Hey Bob,

Get this.. So this process worked great for one of the nfs servers, however, we had two nfs servers. One was a primary data center (master) and the other non-master.

When I try to import the non-master data directory with the metadata file edit method, it imports but then shows no VMs/templates/etc available for import.

On the other hand, when i activate the master data center nfs filesystem, i can see VMs that were stored on the non-master NFS, if I try to import them, it blows an error, the files aren't there, and I look at the log on the hv manager and I see the folder that it's looking for which is on the non-master NFS.

Right now I'm trying to copy the folders over from the non-master nfs to the imported master data (now export domain) to see if I can import those VMs.

I wonder if there's a better way to import VMs from a non-master domain.

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Bob Doolittle <bob@doolittle.us.com> wrote:

On 05/22/2014 03:08 PM, David Smith wrote:

I meant ovirt-engine (i was calling it the manager)
also i'll need to reinstall version 3.3.4, whats the best path for that w/restore?

One thing, if all else fails, is to convert your Export Domain to a Data Domain with a few edits to the metadata.
Then install a fresh engine and import your old VMs.

Personally, I'd install the same version as you had previously, then make sure you can attach your new Export domain (old Data domain), then upgrade.

Some guides for conversion are in this thread:
http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2012-October/010258.html
http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2012-November/010273.html

Note that's from a while ago. I am not sure it still works exactly the same. Make sure to backup your metadata file first.

I did something a bit similar earlier today, by editing the metadata on an Export domain to remove information about the previously-attached Data Center.

-Bob
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 11:58 AM, David Smith <dsmith@mypchelp.com> wrote:

So the ovirt manager hard disk died, 3.3.4 version, i can't get it to spin up to get any data off.
I have an old copy of the manager database which was living on the manager machine.

What is the best procedure for restoring my ovirt setup? I've not been able to import the data store, only export and iso in the past.

Thanks in advance,

David
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