KVM virt-template-clone

Clone VM machine based on templates

Download:

Download package_virt-template-clone.tar.gz.

Install:

Download and untar: tar -xzf package_virt-template-clone.tar.gz
Untar it and each tar untar to specific directory:

usr-local-etc-virt-template-clone.tar.gz to /usr/local/etc
var-local-virt-template-clone.tar.gz to /var/local
usr-local-sbin-virt-template-clone.dir.tar.gz to /usr/local/sbin

All-in-one:

mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/ && \
 tar -xzf usr-local-etc-virt-template-clone.tar.gz -C /usr/local/etc/ && \
mkdir -p /var/local/ && \
 tar -xzf var-local-virt-template-clone.tar.gz -C /var/local/ && \
mkdir -p /usr/local/sbin/ && \
 tar -xzf usr-local-sbin-virt-template-clone.dir.tar.gz -C /usr/local/sbin/ && \
ln -s /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone.dir/virt-template-clone /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone

Optional (if you want to use it seperately):

ln -s /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone.dir/lib/virt-post-install/lib/terminal-colors/terminal-colors.bash /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone/terminal-colors.bash
ln -s /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone.dir/lib/virt-post-install/lib/xmllib/xmlfile.bash /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone/xmlfile.bash
ln -s /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone.dir/lib/virt-post-install/virt-post-install /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone/virt-post-install

Configure:

/usr/local/etc/virt-template-clone/virt-post-install/default.module.conf
VPI_MODULES = array of used modules (change if you want)
/usr/local/etc/virt-template-clone/virt-post-install/default.ban_vgs.conf
VPI_BAN_VGS = vg names array prohibited to use by script (fill your VGs), filling it is not necessary but it is recommended.
/usr/local/etc/virt-template-clone/templates/
File '*.template' is accepted. Create new or modify test1.template.
- VTI_TEMPLATE_FROM - Domain name or ending by '.xml' domain xml file.
- VTI_TEMPLATE_FROM_DIST - Ditribution name (centos, debian) see /usr/local/sbin/virt-template-clone.dir/lib/virt-post-install/virt-post-install -h
- VTI_TEMPLATE_PREPARE_LV - Create LV volume if needed (if VTI_TEMPLATE_FROM is LVM based) - yes/no.
- VTI_TEMPLATE_PREPARE_VG_NAME - VG name for thne new LV(s)
- VTI_TEMPLATE_PREPARE_LV_PLUS_SIZE - Created LV size = VTI_TEMPLATE_FROM LV size + VTI_TEMPLATE_PREPARE_LV_PLUS_SIZE (in bytes).
- VTI_TEMPLATE_DISK - File name template for the new image file. The #name# is replaced by new VM name (if more images exists a number is appended).
- VTI_TEMPLATE_VPI_module_conf - Module.conf for virt-post-install
- VTI_TEMPLATE_MAC
  - virt-clone-random (the first character is 'v') - virt-clone random (empty)
  - A MAC template (detected by ':' as the 3rd character) - will be prompted to fill
  - A MAC counter file, the file format: 6 numbers 0-255 one per line.

Optional:
/usr/local/etc/terminal-colors.templates
Define a new templates for module ps1set.(Default template can be set in module.conf by VPI_PS1SET_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE)

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