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== How to migrate a KVM machine from an LVM partition ==
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== How to migrate a file-based guest to LVM ==
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treehouse# scp lightwave:/boot/{vmlinuz,initrd}-2.6.31-22-server /srv/vm/kernel/ubuntu/
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treehouse# virsh vol-create-as treehouse lightwave 10G
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treehouse# virsh attach-disk lightwave /dev/treehouse/lightwave-root vdc
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treehouse# virsh console lightwave
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lightwave# mkfs.ext4 -L lightwave-root -O flex_bg,extent,uninit_bg,sparse_super /dev/vdc
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lightwave# tune2fs -c -1 -i 0 /dev/vdc
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lightwave# mount /dev/vdc /mnt
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lightwave# rsync -PHAXphax --numeric-ids --delete / /mnt/
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lightwave# vim /mnt/etc/fstab
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lightwafe# umount /mnt
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lightwave# ^D
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treehouse# virsh edit lightwave
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  <os>
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    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.11'>hvm</type>
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    <kernel>/srv/vm/kernel/ubuntu/vmlinuz-2.6.31-22-server</kernel>
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    <initrd>/srv/vm/kernel/ubuntu/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-server</initrd>
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    <cmdline>console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8 vga=normal root=LABEL=lightwave-root ro</cmdline>
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    <boot dev='hd'/>
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  </os>
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  <devices>
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    ...
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    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
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      <source dev='/dev/treehouse/lightwave-root'/>
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      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
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    </disk>
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    ...
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  </devices>
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#treehouse virsh destroy lightwave
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#treehouse virsh start lightwave --console
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== How to migrate an LVM-based guest to another host ==
    
(untested procedure)
 
(untested procedure)

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