[fedora-virt] Virt Tools Survey: What to do about virt-clone

[Athmane Madjoudj]

On 05/10/2011 12:56 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
>
> So I'd like feedback from "virt-clone next generation" users:
>
> (a) Is cloning guests useful for you or not?  Often or infrequently?
>

Yes, I use it often, at work (Linux SysAdmin) and during Fedora testing 
cycle (Alpha, Beta, RC etc...).

> (b) Do you currently use virt-clone to clone guests?
>
Yes, until bug rhbz#667509 appears.

> (c) Do you have a homebrew method to clone guests?  What does it do?
>

Yes, it a small shell script, that copy the guest image, create a new 
guest with virt-install  --import ...

> (d) Do you use another tool to clone guests?  (And how is it?)
>
No.

> (e) When you clone a guest, do you "sysprep" it or would you like to?
> (Using the term "sysprep" generically here, I mean any sort of
> reinitialization for Linux or Windows guests).
>

No.

> (f) How do you feel about a multi-step process?
>
>    virt-clone ->  virt-sysprep ->  virt-resize (for example)

If virt-{clone,sysprep,resize} are separate tool then it very good idea 
otherwise (ie: one monolithic app) it's over-engineered.

>
> (g) Have you had other problems with cloning guests?
>
Yes, bug rhbz#667509


> (h) What have I missed out in this analysis?  What other features have
> you missed in virt-clone?
>

PS.
AFAIK, cloning on VMware does not touch the inside of the guest

-- 
Athmane Madjoudj
RHCE