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# **** kvm-tools readme file ****
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what we have here is a litte tool to backup your kvm/libvirt virtual machines really convenient! check it out!
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this readme was first released with kvm-tools.sh v0.1rc on the 21st of april 2011, that's why i call it judgementday release.
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# **** installation ****
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# here on a ubuntu machine, but kvm-tools should
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# run perfectly on all unix based operating systems
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# as long as there is a bash and libvirt
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run:
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sudo apt-get install git-core (if you do not have git installed already)
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cd /opt
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sudo git clone git://git.socialnerds.org/kvm-tools.git
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sudo git clone git://git.socialnerds.org/bashlib.git
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rename the configfile sample to kvm-tools.conf
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move it to /etc/kvm-tools.conf
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and change its content to meet your needs
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after configuration run:
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cd /opt/kvm-tools
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sudo ./kvm-tools.sh -f
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finished!
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for usage help type:
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"kvm-tools -h" or just "kvm-tools"
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# **** in progress ****
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future features
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- browsevdisk (mounting a virtual disk (img, qcow2) in the hosts filesystem)
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hints
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- a domain uuid should just exist once in the configuration folder
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- only files with .xml will be read in the configpath
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