Cole, thank you for answers!
Could you please tell about:
2016-01-25 17:19 GMT+02:00 Cole Robinson <crobinso@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On 01/23/2016 10:36 AM, mkov wrote:
> Hello,
> Please, help me to figure out how to convert VMWare guestId to libvirt
> os-variant.
> For example,
>
> guestosid:
> centos64Guest
> centosGuest
>
> os-variant:
> centos6.0
> centos6.1
> centos6.2
> centos6.3
> centos6.4
> centos6.5
> centos7.0
>
There isn't any easy way to convert. We could track it in libosinfo but the
vmware bits are quite fine grained. I'm not sure what configuration bits
vmware will change depending on the guestosid, we would need to figure that
out first to know what it properly maps to for libosinfo/virt-install defaults.
- Can we use name of OS in os-variant without minor version, like just centos6, centos7, rhel7? Output of command "osinfo-query os" has only exact version of OS, but I met examples with OS just with major version. Does it correct, will it work?
> The task is to start VM on KVM from disk image fom VMWare. But,
> What is the best to set up as --os-variant in virt-install?
>
> I will use --import with virt-install. Are these options using together
> (--os-variant and --import)?
>
Yes they work fine.
> What exactly do --os-variant, how to test it?
>
--os-variant is used to decide what configuration defaults we will set for the
VM. The classic example is using virtio disk/net for OS that support it
(basically all centos 6+ in this case).
If you want to test it, use the --print-xml option to see how the defaults
change with and without --os-variant
- Cole
- What is better option for os-variant, when "osinfo-query os" does not contain some version of OS, for example "fedora23"? Does need use fedora22 or "auto" or..?
- How does parameter "auto" work? Will it work for for converted images from VMware?
- What is the best way to determine OS from VMware? virt-inspector or somehow else?
I did not find in documentation these information.
Thanks in advance!
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