KVM VM Rename and Logical Volume Rename
I recently provisioned a Virtual Machine in a KVM Hypervisor with a typo in the name. Even worse I also created the storage LV with a typo. Here is how I fixed it. Off course shut the VM down first.
LV Rename
# lvrename VolumeGroup oldLVname newLVname Renamed "oldLVname" to "newLVname" in volume group "VolumeGroup"
Change reference to storage in VM XML
# virsh edit oldVMname Domain oldVMname XML configuration edited. # grep newLVname oldVMname.xml
Recreate VM
# virsh dumpxml oldVMname > /tmp/newVMname.xml # virsh undefine oldVMname Domain newVMname has been undefined # grep newVMname /tmp/newVMname.xml newVMname # virsh define /tmp/newVMname.xml Domain newVMname defined from /tmp/newVMname.xml # virsh list --all Id Name State ---------------------------------- 7 aVMname running - newVMname shut off # virsh start newVMname Domain newVMname started