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<title>Modify images</title>
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<para>Once you have obtained a virtual machine image, you may want
to make some changes to it before uploading it to the
OpenStack Image service. Here we describe several tools
available that allow you to modify images.<warning>
<para>Do not attempt to use these tools to modify an image
that is attached to a running virtual machine. These
tools are designed to only modify images that are not
currently running.</para>
</warning></para>
<section xml:id="guestfish">
<title>guestfish</title>
<para>The <command>guestfish</command> program is a tool from
the <link xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/"
>libguestfs</link> project that allows you to modify
the files inside of a virtual machine image.</para>
<note>
<para><command>guestfish</command> does not mount the
image directly into the local file system. Instead, it
provides you with a shell interface that enables you
to view, edit, and delete files. Many of
<command>guestfish</command> commands, such as
<command>touch</command>,
<command>chmod</command>, and <command>rm</command>,
resemble traditional bash commands.</para>
</note>
<simplesect>
<title>Example guestfish session</title>
<para>Sometimes, you must modify a virtual machine image
to remove any traces of the MAC address that was
assigned to the virtual network interface card when
the image was first created, because the MAC address
will be different when it boots the next time. This
example shows how to use guestfish to remove
references to the old MAC address by deleting the
<filename>/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules</filename>
file and removing the <literal>HWADDR</literal> line
from the
<filename>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0</filename>
file.</para>
<para>Assume that you have a CentOS qcow2 image called
<filename>centos63_desktop.img</filename>. Mount
the image in read-write mode as root, as
follows:</para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>guestfish --rw -a centos63_desktop.img</userinput>
<computeroutput>
Welcome to guestfish, the libguestfs filesystem interactive shell for
editing virtual machine filesystems.
Type: 'help' for help on commands
'man' to read the manual
'quit' to quit the shell
>&lt;fs></computeroutput></screen>
<para>This starts a guestfish session. Note that the
guestfish prompt looks like a fish: <literal>>
&lt;fs></literal>.</para>
<para>We must first use the <command>run</command> command
at the guestfish prompt before we can do anything
else. This will launch a virtual machine, which will
be used to perform all of the file
manipulations.<screen><prompt>>&lt;fs></prompt> <userinput>run</userinput></screen>
We can now view the file systems in the image using the
<command>list-filesystems</command>
command:<screen><prompt>>&lt;fs></prompt> <userinput>list-filesystems</userinput>
<computeroutput>/dev/vda1: ext4
/dev/vg_centosbase/lv_root: ext4
/dev/vg_centosbase/lv_swap: swap</computeroutput></screen>We
need to mount the logical volume that contains the
root partition:
<screen><prompt>>&lt;fs></prompt> <userinput>mount /dev/vg_centosbase/lv_root /</userinput></screen></para>
<para>Next, we want to delete a file. We can use the
<command>rm</command> guestfish command, which
works the same way it does in a traditional
shell.</para>
<para><screen><prompt>>&lt;fs></prompt> <userinput>rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules</userinput></screen>We
want to edit the <filename>ifcfg-eth0</filename> file
to remove the <literal>HWADDR</literal> line. The
<command>edit</command> command will copy the file
to the host, invoke your editor, and then copy the
file back.
<screen><prompt>>&lt;fs></prompt> <userinput>edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0</userinput></screen></para>
<para>If you want to modify this image to load the 8021q
kernel at boot time, you must create an executable
script in the
<filename>/etc/sysconfig/modules/</filename>
directory. You can use the <command>touch</command>
guestfish command to create an empty file, the
<command>edit</command> command to edit it, and
the <command>chmod</command> command to make it
executable.<screen><prompt>>&lt;fs></prompt> <userinput>touch /etc/sysconfig/modules/8021q.modules</userinput>
<prompt>>&lt;fs></prompt> <userinput>edit /etc/sysconfig/modules/8021q.modules</userinput></screen>
We add the following line to the file and save
it:<programlisting>modprobe 8021q</programlisting>Then
we set to executable:
<screen>>&lt;fs> <userinput>chmod 0755 /etc/sysconfig/modules/8021q.modules</userinput></screen></para>
<para>We're done, so we can exit using the
<command>exit</command>
command:<screen><prompt>>&lt;fs></prompt> <userinput>exit</userinput></screen></para>
</simplesect>
<simplesect>
<title>Go further with guestfish</title>
<para>There is an enormous amount of functionality in
guestfish and a full treatment is beyond the scope of
this document. Instead, we recommend that you read the
<link
xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/guestfs-recipes.1.html"
>guestfs-recipes</link> documentation page for a
sense of what is possible with these tools.</para>
</simplesect>
</section>
<section xml:id="guestmount">
<title>guestmount</title>
<para>For some types of changes, you may find it easier to
mount the image's file system directly in the guest. The
<command>guestmount</command> program, also from the
libguestfs project, allows you to do so.</para>
<para>For example, to mount the root partition from our
<filename>centos63_desktop.qcow2</filename> image to
<filename>/mnt</filename>, we can do:</para>
<para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>guestmount -a centos63_desktop.qcow2 -m /dev/vg_centosbase/lv_root --rw /mnt</userinput></screen>
</para>
<para>If we didn't know in advance what the mount point is in
the guest, we could use the <literal>-i</literal>(inspect)
flag to tell guestmount to automatically determine what
mount point to
use:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>guestmount -a centos63_desktop.qcow2 -i --rw /mnt</userinput></screen>Once
mounted, we could do things like list the installed
packages using
rpm:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>rpm -qa --dbpath /mnt/var/lib/rpm</userinput></screen>
Once done, we
unmount:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>umount /mnt</userinput></screen></para>
</section>
<section xml:id="virt-tools">
<title>virt-* tools</title>
<para>The <link xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/"
>libguestfs</link> project has a number of other
useful tools, including:<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para><link
xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/virt-edit.1.html"
>virt-edit</link> for editing a file
inside of an image.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link
xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/virt-df.1.html"
>virt-df</link> for displaying free space
inside of an image.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link
xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/virt-resize.1.html"
>virt-resize</link> for resizing an
image.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link
xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/virt-sysprep.1.html"
>virt-sysprep</link> for preparing an
image for distribution (for example, delete
SSH host keys, remove MAC address info, or
remove user accounts).</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link
xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/virt-sparsify.1.html"
>virt-sparsify</link> for making an image
sparse.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link
xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/virt-v2v/"
>virt-p2v</link> for converting a physical
machine to an image that runs on KVM.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para><link
xlink:href="http://libguestfs.org/virt-v2v/"
>virt-v2v</link> for converting Xen and
VMware images to KVM images.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>
<simplesect>
<title>Modify a single file inside of an image</title>
<para>This example shows how to use
<command>virt-edit</command> to modify a file. The
command can take either a filename as an argument with
the <literal>-a</literal> flag, or a domain name as an
argument with the <literal>-d</literal> flag. The
following examples shows how to use this to modify the
<filename>/etc/shadow</filename> file in instance
with libvirt domain name
<literal>instance-000000e1</literal> that is
currently running:</para>
<para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>virsh shutdown instance-000000e1</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>virt-edit -d instance-000000e1 /etc/shadow</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>virsh start instance-000000e1</userinput></screen>
</para>
</simplesect>
<simplesect>
<title>Resize an image</title>
<para>Here is an example of how to use
<command>virt-resize</command> to resize an image.
Assume we have a 16&nbsp;GB Windows image in qcow2 format
that we want to resize to 50&nbsp;GB. First, we use
<command>virt-filesystems</command> to identify
the
partitions:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>virt-filesystems --long --parts --blkdevs -h -a /data/images/win2012.qcow2</userinput>
<computeroutput>Name Type MBR Size Parent
/dev/sda1 partition 07 350M /dev/sda
/dev/sda2 partition 07 16G /dev/sda
/dev/sda device - 16G -
</computeroutput></screen></para>
<para>In this case, it's the
<filename>/dev/sda2</filename> partition that we
want to resize. We create a new qcow2 image and use
the <command>virt-resize</command> command to write a
resized copy of the original into the new
image:
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>qemu-img create -f qcow2 /data/images/win2012-50gb.qcw2 50G</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>virt-resize --expand /dev/sda2 /data/images/win2012.qcow2 \
/data/images/win2012-50gb.qcow2</userinput>
<computeroutput>Examining /data/images/win2012.qcow2 ...
**********
Summary of changes:
/dev/sda1: This partition will be left alone.
/dev/sda2: This partition will be resized from 15.7G to 49.7G. The
filesystem ntfs on /dev/sda2 will be expanded using the
'ntfsresize' method.
**********
Setting up initial partition table on /data/images/win2012-50gb.qcow2 ...
Copying /dev/sda1 ...
100% ⟦▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓⟧ 00:00
Copying /dev/sda2 ...
100% ⟦▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓⟧ 00:00
Expanding /dev/sda2 using the 'ntfsresize' method ...
Resize operation completed with no errors. Before deleting the old
disk, carefully check that the resized disk boots and works correctly.
</computeroutput></screen></para>
</simplesect>
</section>
<section xml:id="losetup-kpartx-nbd">
<title>Loop devices, kpartx, network block devices</title>
<para>If you don't have access to libguestfs, you can mount
image file systems directly in the host using loop
devices, kpartx, and network block devices.<warning>
<para>Mounting untrusted guest images using the tools
described in this section is a security risk,
always use libguestfs tools such as guestfish and
guestmount if you have access to them. See <link
xlink:href="https://www.berrange.com/posts/2013/02/20/a-reminder-why-you-should-never-mount-guest-disk-images-on-the-host-os/"
>A reminder why you should never mount guest
disk images on the host OS</link> by Daniel
Berrangé for more details.</para>
</warning></para>
<simplesect>
<title>Mount a raw image (without LVM)</title>
<para>If you have a raw virtual machine image that is not
using LVM to manage its partitions, use the
<command>losetup</command> command to find an
unused loop device.
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>losetup -f</userinput>
<computeroutput>/dev/loop0</computeroutput></screen></para>
<para>In this example, <filename>/dev/loop0</filename> is
free. Associate a loop device with the raw
image:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>losetup /dev/loop0 fedora17.img</userinput></screen></para>
<para>If the image only has a single partition, you can
mount the loop device
directly:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mount /dev/loop0 /mnt</userinput></screen></para>
<para>If the image has multiple partitions, use
<command>kpartx</command> to expose the partitions
as separate devices (for example,
<filename>/dev/mapper/loop0p1</filename>), then
mount the partition that corresponds to the root file
system:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>kpartx -av /dev/loop0</userinput></screen></para>
<para>If the image has, say three partitions (/boot, /,
swap), there should be one new device created per
partition:<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>ls -l /dev/mapper/loop0p*</userinput>
<computeroutput>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 49 2012-03-05 15:32 /dev/mapper/loop0p1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 50 2012-03-05 15:32 /dev/mapper/loop0p2
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 51 2012-03-05 15:32 /dev/mapper/loop0p3</computeroutput></screen>To
mount the second partition, as
root:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mkdir /mnt/image</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mount /dev/mapper/loop0p2 /mnt</userinput></screen>Once
you're done, to clean
up:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>kpartx -d /dev/loop0</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>losetup -d /dev/loop0</userinput></screen></para>
</simplesect>
<simplesect>
<title>Mount a raw image (with LVM)</title>
<para>If your partitions are managed with LVM, use losetup
and kpartx as in the previous example to expose the
partitions to the host.</para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>losetup -f</userinput>
<computeroutput>/dev/loop0</computeroutput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>losetup /dev/loop0 rhel62.img</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>kpartx -av /dev/loop0</userinput></screen>
<para>Next, you need to use the <command>vgscan</command>
command to identify the LVM volume groups and then
<command>vgchange</command> to expose the volumes
as devices:</para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>vgscan</userinput>
<computeroutput>Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
Found volume group "vg_rhel62x8664" using metadata type lvm2</computeroutput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>vgchange -ay</userinput>
<computeroutput> 2 logical volume(s) in volume group "vg_rhel62x8664" now active</computeroutput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mount /dev/vg_rhel62x8664/lv_root /mnt</userinput></screen>
<para>Clean up when you're done:</para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>vgchange -an vg_rhel62x8664</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>kpartx -d /dev/loop0</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>losetup -d /dev/loop0</userinput></screen>
</simplesect>
<simplesect>
<title>Mount a qcow2 image (without LVM)</title>
<para>You need the <literal>nbd</literal> (network block
device) kernel module loaded to mount qcow2 images.
This will load it with support for 16 block devices,
which is fine for our purposes. As
root:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>modprobe nbd max_part=16</userinput></screen></para>
<para>Assuming the first block device
(<filename>/dev/nbd0</filename>) is not currently
in use, we can expose the disk partitions using the
<command>qemu-nbd</command> and
<command>partprobe</command> commands. As
root:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>qemu-nbd -c /dev/nbd0 image.qcow2</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>partprobe /dev/nbd0</userinput></screen></para>
<para>If the image has, say three partitions (/boot, /,
swap), there should be one new device created for
each partition:</para>
<screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>ls -l /dev/nbd3*</userinput>
<computeroutput>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 48 2012-03-05 15:32 /dev/nbd0
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 49 2012-03-05 15:32 /dev/nbd0p1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 50 2012-03-05 15:32 /dev/nbd0p2
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 43, 51 2012-03-05 15:32 /dev/nbd0p3</computeroutput></screen>
<note>
<para>If the network block device you selected was
already in use, the initial
<command>qemu-nbd</command> command will fail
silently, and the
<filename>/dev/nbd3p{1,2,3}</filename> device
files will not be created.</para>
</note>
<para>If the image partitions are not managed with LVM,
they can be mounted directly:</para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mkdir /mnt/image</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mount /dev/nbd3p2 /mnt</userinput></screen>
<para>When you're done, clean up:</para>
<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>qemu-nbd -d /dev/nbd0</userinput></screen>
</simplesect>
<simplesect>
<title>Mount a qcow2 image (with LVM)</title>
<para>If the image partitions are managed with LVM, after
you use <command>qemu-nbd</command> and
<command>partprobe</command>, you must use
<command>vgscan</command> and <command>vgchange
-ay</command> in order to expose the LVM
partitions as devices that can be
mounted:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>modprobe nbd max_part=16</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>qemu-nbd -c /dev/nbd0 image.qcow2</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>partprobe /dev/nbd0</userinput><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>vgscan</userinput>
<computeroutput> Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
Found volume group "vg_rhel62x8664" using metadata type lvm2</computeroutput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>vgchange -ay</userinput>
<computeroutput> 2 logical volume(s) in volume group "vg_rhel62x8664" now active</computeroutput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mount /dev/vg_rhel62x8664/lv_root /mnt</userinput></screen></para>
<para>When you're done, clean
up:<screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>vgchange -an vg_rhel62x8664</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>qemu-nbd -d /dev/nbd0</userinput></screen></para>
</simplesect>
</section>
</chapter>