NETMASK_BITS +O p2v_ip_gateway=GW_IP +O p2v_ip_dns=DNS_IP +M p2v_server_hostname=HOSTNAME - Convert server hostname +M p2v_server_username=USER - Connect/run virt-p2v-server as this user +M p2v_server_password=PWD - Password for above +M p2v_convert_name=MACHINE_NAME - Newly created VM will have this name +O p2v_disks=vda,vdc,... - Select which disks to transfer. When p2v_disks is not + present all disks are selected. +O p2v_nics=eth0,p0p2,... - Same as above but for network adapters +O p2v_rems=sr0,fd1,... - Same as above but for removable devices +O p2v_profile=libvirt - One of the profiles specified in /etc/virt-v2v.conf +O p2v_convert_memory=1024 - How much memory should new VM have. If option is + not present, new VM will have same amount. +O p2v_convert_cpus=3 - Same as above but for CPUs +O p2v_convert_debug=true - Can be true or 1, when set, debug option is enabled + in virt-p2v-server + +P2V needs operator's attendance at console in case of some sort of failure. +Operator is then provided with output from P2V and four options: +1 - Try again - re-runs P2V, useful when some missing resource is available again +2 - Debug - runs shell +3 - Power off +4 - View log - shows output from P2V in less + +Example kernel arguments from virt-manager: +initrd=initrd0.img root=live:CDLABEL=Virt-P2V rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image quiet rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 selinux=0 p2v_nogui=true p2v_ip_manual=false p2v_server_hostname=192.168.122.1 p2v_server_username=root p2v_server_password=SUCHPASSWORD p2v_convert_name=newone p2v_disks=vda,vdb p2v_nics=eth0,ens9 p2v_rems=sr1,sr2,fd0 p2v_profile=libvirt p2v_convert_memory=512 p2v_convert_cpus=2 p2v_convert_debug=true -- 1.8.3.1