Packages an existing system up as an image
This command performs the complex process of converting an existing virtual system into a Cloudmin image. It has three required parameters : --host followed by the hostname of the system to image, --desc followed by a description of the image, and --id followed by a new unique image ID. The ID is typically formatted like type-os-software, such as xen-centos6-virtualmin.
If the ID refers to an image that already exists and you want to replace it, add the --overwrite paramter to the command line. You should also use --version followed by a version number, to make it easier to keep track of different instances of the same image.
By default, files created as part of the image will be copied to the default storage locations. Typically this is just the /var/webmin/server-manager directory on the Cloudmin master. However, you can use the --storage flag followed by a storage spec to use a different location. This is typically given in host:path format.
Creation takes several minutes, but the command will display each step in the process as it proceeds, and inform you of its final success or failure.
Example usage
cloudmin create-image --host xenrails.home --desc "Image with rails" --id xen-centos5.0-rails Creating temporary directory for image files .. .. done Shutting down system .. .. done Mounting Xen instance filesystem .. .. mounted on /mnt/xen-xenrails Removing Virtualmin licence .. .. done Resetting root password .. .. done Removing authorized SSH keys .. .. done Un-mounting Xen instance filesystem .. .. done Compressing filesystem image .. .. done Transferring image files to Cloudmin master .. .. transferred all files Deleting compressed filesystem image .. .. done Mounting Xen instance filesystem .. .. mounted on /mnt/xen-xenrails Undoing licence and password changes .. .. done Un-mounting Xen instance filesystem .. .. done Starting up system .. .. done Refreshing system status .. .. done
Command Line Help
Converts an existing virtual system into an image.
cloudmin create-image --host name
--desc "image description"
--id image-id
[--overwrite]
[--version number | --inc-version]
[--no-serial]
[--no-compress]
[--storage spec]
[--ignore-fsck]