From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [212.224.123.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EDCE9708D3 for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:48:29 +0200 (CEST) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id EC0081F3BC for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:48:29 +0200 (CEST) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (proxmox-new.maurer-it.com [94.136.29.106]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTPS id AE9621F3B0 for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:48:28 +0200 (CEST) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 82E3E43B0D for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:48:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Fabian Ebner To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:48:25 +0200 Message-Id: <20220614124825.148658-2-f.ebner@proxmox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.30.2 In-Reply-To: <20220614124825.148658-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com> References: <20220614124825.148658-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL 0.046 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE -0.01 - Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH docs 2/2] close #4031: vm: import: simplify example for creating VM from existing disk X-BeenThere: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox VE development discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:48:30 -0000 Now that the import-from feature is available. Signed-off-by: Fabian Ebner --- qm.adoc | 18 ++++-------------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/qm.adoc b/qm.adoc index ba0ca20..4d0c7c4 100644 --- a/qm.adoc +++ b/qm.adoc @@ -1377,23 +1377,13 @@ Suppose you created a Debian/Ubuntu disk image with the 'vmdebootstrap' tool: --customize=./copy_pub_ssh.sh \ --sparse --image vm600.raw -You can now create a new target VM for this image. +You can now create a new target VM, importing the image to the storage `pvedir` +and attaching it to the VM's SCSI controller: ---- # qm create 600 --net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0 --name vm600 --serial0 socket \ - --boot order=scsi0 --scsihw virtio-scsi-pci --ostype l26 ----- - -Add the disk image as +unused0+ to the VM, using the storage +pvedir+: - ----- -# qm importdisk 600 vm600.raw pvedir ----- - -Finally attach the unused disk to the SCSI controller of the VM: - ----- -# qm set 600 --scsi0 pvedir:600/vm-600-disk-1.raw + --boot order=scsi0 --scsihw virtio-scsi-pci --ostype l26 \ + --scsi0 pvedir:0,import-from=/path/to/dir/vm600.raw ---- The VM is ready to be started. -- 2.30.2