From e9a30288fde1f46422f41a9fc5c84564df007c4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johannes Stoelp <johannes.stoelp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:31:13 +0100
Subject: qemu: add migration notes

---
 src/tools/qemu.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'src/tools/qemu.md')

diff --git a/src/tools/qemu.md b/src/tools/qemu.md
index c34c533..93a724f 100644
--- a/src/tools/qemu.md
+++ b/src/tools/qemu.md
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Commands for qemu [Monitor][doc-qemu-monitor] or [QMP][doc-qemu-qmp]:
 # List available snapshots.
 info snapshots
 
-# Create/Load/Delete snapshot with name <tag>
+# Create/Load/Delete snapshot with name <tag>.
 savevm <tag>
 loadvm <tag>
 delvm <tag>
@@ -211,6 +211,37 @@ qemu-system-x86_64 \
     ...
 ```
 
+## VM Migration
+
+`Online` migration example:
+```bash
+# Start machine 1 on host ABC.
+qemu-system-x86_64 -monitor stdio -cdrom <iso>
+
+# Prepare machine 2 on host DEF as migration target.
+# Listen for any connection on port 12345.
+qemu-system-x86_64 -monitor stdio -incoming tcp:0.0.0.0:12345
+
+# Start migration from the machine 1 monitor console.
+(qemu) migrate tcp:DEF:12345
+```
+
+Save to external file example:
+```bash
+```bash
+# Start machine 1.
+qemu-system-x86_64 -monitor stdio -cdrom <iso>
+
+# Save VM state to file.
+(qemu) migrate "exec:gzip -c > vm.gz"
+
+# Load VM from file.
+qemu-system-x86_64 -monitor stdio -incoming "exec: gzip -d -c vm.gz"
+```
+
+> The migration source machine and the migration target machine should be
+> launched with the **same** parameters.
+
 ## Appendix: Direct `Kernel` boot
 
 Example command line to directly boot a `Kernel` with an `initrd` ramdisk.
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