1virt-p2v-make-kiwi(1) Virtualization Support virt-p2v-make-kiwi(1)
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6 virt-p2v-make-kiwi - Build the virt-p2v kiwi configuration
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9 virt-p2v-make-kiwi [--inject-ssh-identity path] [-o kiwi-folder]
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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).
15 Kiwi is a tool used mainly by SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE to
17 build live CDs, make appliances and so on. It is driven by a few files
18 including an xml description of the machine.
19 virt-p2v-make-kiwi builds a folder containing all the pieces needed for
21 kiwi to build a bootable P2V live CD ISO, USB key, or PXE image. This
22 tool only builds the kiwi configuration, but this manual page describes
23 some of the ways you can use the kiwi configuration.
24 The root user on the disk image uses "p2v" as its initial password.
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28 Using virt-p2v-make-kiwi is very simple:
29 virt-p2v-make-kiwi
31 will build a kiwi configuration based on the current machine’s
33 distribution.
34 To control the name of the output folder, use the -o parameter.
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38 Once you have the kiwi configuration folder, you can use kiwi(1) to
39 make a live CD:
40 sudo kiwi --build p2v.kiwi -d build --type iso
42 Before running this, you may have to tweak the "config.xml" file to
44 change the locale and keyboard mapping to the one you need.
45 If running on a SUSE Linux Entreprise Server, add the path to your
47 packages repositories using the "--ignore-repos" and "--add-repo" kiwi
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49 The generated ISO image will be placed in the "build" folder.
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53 Use the dd(1) program to write the ISO created above to a USB key:
54 sudo dd if=path/to/p2v.iso of=/dev/sdX
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58 To create a PXE boot image, run kiwi in such a way:
59 sudo kiwi --build $PWD/p2v.kiwi -d build --add-profile netboot --type pxe
61 For more details on how to use the generated image, report to the kiwi
63 documentation on PXE images:
64 https://doc.opensuse.org/projects/kiwi/doc/#chap.pxe
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67 You can inject an SSH identity (private key) file to the kiwi config
68 and hence into the ISO using the --inject-ssh-identity option. Note
69 that you cannot inject a key once the ISO has been built.
70 First create a key pair. It must have an empty passphrase:
72 ssh-keygen -t rsa -N '' -f id_rsa
74 This creates a private key ("id_rsa") and a public key ("id_rsa.pub")
76 pair. The public key should be appended to the "authorized_keys" file
77 on the virt-v2v conversion server (usually to
78 "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys").
79 The private key should be added to the kiwi config and then discarded:
81 virt-p2v-make-kiwi [...] --inject-ssh-identity id_rsa
83 rm id_rsa
84 The ISO can then be built from the kickstart in the usual way (see
86 above), and it will contain the embedded SSH identity
87 (/var/tmp/id_rsa).
88 When booting virt-p2v, specify the URL of the injected file like this:
90 │ User name: [root_____________________________] │
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93 │ Password: [ <leave this field blank> ] │
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95 │ SSH Identity URL: [file:///var/tmp/id_rsa___________] │
96 or if using the kernel command line, add:
98 p2v.identity=file:///var/tmp/id_rsa
100 For more information, see "SSH IDENTITIES" in virt-p2v(1).
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104 --help
105 Display help.
106 --inject-ssh-identity id_rsa
108 Add an SSH identity (private key) file into the kickstart. See
109 "ADDING AN SSH IDENTITY" above.
110 -o OUTPUT
112 --output OUTPUT
113 Write kiwi configuration to the "OUTPUT" folder. If not specified,
114 the default is p2v.kiwi in the current directory.
115 -V
117 --version
118 Display version number and exit.
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121 $libdir/virt-p2v/virt-p2v.xz
122 The virt-p2v(1) binary which is copied into the kiwi configuration.
123 The location of the binary can be changed by setting the
125 "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR" environment variable.
126 $datadir/virt-p2v/issue
128 $datadir/virt-p2v/launch-virt-p2v.in
129 $datadir/virt-p2v/kiwi
130 $datadir/virt-p2v/p2v.service
131 Various data files that are used to make the kiwi appliance.
132 The location of these files can be changed by setting the
134 "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR" environment variable.
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137 "VIRT_P2V_DATA_DIR"
138 The directory where virt-p2v-make-kiwi looks for data files and the
139 virt-p2v binary (see "FILES" above). If not set, a compiled-in
140 location is used.
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143 virt-p2v(1), virt-p2v-make-disk(1), virt-v2v(1), kiwi(1),
144 http://libguestfs.org/.
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147 Cédric Bosdonnat
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150 Copyright (C) 2016 SUSE Ltd.
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153 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
154 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
155 Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
156 option) any later version.
157 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
159 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
160 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
161 General Public License for more details.
162 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
164 with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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167 To get a list of bugs against libguestfs (which include virt-p2v), use
168 this link:
169 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools
170 To report a new bug against libguestfs, use this link:
172 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools
173 When reporting a bug, please supply:
175 • The version of virt-p2v.
177 • Where you got virt-p2v (eg. which Linux distro, compiled from
179 source, etc)
180 • Describe the bug accurately and give a way to reproduce it.
182virt-p2v-1.42.1 2022-05-10 virt-p2v-make-kiwi(1)