1virt-p2v-make-kickstart(1)  Virtualization Support  virt-p2v-make-kickstart(1)
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NAME

6       virt-p2v-make-kickstart - Build the virt-p2v kickstart
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SYNOPSIS

9        virt-p2v-make-kickstart [-o p2v.ks] [--proxy=http://...] repo [repo...]
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DESCRIPTION

12       virt-p2v(1) converts a physical machine to run virtualized on KVM,
13       managed by libvirt, OpenStack, oVirt, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation
14       (RHEV), or one of the other targets supported by virt-v2v(1).
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16       Kickstart is a format used by Red Hat-derived distributions (such as
17       Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Scientific Linux, and others)
18       to describe how to make live CDs, install the distro, make "Spins" and
19       so on.  It is driven by a kickstart file.
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21       virt-p2v-make-kickstart builds a kickstart file which can be used to
22       build a bootable P2V ISO, live CD, USB key, or PXE image.  This tool
23       only builds the kickstart file, but this manual page describes some of
24       the ways you can use the kickstart file.
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BUILDING THE KICKSTART FILE

27       Using virt-p2v-make-kickstart is very simple:
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29        virt-p2v-make-kickstart fedora
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31       will build a kickstart file for Fedora.  The kickstart file will be
32       called p2v.ks and located in the current directory.
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34       The parameters are a list of one or more repositories.  Some built-in
35       repositories are available: "fedora", "rawhide", "koji" or
36       "rhel-VERSION" (eg. "rhel-7.1").  You can also use a URL as a parameter
37       to point to a repository, for example:
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39        virt-p2v-make-kickstart https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/21/Everything/x86_64/os/
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41       To control the name of the output file, use the -o parameter.  To tell
42       kickstart to use a proxy server or web cache to download files, use the
43       --proxy parameter.
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BUILDING A LIVE CD / ISO

46       Once you have the kickstart file, you can use livecd-creator(8) to make
47       a live CD:
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49        sudo livecd-creator p2v.ks
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51       Before running this note that you should probably run "livecd-creator"
52       in a disposable virtual machine for these reasons:
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54       ·   You have to disable SELinux when running the tool.
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56       ·   This tool has to be run as root, and has some nasty failure modes.
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58       ·   You can only create the exact same Live CD distro as the host
59           distro.  Cross-builds will fail in strange ways (eg. RHBZ#1092327).
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BUILDING A FEDORA SPIN USING KOJI

62       This requires "spin-livecd" permissions on Koji, which are not given
63       out usually, even to Fedora packagers.  However assuming you have been
64       given these permissions (or have your own Koji instance, I guess), then
65       you can do:
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67        koji spin-livecd [--scratch] virt-p2v 1.XX.YY rawhide x86_64 p2v.ks
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69       ·   Add the "--scratch" option to do a scratch build (recommended for
70           testing).
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72       ·   "1.XX.YY" should match the libguestfs version
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74       ·   Instead of "rawhide" you can use any Koji target.
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BUILDING A BOOTABLE USB KEY

77       Use the livecd-iso-to-disk(8) program to convert the ISO created above
78       to a USB key:
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80        sudo livecd-iso-to-disk livecd-p2v.iso /dev/sdX
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BUILDING A PXE BOOT IMAGE

83       Use the "livecd-iso-to-pxeboot" program to convert the ISO created
84       above to a PXE boot image.
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86        sudo livecd-iso-to-pxeboot livecd-p2v.iso
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88       This creates a "tftpboot" subdirectory under the current directory
89       containing the files required to PXE boot virt-p2v:
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91        $ ls -1R tftpboot/
92        tftpboot/:
93        initrd0.img
94        pxelinux.0
95        pxelinux.cfg/
96        vmlinuz0
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98        tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg:
99        default
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32 OR 64 BIT VIRT-P2V?

102       Virt-p2v can convert any 32 or 64 bit guest, regardless of whether
103       virt-p2v itself is built as a 32 or 64 bit binary.  The only
104       restriction is that 64 bit virt-p2v cannot run on 32 bit hardware.
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106       Old virt-p2v 0.9 was always built as a 32 bit (i686) ISO.  This meant
107       that the CD could be booted on any 32- or 64-bit i686 or x86-64
108       hardware, and could convert any guest.  The old virt-p2v ISO shipped by
109       Red Hat was based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.
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111       Since RHEL 7 dropped support for 32 bit machines, current virt-p2v on
112       RHEL can only be built for 64 bit.  It cannot run on old 32 bit only
113       hardware.
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115       Fedora virt-p2v ISOs are generally built for 32 bit, so like the old
116       RHEL 6-based virt-p2v 0.9 they can boot on any hardware.
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TESTING VIRT-P2V USING QEMU

119   TESTING THE P2V ISO USING QEMU
120       You can use qemu to test-boot the P2V ISO:
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122        qemu-kvm -m 1024 -hda /tmp/guest.img -cdrom /tmp/livecd-p2v.iso -boot d
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124       Note that "-hda" is the (virtual) system that you want to convert (for
125       test purposes).  It could be any guest type supported by virt-v2v(1),
126       including Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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128   TESTING PXE SUPPORT USING QEMU
129       ·   Unpack the tftpboot directory into /tmp (so it appears as
130           /tmp/tftpboot).
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132       ·   Copy pxelinux.0 and ldlinux.c32 from syslinux (usually from
133           /usr/share/syslinux) into /tmp/tftpboot.
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135       ·   Adjust the "APPEND" line in /tmp/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default if
136           required.  See "KERNEL COMMAND LINE CONFIGURATION" in virt-p2v(1).
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138       ·   Run qemu like this so that it acts as a TFTP and BOOTP server,
139           emulating a netboot:
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141            qemu-kvm \
142                -m 4096 -hda /tmp/guest.img \
143                -boot n \
144                -netdev user,id=unet,tftp=/tmp/tftpboot,bootfile=/pxelinux.0 \
145                -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=unet \
146                -serial stdio
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148           Note that this requires considerably more memory because the PXE
149           image is loaded into memory.  Also that qemu’s TFTP server is very
150           slow and the virt-p2v PXE image is very large, so it can appear to
151           "hang" after pxelinux starts up.
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ADDING EXTRA PACKAGES

154       You can install extra packages using the --install option.  This can be
155       useful for making a more fully-featured virt-p2v disk with extra tools
156       for debugging and troubleshooting.  Give a list of packages, separated
157       by commas.  For example:
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159        virt-p2v-make-kickstart [...] --install tcpdump,traceroute
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ADDING AN SSH IDENTITY

162       You can inject an SSH identity (private key) file to the kickstart and
163       hence into the ISO using the --inject-ssh-identity option.  Note that
164       you cannot inject a key once the ISO has been built.
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166       First create a key pair.  It must have an empty passphrase:
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168        ssh-keygen -t rsa -N '' -f id_rsa
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170       This creates a private key ("id_rsa") and a public key ("id_rsa.pub")
171       pair.  The public key should be appended to the "authorized_keys" file
172       on the virt-v2v conversion server (usually to
173       "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys").
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175       The private key should be added to the kickstart file and then
176       discarded:
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178        virt-p2v-make-kickstart [...] --inject-ssh-identity id_rsa
179        rm id_rsa
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181       The ISO can then be built from the kickstart in the usual way (see
182       above), and it will contain the embedded SSH identity
183       (/var/tmp/id_rsa).
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185       When booting virt-p2v, specify the URL of the injected file like this:
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187        │         User name: [root_____________________________] │
188        │                                                        │
189        │          Password: [    <leave this field blank>     ] │
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191        │  SSH Identity URL: [file:///var/tmp/id_rsa___________] │
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193       or if using the kernel command line, add:
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195        p2v.identity=file:///var/tmp/id_rsa
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197       For more information, see "SSH IDENTITIES" in virt-p2v(1).
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OPTIONS

200       --help
201           Display help.
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203       --inject-ssh-identity id_rsa
204           Add an SSH identity (private key) file into the kickstart.  See
205           "ADDING AN SSH IDENTITY" above.
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207       --install pkg,pkg,...
208           Add extra packages to the kickstart %packages section.  See "ADDING
209           EXTRA PACKAGES" above.
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211       -o OUTPUT
212       --output OUTPUT
213           Write kickstart to "OUTPUT".  If not specified, the default is
214           p2v.ks in the current directory.
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216       --proxy URL
217           Tell the kickstart to use a proxy server or web cache for
218           downloads.
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220       -v
221       --verbose
222           Enable verbose output.  Use this if you need to debug problems with
223           the script or if you are filing a bug.
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225       -V
226       --version
227           Display version number and exit.
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FILES

230       $libdir/virt-p2v/virt-p2v.xz
231           The virt-p2v(1) binary which is copied into the kickstart file.
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233           The location of the binary can be changed by setting the
234           "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR" environment variable.
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236       $datadir/virt-p2v/issue
237       $datadir/virt-p2v/launch-virt-p2v.in
238       $datadir/virt-p2v/p2v.ks.in
239       $datadir/virt-p2v/p2v.service
240           Various data files that are used to make the kickstart.
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242           The location of these files can be changed by setting the
243           "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR" environment variable.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

246       "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR"
247           The directory where virt-p2v-make-kickstart looks for data files
248           and the virt-p2v binary (see "FILES" above).  If not set, a
249           compiled-in location is used.
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SEE ALSO

252       virt-p2v(1), virt-p2v-make-disk(1), virt-v2v(1), livecd-creator(8),
253       livecd-iso-to-disk(8), http://libguestfs.org/.
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AUTHORS

256       Richard W.M. Jones http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/
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259       Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Red Hat Inc.
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LICENSE

262       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
263       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
264       Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
265       option) any later version.
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267       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
268       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
269       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
270       General Public License for more details.
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272       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
273       with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
274       51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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BUGS

277       To get a list of bugs against libguestfs, use this link:
278       https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools
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280       To report a new bug against libguestfs, use this link:
281       https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools
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283       When reporting a bug, please supply:
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285       ·   The version of libguestfs.
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287       ·   Where you got libguestfs (eg. which Linux distro, compiled from
288           source, etc)
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290       ·   Describe the bug accurately and give a way to reproduce it.
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292       ·   Run libguestfs-test-tool(1) and paste the complete, unedited output
293           into the bug report.
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297libguestfs-1.40.1                 2019-01-17        virt-p2v-make-kickstart(1)
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