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How to Boot a XenServer VM into Recovery Mode

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Recovery Mode can be helpful if you need to do certain task like operate on the VM with the disk unmounted or you need to reset a root password.

All of the following is done through XenCenter

To boot the VM into recovery mode all you have to do is

  1. Shutdown the VM
  2. Insert boot media i.e. (DVD, cd, iso image, etc.) into DVD Drive 1:
  3. Start VM in Recovery Mode.  In the main menu click on VM –> Start/Shut Down –> Start in Recovery Mode

When the VM boots up it will boot off of whatever is in DVD Drive 1.

 

 

How to export/import a XenServer VM from the Command Line

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We can list the VM’s by running

xe vm-list

You can export a VM using either the name of the VM or by using the uuid.  The above command list both so you can use which ever one you want.

You will also need to shutdown the VM your going to export.

xe vm-shutdown vm=ubuntu

Export by Name
The name of the VM is”ubuntu”.

xe vm-export vm=ubuntu filename=/backup/ubuntu.xva

Export using uuid

xe vm-export uuid=b24dcd65-5e12-4576-2f39-46ecab9362ab filename=/backup/ubuntu.xva

Importing VM

xe vm-import vm=centos5 filename=/backup/ubuntu.xva