ovmtcreate - create Oracle VM for SPARC templates
/opt/ovmtutils/bin/ovmtcreate -d domain-name -o template-name [-c class-name] [-C] [-f] [-h | -H] [-m packaging-mode] [-n] [-P filename[, filename]] [-q] [-s description] [-S] [-v version] [-V major-version] [-w directory]
The ovmtcreate command examines the topology of a logical domain to create a template, which is in the form of an OVF archive (.ova).
Run this command as superuser on the control domain of the system that has the domain for which you want to create a template.
This command creates a template from a domain that has virtual disk files based on the devices that are present. The virtual disk files can have any name, including a name that has any file-name extension or no file-name extension.
The ovmtcreate command requires that you specify the name of the domain and the name of the template to create as follows:
Name of a domain that exists on the current system. The domain state must be bound and inactive. All resources, such as disk images, must be present and part of the domain constraints.
Specifies the full path name of the template.
The directory in which you create the template must have sufficient disk space to contain all of the compressed disk images and supporting files that are required for the domain. template-name is used for information in the OVF specification file and forms part of the template name.
The ovmtcreate command has the following options:
Specifies the class name of the software product in the resulting template. class-name is used to populate the OVF file properties.
Validates that the resulting template can be read. This option does not validate the contents or the metadata in the template.
Forces the operation to complete without making checks such as for sufficient disk space.
Shows a summarized help file. Specify the –H option to show the entire help file.
Specifies the packaging mode. Valid values are the openstack disk image format or the default ovf template format.
Use the ovmtcreate -m openstack command to create a single, uncompressed SPARC OpenStack-compatible disk image directly from the first virtual disk in a source domain. Note that this command does not create a complete template, which includes additional payload items such as additional disk images, an OVF metadata file and a manifest file. Also, this command does not encapsulate these components in an .ova tar file. Other metadata options are ignored, such as those that provide a description, specify boilerplate files, or specify minor and major versions.
The ovmtcreate -m ovf command creates a complete OVF template, which is the same as running the ovmtcreate command without using the –m ovf option.
Performs a dry run, which performs all operational steps including template creation. For the dry run, small placeholder images are used instead of the actual disk files. This option speeds the operation and still enables you to inspect the resulting template including, OVF properties. A dry run produces a valid template, so you can use this option to import (but not clone) templates into other applications such as Oracle VM Manager.
Specifies one or more XML fragment files that provide a list of configurable properties that are used by the template. The specified files are combined into the template OVF file during the template creation process.
You might use these files to indicate the properties that are required to properly configure the template.
See the ovmtdeploy(8) man page for information about how to list properties that are contained in a template.
Typically, you maintain a separate file for each operating system and application used by a template. Update the file as the application configuration parameters change so that the template reflects the updated application.
See the ovmtutils/props directory for a boilerplate fragment in XML form for the Oracle Solaris 11 OS.
Reports only errors and error levels.
Specifies a description of the template, which is used to populate the OVF file properties.
Provides a summary of the domain after the template is created.
Specifies the software product version that is contained in the resulting template. version is used to populate the OVF file properties.
Specifies the major version of the software product that is contained in the resulting template. major-version is used to populate the OVF file properties.
Specify directory as the directory in which to compress files and create working data. By default, the ovmtcreate command uses the current working directory.
Using this option might cause problems if you run the command from the original location of disk files as they would need to be manually decompressed after creation. To avoid this problem, specify a directory other than the current working directory. Note that directory must have sufficient disk space to contain all of the compressed disk images and support files.
The following commands show how to create a domain, ldg0, by using a disk file that can be used with both the ovmtcreate and ovmtlibrary commands.
This example assumes that the base Oracle VM Server for SPARC virtual switch and disk server services are available.
primary# ldm create ldg0 primary# ldm add-vcpu 4 ldg0 primary# ldm add-mem 2048m ldg0 primary# mkdir -p /domains/ldg0 primary# mkfile 10G /domains/ldg0/System.img primary# ldm add-vdsdev /domains/ldg0/System.img ldg0-vol0@primary-vds0 primary# ldm add-vdisk vdisk0 ldg0-vol0@primary-vds0 ldg0 primary# ldm add-vnet vnet0 primary-vsw0 ldg0 primary# ldm bind ldg0 primary# ldm start ldg0Example 2 Creating a Template With Minimal Properties
This example shows how to create an archive in the ~/templates directory for the ldg1 domain.
primary# /opt/ovmtutils/bin/ovmtcreate -d ldg1 -o ~/templatesExample 3 Creating a Template That Specifies Product Properties
This example shows how to create an archive in the ~/templates directory for the ldg0 domain. The –c, –n, –P, –s, –v, and –V option arguments specify property values.
primary# /opt/ovmtutils/bin/ovmtcreate -d ldg0 -o ~/templates -n OVM_SOL11_SPARC \e -s "Oracle Solaris 11 for SPARC" -v 11 -V 5.11 -c com.oracle.solaris \e -P path-to-ovmtutils/props/solaris_11.boilerplate
The following exit values are returned:
Successful completion.
An error occurred. Property value not set or property not found.
A usage error occurred.
See the attributes(7) man page for a description of the following attributes.
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attributes(7), ovmtadm(8), ovmtconfig(8), ovmtdeploy(8), ovmtlibrary(8), ovmtprop(8)
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