[ovirt-users] vmware import hangs after click load button on 3.5 rc5

[Nir Soffer]

On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Ian Fraser <Ian.Fraser at asm.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi Nir,
>
> I have changed the v2v.py file as per your request, it has now changed the
> behaviour. The popup window still hangs and I get the following two events:
>
> Failed to retrieve VMs information from external server
> vpx://username%40domain@vcenter.server
> /datacentre_name/hostname?no_verify=1
>
> VDSM ovirt-host-02 command failed: internal error: Invalid or not yet
> handled value 'emptyBackingString' for VMX entry 'ide1:0.fileName' for
> device type 'cdrom-image'
>

Fixing the first error, we see now the real error; libvirt cannot handle
this vm configuration. We will ask one of the libvirt guys to look into
this.

You may try to disable the cdrom device on that vm, which is probably
useless now.


>
> I have attached the vdsm.log to this email, should I also attach to the BZ
> I opened?


Yes, please attach it.

(Adding back users at ovirt.org, since this thread may help others with same
issue.)


>
> Many thanks
>
> Ian
>
> From: Nir Soffer [mailto:nsoffer at redhat.com]
> Sent: 23 September 2015 00:04
> To: Ian Fraser <Ian.Fraser at asm.org.uk>; Shahar Havivi <shavivi at redhat.com>
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] vmware import hangs after click load button on
> 3.5 rc5
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> Your import failed because looking up some disk failed. Unfortunately, we
> don't have enough information in the log abut this failure.
>
> Because of incorrect error handling, this error failed the entire request,
> failing your import.
>
> Patch [1] fixes the second problem. If is possible that with this patch
> listing the external vms will work and you will be able to import the vm,
> but it is also possible that the first error was significant and will fail
> the import later.
>
> It would be useful if you test this patch and report if it works for you.
>
> Would you open an ovirt bug for this issue, attaching the vdsm log?
>
> [1] https://gerrit.ovirt.org/46540
>
> Nir
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Ian Fraser <Ian.Fraser at asm.org.uk> wrote:
> Thanks Nir,
>
> File attached.
>
> From: Nir Soffer [mailto:nsoffer at redhat.com]
> Sent: 21 September 2015 23:16
> To: Ian Fraser <Ian.Fraser at asm.org.uk>
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] vmware import hangs after click load button on
> 3.5 rc5
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 12:14 AM, Ian Fraser <Ian.Fraser at asm.org.uk>
> wrote:
> I did get a “VDSM <hostname> command failed: local variable 'capacity'
> referenced before assignment” error in the events I have just noticed, does
> that shed any more light?
>
> This shed some light. Can you share the vdsm.log containing this error?
>
> Look in /var/log/vdsm/vdsm.log*
>
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