Operating system:    Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES10)

There are actually two files that need to be copied; The disk 'image' and the configuration file.
The disk 'image'

/etc/xen/images is a symbolic link to /var/lib/xen/images. In there is a folder for each virtual machine which holds the disk 'image'.

If the virtual machine (VM) is called vm1 then

    * create a new folder. eg mkdir vm2
    * copy the image to this new folder. eg cd vm1 and then cp hda ../vm2/hda

The configuration file

/etc/xen/vm contains configuration files for each VM.

    * copy the configuration file. eg cp vm1 vm2
    * edit the new configuration file so that it has the new VM name

    * Do not edit the mac address as this will stop the VM picking up an ip address via dhcp..

 Now test that your new VM works by

    * opening the YAST virtual machine manager
    * starting the new VM

If you want to make your VM start automatically then create a symbolic link in /etc/xen/auto to your new configuration file. eg

    * cd /etc/xen/auto
    * ln -s /etc/xen/vm/vm2 vm2