Re: [Users] Importing from KVM

On 04/05/2012 01:42 PM, Alex Drahon wrote: > Here's what I found in engine.log > are you sure you are not trying to add a VM with an existing UUID (or did not pass a UUID)? > On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Itamar Heim <iheim(a)redhat.com > <mailto:iheim@redhat.com>> wrote: > > On 04/05/2012 01:16 PM, Alex Drahon wrote: > > Thanks for your help. > > I tried the import with a minimal OVF file as described by > Shahar and it > worked, but failed on activate. > > This time I have a constraint violation on pk_vm_static, which > means > that ovirt-engine doesn't create a vm_guid if it isn't here. I > guess > it's the same for a lot of parameters. > > > that's sounds like a new bug. > please send stack trace (which will also help telling where to look). > > > > To move forward, I'm going to create "shadow" VMs on ovirt-engine, > export them and import my "real" libvirt/KVM VMs with the > exported OVF > files. Makes sense? > > Where should I look in the source tree if I want to (try to) > actually > help with the restore code for imported VMs? > > Alex > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 5:59 AM, Shahar Havivi > <shaharh(a)redhat.com <mailto:shaharh@redhat.com> > <mailto:shaharh@redhat.com <mailto:shaharh@redhat.com>>> wrote: > > On 05.04.12 07:35, Itamar Heim wrote: > > On 04/04/2012 01:13 PM, Alex Drahon wrote: > > >Hello all, > > > > > >I'm trying to import VMs from a Centos5/KVM host to ovirt using > > >virt-v2v. I used this command: > > >virt-v2v -ic > qemu+ssh://root@virthost1.__**mydomain.local/system -o > rhev -os > > >virthost3.mydomain.local:/__**exports/exp --network ovirtmgmt > > > >test.mydomain.local > > > > > >It works, but the resulting OVF file cannot be read by > ovirt-engine > > >("Failed to read VM '[Unknown name]' OVF, it may be > corrupted"). > > > > > >I had to edit the OVF file, removing the NIC Item worked, but > restoring > > >the imported VM fails. Looking at logs, I found a PostgreSQL > constraint > > >violation on an insert (sorry it's in French) > > >"Caused by: org.postgresql.util.__**PSQLException: ERREUR: la > > valeur > d une > > >clé dupliquée rompt la contrainte unique « pk_vm_device » > > > Where: instruction SQL « INSERT INTO vm_device( device_id, > vm_id , > > >device , type, address , boot_order , spec_params, is_managed, > > >is_plugged, is_readonly) VALUES( $1 , $2 , $3 , $4 , > $5 > , $6 > > >, $7 , $8 , $9 , $10 ) »" > > > > > >Looks like there's a primary key violation (duplicate) on > insert. > > > > cc-ing mbooth from v2v to have a look from ovf generation, > but there > > could be some bug in engine as well as the vm_device code was > added > > recently. > > > > > > > >I have two questions: > > > - what's the minimal OVF file that can successfully import > a VM? > you will need the header: the <Reference> tag the <Content> > tag with the > <Section> items: <System> and <item>s cpu and memory, all other > devices can be > omit. > > > > shahar? > > > > > - are 'default devices' created if they are not in the OVF > file? > > >(would explain PK violations) > > > > eli? > > > > > > > >oVirt is very impressive and stable, deploying was a breeze, > but > it"s > > >difficult to understand why it is so hard to move VMs from a > libvirt/KVM > > >host (which is basically the same architecture). Am I missing > something? > > > > > > > > >