dtc-xen_migrate - migrate a VPS to another Xen server
SYNOPSIS
LOCAL_VPS_IDDESTINATION_HOSTNAME
[
DEST_VPS_ID
]
DESCRIPTION
dtc-xen_migrate
This shell script is a part of the dtc-xen package that is to be used by the
dtc panel to manage a Xen VPS server. Note that you need rsync in both the
source and the destination dom0.
This script is used to move the content of a Xen virtual machine (VM) managed
with dtc-xen to another Xen server of the same type. The VM destination will
first be prepared, then the local VM will be shut down, then it's content
will be transfered over using rsync.
Note that this is NOT a live migration, and down time of approximatively the
time needed for the rsync will occure.
PARAMETERS
LOCAL_VPS_ID
The DTC-Xen id of the VM, from 00 to 99.
DESTINATION_HOSTNAME
Destination Xen server hostname to migrate to.
DEST_VPS_ID
Destination DTC-Xen id of the VM, from 00 to 99.
EXAMPLE
dtc-xen_migrate 19 alpha.example.com 21
This will migrate the content of xen19 on the local machine to the destination
server alpha.example.com using xen21 as VM name.