[Users] Copy VM to external disk and import back

[Itamar Heim]

yes. You can copy files to and from the export domain. You can also just
detach ir, and attach it to the installation later.
On Jan 25, 2014 10:37 AM, "Alan Murrell" <lists at murrell.ca> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I did some updates to my test installation from an unofficial repo (I
> had installed a compile version of qemu-kvm-rhev from a private repo).
> After rebooting, I was encountering errors with adding networks (when I
> tried to save, it would say that my already-exisiting networks were
> being added twice)
>
> Anyway, not sure what exactly broke, as there were some other oVirt
> updates as well.  I was planning on just wiping my all-in-one install
> and starting from scratch, but I first wanted to see if it was possible
> to copy my Win7 VM to an external USB drive, then import it back in
> after I have a fresh all-in-one install?
>
> I already have an export domain and have tested exporting one of my
> other VMs, but am not sure if I would then be able to:
>
>   1.) Copy the resulting directory to external storage
>   2.) Do my fresh install
>   3.) Copy the directory from external storage to my new export domain
>   4,) Import the VM from the export domain
>
> I guess my question is, is the export domain like the ISO domain: can I
> copy files directly to it (with the appropriate metadata, of course) and
> after a few minutes, have oVirt able to automatically see the contents
> and be able to import it back in.
>
> Thanks! :-)
>
> -Alan
>
>
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