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| − | <code>qemu-img</code><ref>https://manpages.debian.org/testing/qemu-utils/qemu-img.1.en.html</ref> allows you to create, convert and modify images offline | + | <code>qemu-img</code><ref>https://manpages.debian.org/testing/qemu-utils/qemu-img.1.en.html</ref> allows you to create, convert and modify images offline include in <code>[[qemu-utils]]</code> package. It can handle all image formats supported by [[QEMU]]. |
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* <code>[[qemu-img create]]</code> | * <code>[[qemu-img create]]</code> | ||
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* Create a snapshot: <code> qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file=original snapshot.qcow</code><ref>http://libguestfs.org/virt-sysprep.1.html#copying-and-cloning</ref> | * Create a snapshot: <code> qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file=original snapshot.qcow</code><ref>http://libguestfs.org/virt-sysprep.1.html#copying-and-cloning</ref> | ||
* <code>[[qemu-img snapshot]]</code> (See also: <code>[[lvcreate]] --snapshot</code> for LVM snapshots) | * <code>[[qemu-img snapshot]]</code> (See also: <code>[[lvcreate]] --snapshot</code> for LVM snapshots) | ||
| − | * <code>qemu-img convert</code> | + | * <code>[[qemu-img convert]]</code> (Related commands: <code>[[virt-clone]]</code>) |
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* <code>[[qemu-img check]]</code> | * <code>[[qemu-img check]]</code> | ||
**<code>qemu-img check -r all</code> | **<code>qemu-img check -r all</code> | ||
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* <code>[[qemu-img commit]]</code> | * <code>[[qemu-img commit]]</code> | ||
| + | * <code>[[qemu-img compare]]</code> | ||
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
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* <code>[[virt-builder]]</code> | * <code>[[virt-builder]]</code> | ||
* <code>[[virt-install]]</code> | * <code>[[virt-install]]</code> | ||
| + | * <code>[[guestfish]]</code> | ||
| + | * <code>[[virt-rescue]]</code> | ||
| + | * [[Images]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:04, 30 August 2021
qemu-img[1] allows you to create, convert and modify images offline include in qemu-utils package. It can handle all image formats supported by QEMU.
qemu-img info MY_image-qcow.qcow2[2]qemu-img info --backing-chain MY_image-qcow.qcow2
- Create a snapshot:
qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file=original snapshot.qcow[3] qemu-img snapshot(See also:lvcreate --snapshotfor LVM snapshots)
qemu-img convert(Related commands:virt-clone)
qemu-img checkqemu-img check -r all
qemu-img resize YOUR_IMAGE.qcow2 +SIZE[4] (Extend LVM on qcow2 images)[5] (See also:virsh blockresizeandvirt-filesystems)
Activities[edit]
- Extend LVM on qcow2 images
- Read qemu-img superuser questions: https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/qemu?tab=Votes
Related commands[edit]
See also[edit]
qemu-img:qemu-img info,qemu-img check,qemu-img resize,qemu-img create, qcow2,qemu-img rebase,qemu-img convert,qemu-img commit,qemu-img ammendvirtinst(package):virt-install,virt-clone,virt-convertandvirt-xml- QEMU:
qemu-img,qemu-ga,qemu.conf,virsh qemu, QEMU guest agent (qemu-ga), qcow2,qemu-nbd, qemu-img map,qemu-io,/etc/libvirt/qemu.conf, QEMU releases, VENOM,qemu-nbd --help, qemu-system - https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=QEMU/Images
- KVM, Installation, QEMU,
virsh,virtinst,libguestfs-tools, libvirt, qemu, Red Hat Virtualization (RHV), MacVTap, Virtio, oVirt, KVM services, KVM networking, KVM graphics, CPU, KVM on ARM
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Source: wikiversity
- ↑ https://manpages.debian.org/testing/qemu-utils/qemu-img.1.en.html
- ↑ https://manpages.debian.org/testing/qemu-utils/qemu-img.1.en.html
- ↑ http://libguestfs.org/virt-sysprep.1.html#copying-and-cloning
- ↑ https://maunium.net/blog/resizing-qcow2-images/
- ↑ https://serverfault.com/questions/324281/how-do-you-increase-a-kvm-guests-disk-space
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