Tag Archives: kvm
Expanding a kVM disk image
Had to expand a KVM virtual machine today. Luckily, that`s pretty straight forward. You simply create a new disk image with the extra size needed, merge it into the original disk and voila. Then you just need to partition in … Continue reading
Mount KVM/Xen disk image / loop device
Working with virtual disks is pretty straight forward. If you have a single partition virtual disk you can mount or fsck the image file directly. It is a bit more work if you have multiple partitions on the disk, but … Continue reading
SysRq-reboot macro for Blackbox KVM software
A nice way of rebooting a frozen Linux-based server when you do not have a power switch available is to use the SysRq-abilities. (Ubuntu Example.) Blackbox does not have a default macro installed for just that, but you can create a new … Continue reading