Ensure qvm-backup-restore creates proper .conf files

[marmarek]

Reported by joanna on 15 Mar 2011 11:46 UTC
After we moved to snapshot/origin block devices for VMs, we must ensure that after migration to Beta 1 all the AppVMs will have proper .conf files.

Migrated-From: https://wiki.qubes-os.org/ticket/103

[marmarek]

Comment by joanna on 16 Mar 2011 15:12 UTC
I think we should add a --recreate-conf-files switch to the qvm-backup-restore tool, in which case the original conf files (saved into the backup) will be discarded, and new files (from new template) will be used:

qvm-backup-restore /mnt/backup/XXX --recreate-conf-files

Additionally we should add a switch --replace-template=old-templ-name:new-templ-name, to allow for easy migration to Beta 1 where the default template will have a new name (fedora-14-x64 instead of linux-x64):

qvm-backup-restore /mnt/backup/XXX --replace-template=linux-x64:fedora-x64

The --replace-template switch should imply the --recreate-conf-files switch for obvious reasons.

[marmarek]

Comment by joanna on 16 Mar 2011 15:12 UTC
I think we should add a --recreate-conf-files switch to the qvm-backup-restore tool, in which case the original conf files (saved into the backup) will be discarded, and new files (from new template) will be used:

qvm-backup-restore /mnt/backup/XXX --recreate-conf-files

Additionally we should add a switch --replace-template=old-templ-name:new-templ-name, to allow for easy migration to Beta 1 where the default template will have a new name (fedora-14-x64 instead of linux-x64):

qvm-backup-restore /mnt/backup/XXX --replace-template=linux-x64:fedora-x64

The --replace-template switch should imply the --recreate-conf-files switch for obvious reasons.

[marmarek]

Modified by joanna on 24 Mar 2011 17:18 UTC

[marmarek]

Modified by joanna on 24 Mar 2011 17:18 UTC

[marmarek]

Comment by marmarek on 25 Mar 2011 01:48 UTC
The --replace-template switch forces recreate config files only on VMs affected by it. If you wish to recreate all configs, you can use --recreate-conf-files.

[marmarek]

Comment by marmarek on 25 Mar 2011 01:48 UTC
The --replace-template switch forces recreate config files only on VMs affected by it. If you wish to recreate all configs, you can use --recreate-conf-files.