diff --git a/sources/tech/20221101.7 ⭐️ Move Virtual Machine Image to Another Host Using GNOME Boxes.md b/sources/tech/20221101.7 ⭐️ Move Virtual Machine Image to Another Host Using GNOME Boxes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..920fc0b3ad --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20221101.7 ⭐️ Move Virtual Machine Image to Another Host Using GNOME Boxes.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +[#]: subject: "Move Virtual Machine Image to Another Host Using GNOME Boxes" +[#]: via: "https://www.debugpoint.com/move-virtual-machine-image-another-host/" +[#]: author: "Arindam https://www.debugpoint.com/author/admin1/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Move Virtual Machine Image to Another Host Using GNOME Boxes +====== + +**This guide explains the steps you need to move a Virtual Machine Image to Another Host Using GNOME Boxes.** + +GNOME Boxes is a virtualization utility created by the GNOME project. This utility works as a front end for libvirt. libvirt is an open-source API, daemon, and management tool for managing platform virtualization. It supports different virtualization technologies such as KVM, Xen, VMware ESXi, QEMU, etc. + +If you want to create virtual machines using GNOME Boxes, [refer to this guide.][1] + +In this tutorial, I will explain how you can move any Virtual Machine image file (which is already created and running using GNOME Boxes) to a different host and run it. + +This way, you do not need to re-install the virtual machine from the operating system anymore. Moreover, it is portable and you can carry your virtual machine image in a USB stick. + +### How to Move Virtual Machine Image to Another Host Using GNOME Boxes + +I hope you have already had a virtual machine created in GNOME Boxes; if not, check out [this guide][1]. + +- GNOME Boxes and [libvert][2] uses below directories for the virtual machine images and configurations. You need to take backups of each, as mentioned below, carefully. + +- GNOME Boxes keeps the virtual machine’s physical image (usually in the size of GB) in the below path. For each of your virtual machines, you will find an image there. + +``` +~/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images/ +``` + +![Machine Images][3] + +- Copy the image file to your new host’s path: `~/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images/` + +- Copy the libvirt configuration XML from the below path to your new host’s same location. + +``` +~/.config/libvirt/qemu/ +``` + +![Image XML][4] + +- In the above path, you should see separate xml files for each of your virtual machines. Copy the one you need. + +- Open the below file in your current system. + +``` +~/.config/gnome-boxes/sources/'QEMU Session' +``` + +- Copy the section (from “[display” … to end of this section) which belongs to your virtual machine. You can easily find it using the name (see below – ‘last seen name’). + +![QEMU Session File][5] + +- Open the same above file in the other host machine and append the copied content at the end. Save the file. + +- Close all applications, including GNOME Boxes, in the new host machine. + +Open GNOME Boxes now, and you should see your virtual machine moved with its contents in your new host. + +You can now have a portable virtual machine that can easily carry and move around. Remember, the target machine should have GNOME Boxes installed to make this work. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://www.debugpoint.com/move-virtual-machine-image-another-host/ + +作者:[Arindam][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://www.debugpoint.com/author/admin1/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://www.debugpoint.com/2020/05/install-use-gnome-boxes/ +[2]: https://libvirt.org/ +[3]: https://www.debugpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Machine-Images.png +[4]: https://www.debugpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Image-XML.png +[5]: https://www.debugpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/QEMU-Session-File.png