[libvirt-users] Standalone KVM boot from USB ?

[Matt .]

HI,

Yes I think the same, so I build a oVirt all in one install next to my
running cluster.

Thanks!

Matt

2015-05-25 23:33 GMT+02:00 Cole Robinson <crobinso at redhat.com>:
> On 05/24/2015 11:42 PM, Matt . wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I'm looking for a solution so I can boot a HyperVisor from USB which I
>> can manage through Foreman and also Manually if needed.
>>
>> ESXi can do so, but I'm looking for an opensource solution.
>>
>> KVM would be best but I wonder if there is a way to create some sort
>> of live environment where only KVM settings are written to the USB
>> disk and not that much logging and so on.
>>
>> Has anyone an idea about some persistent USBkey setup or so ?
>>
>> Ideas are very welcome!
>
> I don't think there's any out of the box solution for what you want, libvirt
> logs and runtime state is scattered in various /var directories and those
> paths aren't really configurable. You'd probably need to mess with bind mounts
> or something that points to the USB device but it will likely get ugly fast
>
> - Cole
>