Physical CentOS server virtualization

[PFM]

Hello,

actually I own a dedicated server with CentOS 5.2 and Plesk 10.0.1.

I would like to virtualize my actual own server in a Proxmox VM environment.

Is it possible to do?

Is there a wiki or a guide that I can follow to do it, please?

I need to make an image of my actual server partition and to restore it in my new VM... But I don't know if it can be done easily and how.

I hope you can help me.

Many thanks.
Best Regards

PFM

 

[tom]

take a look here.
http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Migrati..._VE_.28KVM.29_using_Clonezilla_Live_CD.C2.B4s

depending on your server location and access to it.

 

[PFM]

Hello Tom,

thanks for your quick reply.

I have no physical access to my own dedicated server and I have only a FTP Backup where I can put images.

Is there a trick to virtualize it, please?

Thanks
Best Regards
PFM

 

[tom]

nothing special. just do a backup of all your data, then setup Proxmox VE and a and Centos Guest and restore all back.

 

[PFM]

just do a backup of all your data

I would like to do it, but I don't know how I can do this task.... I have no physical access to my dedicated server and I don't know how I can perform a full bare-metal backup of it (including all partitions) without having the need to restart it using a LiveCD... But I can't do it, because I haven't a KVM interface...

So, which software can I use to take a image of my remote server, please?

I need a software that can put taken image to FTP....

I read about Ghost4Linux, but it needs to boot from CD.... and I can't use it...

Please help!

Best Regards
PFM

 

[shukko]

Please help!

Best Regards
PFM

try these tutorials:

1- http://howtoforge.com/how-to-convert-physical-systems-and-xen-vms-into-openvz-containers-debian-etch

2- http://www.montanalinux.org/physical-to-virtual.html

I manage to convert 5 centos physical dedicated servers to openvz without any problem so it works

 

[tom]

without a second server its always a big risk as you cannot test the migration. do you have a second one for the time of migration?

 

[PFM]

Hello Shukko,

many thanks for your very important suggestions!!!

Tom, I just rented a second server (Atom 510 1.6ghz, 250gb, 10mbit) and I will try Shukko suggestions!

Thanks... I hope to be able to find a solution soon!