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On 2/19/2014 8:54 PM, Bob Doolittle wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:53056042.1010207@doolittle.us.com" type="cite">Yes.
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So:
<br>
<br>
VMware non-ESX -> ESX, using VMware's tool, then
<br>
ESX -> RHEV using virt-v2v
<br>
<br>
no?
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</blockquote>
<big><big>NO!!!</big></big><br>
<br>
You apparently have not done this, only talk about it? The last
step (ESX -> RHEV using virt-v2v) doesn't work. It had problems
with some images, and they pulled it completely from current
versions of virt-v2v. See <a
href="https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html">https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html</a><br>
<br>
Ted Miller<br>
<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:53056042.1010207@doolittle.us.com" type="cite">If
this is viable, it's easy to understand why nobody wants to put
effort into supporting a bevy of VMware VM formats, when there's a
tool already available to convert to one and they can focus on it.
<br>
<br>
-Bob
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On 02/19/2014 05:52 PM, Maurice James wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">I want to change it from VMware to
RHEV/oVirt
<br>
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-----Original Message-----
<br>
From: Bob Doolittle [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:bob@doolittle.us.com">mailto:bob@doolittle.us.com</a>]
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Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:51 PM
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To: Maurice James; 'Ted Miller'; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:users@ovirt.org">users@ovirt.org</a>
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Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion
<br>
<br>
My recollection is that VMware provides a converter to change
your VMware
<br>
non-ESX VMs into ESX format.
<br>
Do you have to buy ESX to gain access to it?
<br>
<br>
-Bob
<br>
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On 02/19/2014 05:46 PM, Maurice James wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">I even open a feature request that they
closed pretty quickly with
<br>
WONTFIX
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062910">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062910</a> . Why is
this such
<br>
a touchy issue?
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----
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From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org">users-bounces@ovirt.org</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org">mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org</a>]
On
<br>
Behalf Of Ted Miller
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Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:28 PM
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To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:users@ovirt.org">users@ovirt.org</a>
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Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion
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On 2/9/2014 4:27 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">On 02/09/2014 10:28 PM, Maurice James
wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">The instructions assume that I have
an ESX instance to connect to.
<br>
How do I do this with an already exported vmware image
with no esx
<br>
available to connect to? I have a turnkey drupal vm in ovf
format
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----
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From: Itamar Heim [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:iheim@redhat.com">mailto:iheim@redhat.com</a>]
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Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 2:24 PM
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To: Maurice James; 'users'
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Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion
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On 02/09/2014 07:02 PM, Maurice James wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">According to this
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html">https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html</a>
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It does not do it
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</blockquote>
please review:
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterpris">https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterpris</a>
<br>
e _Virtua lization/3.3/html-single/V2V_Guide/index.html
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<blockquote type="cite">-----Original Message-----
<br>
From: Itamar Heim [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:iheim@redhat.com">mailto:iheim@redhat.com</a>]
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Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 4:52 AM
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To: Maurice James; 'users'
<br>
Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion
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<br>
On 02/08/2014 04:18 PM, Maurice James wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">I submitted an RFE to have
vmware image conversion added to 3.5. I
<br>
think that is a key feature that is lacking. Im just
trying to get
<br>
some eyes on it here.
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062910">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062910</a>
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</blockquote>
can you comment on the gaps from virt-v2v which does
this today (in
<br>
the bug as well).
<br>
<br>
thanks,
<br>
Itamar
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</blockquote>
</blockquote>
iirc, you need an ESX currently.
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</blockquote>
Some of us are stuck without a way to try out ovirt because of
this.
<br>
ESX is not the only platform that people run VMWare on. I am
trying
<br>
to bring over VMs from an old VMWare Server setup on Centos
5. Works
<br>
fine, but there is no migration path. Other people may have
VMs on
<br>
VMWare Workstation or other, older products. We just get told
to go fly a
<br>
</blockquote>
kite?
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">If the only choice is to bring up a
full-blown, working ESX instance,
<br>
I may bring up ESXi and stay there.
<br>
<br>
Ted Miller
<br>
Elkhart, IN
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