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KVM Virtualization Cookbook
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KVM Virtualization Cookbook

by Konstantin Ivanov
June 2017
Intermediate to advanced
340 pages
8h 22m
English
Packt Publishing
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How to do it...

To perform an offline migration using the virsh command, run the following:

  1. Make sure that we have a running KVM instance:
root@kvm1:~# virsh list --all Id  Name              State---------------------------------------------------- 26  kvm_no_sharedfs   runningroot@kvm1:~#
  1. Migrate the instance using the offline mode. If this operation errors out, please consult the There's more... section of the Online migration using the virsh command recipe for troubleshooting tips:
root@kvm1:~# virsh migrate --offline --persistent kvm_no_sharedfs qemu+ssh://kvm2/systemroot@kvm1:~#
  1. Unlike the live migration, the source instance is still running, and the destination instance is stopped:
root@kvm1:~# virsh list --all Id    Name              State---------------------------------------------------- ...
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ISBN: 9781788294676