Re: [Libguestfs] [PATCH 1/2] v2v: document Debian/Ubuntu support

--- v2v/virt-v2v.pod | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod index 4c7204b..ba91851 100644 --- a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod +++ b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod @@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ And hence L<virsh(1)>, L<virt-manager(1)>, and similar tools. =item OpenSUSE 10 and up +=item Debian 6 and up + +=item Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, and up + =item Windows XP to Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2 We use Windows internal version numbers, see @@ -758,6 +762,10 @@ below. OpenSUSE 10 kernel >= 2.6.25.5-1.1 + Debian 6+ All versions support virtio + + Ubuntu 10.04+ All versions support virtio + Windows Drivers are installed from the directory pointed to by "VIRTIO_WIN" environment variable (/usr/share/virtio-win by default) if present @@ -792,6 +800,18 @@ RHEL 6, so you will need to update to any version E<ge> 6.3 before performing the conversion. See also L<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1374232> +=head1 DEBIAN AND UBUNTU + +=head2 "warning: could not determine a way to update the configuration of Grub2" + +Currently, virt-v2v has no way to set the default kernel in Debian +and Ubuntu guests using GRUB 2 as bootloader. This means that +virt-v2v will not change the default kernel used for booting, even +in case it is not the best kernel available on the guest. +A recommended procedure is, before using virt-v2v, to check that the +boot kernel is the best kernel available in the guest (for example +by making sure the guest is up-to-date). + =head1 WINDOWS =head2 Windows E<ge> 8 Fast Startup is incompatible with virt-v2v -- 2.9.3