[ILUG] Xen vm export/import question

[Conor Wynne]

Hi all,

This is probably a really simple question, but I cannot quite figure it out.

I have created several para-viirtualised vm's and would like to back them up
now that they are all lovely and configured.

Now if I my machine dies, or I re-install it on a whim, how would I go about
importing the vm's back into a freshly installed box?

Do I just backup /etc/xen or something? Or just the node config files?

example:
[root at rhel5client Desktop]# cat /etc/xen/rh5node1
name = "rh5node1"
uuid = "b328064d-ab64-df76-c638-f9bb1bb63d75"
maxmem = 300
memory = 200
vcpus = 1
bootloader = "/usr/bin/pygrub"
on_poweroff = "destroy"
on_reboot = "restart"
on_crash = "restart"
vfb = [ "type=vnc,vncunused=1" ]
disk = [ "tap:aio:/var/xen_images/rh5node1,xvda,w" ]
vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:4f:ce:59,bridge=xenbr0" ]

Or the entire /etc/xen dir?
What if I lost it somehow, surely you can just import the disk non?

Sorry, bit new the xen, trying to learn it and figure out disaster recovery
and all that.

Cheers lads
Conor.