From 10a2a4aa2e07f720da624f9d0611af8d6be13152 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Ebner Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:48:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] close #4031: vm: import: simplify example for creating VM from existing disk 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. -- 2.39.5