Manuel Wolfshant schrieb: > Götz Reinicke wrote: >> Hi, >> >> what would be the shortest and fastest way to clone a e.g. basic >> Centos 5 guest for further use? For example I'd like to set up a >> master Mysql-server as a guest an than "clone" two additional slaves. > I have a lvm "template", i.e. a simple volume with the OS skeleton ( a > minimal install). When I need a new VM I do > - lvcreate newvolume > - mkfs newvolume > - mount template /mnt/source > - mount newvolume /mnt/destination > - cp -a /mnt/source /mnt/destination > > wash, rinse, repeat as needed. > > >> >> Which xen configfiles may be edited? > cp /etc/xen/template /etc/xen/newVM > vim /etc/xen/newVM > > >> Can the config and the filesystem simply be copied? > > yes. Thanks, that's realy simple. I'll try it. regards Götz -- Götz Reinicke IT Koordinator Tel. +49 7141 969 420 Fax +49 7141 969 55 420 E-Mail goetz.reinicke at filmakademie.de Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH Mathildenstr. 20 71638 Ludwigsburg www.filmakademie.de Eintragung Amtsgericht Stuttgart HRB 205016 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Dr. Christoph Palmer, MdL, Minister a.D. Geschäftsführer: Prof. Thomas Schadt