How To Virtualize A Physical Linux Machine

This document provides a tutorial on how to virtualize a physical Linux machine, detailing steps such as installing virtualization software, creating a virtual machine, and transferring data using Linux Live-CD ISO. It includes specific commands and configurations needed for successful migration. Additionally, the website uses cookies for personalization and analytics purposes.

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How To Virtualize A Physical Linux Machine

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1. Install a virtualization software on the desired machine.
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2. Create an empty virtual machine with enough disk space, selecting the OS
you’re going to migrate.

3. Download a Linux Live-CD ISO (e.g. Knoppix).

4. Burn one copy on a CD and then copy the ISO to the virtualization server (the
host).

5. Reboot the original Linux box (the physical machine that you want to
virtualize) with the CD you’ve just burnt, and connect the ISO to the newly
created virtual machine (i.e., boot the VM from the ISO).

6. Check both live CDs have net connection correctly configured and that they
can see each other.

7. In the virtual machine, type this:

nc -l -p 10000 | dd of=/dev/hda

8. On the machine you’re migrating, type:

:
dd conv=noerror if=/dev/hda | nc $IP_OF_THE_VM 10000

9. Wait until dd finishes its job and do a clean reboot of the virtual machine.

10. Boot in rescue mode with the distro's first CD or DVD and chroot to the new
system (on the virtual machine).

11. Run kudzu to remove old devices and find the new ones (or manually edit
your /etc/[Link] file, which is the most important since it includes
your scsi-device). For SuSE Linux systems, you may need to run yast to
discover the new hardware.

12. Create a new init using mkinitrd on your kernel version. Example:

/sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/[Link] 2.6.20-1

13. Edit your /boot/grub/[Link] file to boot your newly created initrd
image.

14. Keep your fingers crossed and reboot your VM.