From 9e9efba5c3d286b6c7ec1d39106293e6431091c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludwig Mey <ludwig@meyfamily.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 13:29:48 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] Notes completed for kvm cloning

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 KVM-Notes/Cloning.md | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/KVM-Notes/Cloning.md b/KVM-Notes/Cloning.md
index 92a04eb..a7967f8 100644
--- a/KVM-Notes/Cloning.md
+++ b/KVM-Notes/Cloning.md
@@ -3,4 +3,82 @@
 *Prep*
 Install the base OS.
 Install all required apps
-Install all required updates
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+    * openssh-server
+Install all required updates
+
+Shutdown guest
+    * virsh shotdown $guest-vm
+
+
+On the VM Host server make sure you have libgustsfs-tools
+
+```
+apt list --installed |grep -i libguestfs-tools
+```
+
+if its not there, install it.
+
+```
+sudo apt install libguestfs-tools
+```
+
+
+This step strips stuff that must be unique per VM (machine-id, SSH keys, etc.) from the *template*.
+
+```
+sudo virt-sysprep -d $guest-vm \
+  --operations machine-id,ssh-hostkeys,udev-persistent-net,logfiles,tmp-files
+```
+
+Your output should be similiar to the following:
+
+```
+sudo virt-sysprep -d Debian-Base   --operations machine-id,ssh-hostkeys,udev-persistent-net,logfiles,tmp-files
+[   0.0] Examining the guest ...
+[  17.4] Performing "logfiles" ...
+[  17.6] Performing "machine-id" ...
+[  17.6] Performing "ssh-hostkeys" ...
+[  17.6] Performing "tmp-files" ...
+[  17.6] Performing "udev-persistent-net" ...
+```
+
+The base is now ready to go.
+
+**Create Clone**
+
+sudo virt-clone --original $guest-vm \
+  --name guest-01 \
+  --auto-clone
+
+example
+
+```
+sudo virt-clone --original Debian-Base \
+  --name Node01 \
+  --auto-clone
+Allocating 'Node01.qcow2'                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1.6 GB  00:00:03 ...
+
+Clone 'Node01' created successfully
+```
+
+Confirm your clones have been made 
+
+```
+virsh list --all
+ Id   Name             State
+---------------------------------
+ 1    downloads        running
+ -    Debian-Base      shut off
+ -    k8s-node1        shut off
+ -    k8s-node2        shut off
+ -    k8s-node3        shut off
+ -    k8s-node4        shut off
+ -    k8s-node5        shut off
+ -    Node01           shut off
+ -    Node02           shut off
+ -    Node03           shut off
+ -    Node04           shut off
+ -    Node05           shut off
+ -    Ubuntu_Default   shut off
+
+```
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