README.md adaptation for MSVSphere

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# almalinux-deploy
# msvsphere-deploy
An EL to AlmaLinux migration tool.
An EL to MSVSphere migration tool.
## Usage
In order to convert your EL8 and EL9 operating systems to AlmaLinux do the following:
In order to convert your EL8 and EL9 operating systems to MSVSphere do the following:
1. CentOS 8.4 or 8.5 is required to convert to AlmaLinux. It is recommended to update to 8.5 prior to moving to
AlmaLinux but not required if you are on at least CentOS 8.4. Rebooting after the updates is recommended if your system
1. CentOS 8.4 or 8.5 is required to convert to MSVSphere. It is recommended to update to 8.5 prior to moving to
MSVSphere but not required if you are on at least CentOS 8.4. Rebooting after the updates is recommended if your system
received new updates.
```shell
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- As of January 31, 2022 the CentOS 8 mirrorlists are offline. In order to successfully perform `dnf update -y`
you need to update your `dnf` config files to point to a valid mirror. You can use the following `sed` commands for
convenience to restore `dnf` to a functional state that will let you update to 8.5 and subsequently AlmaLinux.
convenience to restore `dnf` to a functional state that will let you update to 8.5 and subsequently MSVSphere.
- ```bash
sudo sed -i -e '/mirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=/ s/^#*/#/' -e '/baseurl=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/$contentdir\/$releasever\// s/^#*/#/' -e '/^\[baseos\]/a baseurl=https://mirror.rackspace.com/centos-vault/8.5.2111/BaseOS/$basearch/os' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-BaseOS.repo
sudo sed -i -e '/mirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=/ s/^#*/#/' -e '/baseurl=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/$contentdir\/$releasever\// s/^#*/#/' -e '/^\[appstream\]/a baseurl=https://mirror.rackspace.com/centos-vault/8.5.2111/AppStream/$basearch/os' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-AppStream.repo
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sudo sed -i -e '/mirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=/ s/^#*/#/' -e '/baseurl=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/$contentdir\/$releasever\// s/^#*/#/' -e '/^\[plus\]/a baseurl=https://mirror.rackspace.com/centos-vault/8.5.2111/centosplus/$basearch/os' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-Plus.repo
sudo sed -i -e '/mirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=/ s/^#*/#/' -e '/baseurl=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/$contentdir\/$releasever\// s/^#*/#/' -e '/^\[powertools\]/a baseurl=https://mirror.rackspace.com/centos-vault/8.5.2111/PowerTools/$basearch/os' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-PowerTools.repo
```
- You can use the `-f` flag (ie `sudo bash almalinux-deploy.sh -f`) to handle this for you.
- You can use the `-f` flag (ie `sudo bash msvsphere-deploy.sh -f`) to handle this for you.
2. Back up of the system. We didn't test all possible scenarios so there
is a risk that something goes wrong. In such a situation you will have a
restore point.
3. Download the [almalinux-deploy.sh](almalinux-deploy.sh) script:
3. Download the [msvsphere-deploy.sh](msvsphere-deploy.sh) script:
```shell
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy/master/almalinux-deploy.sh
curl -O https://git.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/msvsphere-deploy/raw/branch/main/msvsphere-deploy.sh
```
4. Run the script and check its output for errors:
```shell
$ sudo bash almalinux-deploy.sh
$ sudo bash msvsphere-deploy.sh
...
Migration to AlmaLinux is completed
Migration to MSVSphere is completed
```
5. Reboot is recommended to boot with AlmaLinux kernel:
5. Reboot is recommended to boot with MSVSphere kernel:
```shell
sudo reboot
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```shell
# check release file
$ cat /etc/redhat-release
AlmaLinux release 8.5 (Arctic Sphynx)
MSVSphere release 8.5 (Arctic Sphynx)
# check that the system boots AlmaLinux kernel by default
$ sudo grubby --info DEFAULT | grep AlmaLinux
title="AlmaLinux (4.18.0-348.el8.x86_64) 8.5 (Arctic Sphynx)"
# check that the system boots MSVSphere kernel by default
$ sudo grubby --info DEFAULT | grep MSVSphere
title="MSVSphere (4.18.0-348.el8.x86_64) 8.5 (Arctic Sphynx)"
```
7. Thank you for choosing AlmaLinux!
7. Thank you for choosing MSVSphere!
## Roadmap
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Any contribution is welcome:
* Find and [report](https://github.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy/issues) bugs.
* Find and [report](https://git.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/msvsphere-deploy/issues) bugs.
* Submit pull requests with bug fixes, improvements and new tests.
* Test it on different configurations and share your thoughts in
[discussions](https://github.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy/discussions).
[discussions](https://git.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/msvsphere-deploy/discussions).
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