Re: [Users] Importing from KVM

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?

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?