On Mon, 21 Sep 2020 at 23:19, Strahil Nikolov <hunter86_bg@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hey Eyal,

it's really irritating that only ISOs can be imported as disks.

I had to:
1. Delete snapshot (but I really wanted to keep it)
2. Detach all disks from existing VM
3. Delete the VM
4. Import the Vm from the data domain
5. Delete the snapshot , so disks from data domain are "in sync" with the non-data disks
6. Attach the non-data disks to the VM

If all disks for a VM were on the same storage domain - I didn't have to wipe my snapshots.

Should I file a RFE in order to allow disk import for non-ISO disks ?
If I wanted to rebuild the engine and import the sotrage domains I would have to import the VM the first time , just to delete it and import it again - so I can get my VM disks from the storage...

From what I understand you want to file an RFE that requests the option to split 'unregistered' entities in a data domain, but unfortunately this is not possible.

But we may add different options:

merge/squash to identical partial VMs
Override an existing VM
Force import the VM with a different ID

You can file an RFE with those suggest options.

Also, please add the description of why do you think it is needed.

Best Regards,
Strahil Nikolov

В понеделник, 21 септември 2020 г., 11:47:04 Гринуич+3, Eyal Shenitzky <eshenitz@redhat.com> написа:

Hi Stranhil,

Maybe those VMs has more disks on different data storage domains?
If so, those VMs will remain on the environment with the disks that are not based on the detached storage-domain.

You can try to import the VM as partial, another option is to remove the VM that remained in the environment but
keep the disks so you will be able to import the VM and attach the disks to it.

On Sat, 19 Sep 2020 at 15:49, Strahil Nikolov via Users <users@ovirt.org> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I would like to ask how to proceed further.
>
> Here is what I have done so far on my ovirt 4.3.10:
> 1. Set in maintenance and detached my Gluster-based storage domain
> 2. Did some maintenance on the gluster
> 3. Reattached and activated my Gluster-based storage domain
> 4. I have imported my ISOs via the Disk Import tab in UI
>
> Next I tried to import the VM Disks , but they are unavailable in the disk tab
> So I tried to import the VM:
> 1. First try - import with partial -> failed due to MAC conflict
> 2. Second try - import with partial , allow MAC reassignment -> failed as VM id exists -> recommends to remove the original VM
> 3. I tried to detach the VMs disks , so I can delete it - but this is not possible as the Vm already got a snapshot.
>
>
> What is the proper way to import my non-OS disks (data domain is slower but has more space which is more suitable for "data") ?
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Strahil Nikolov
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Eyal Shenitzky

Regards,

Eyal Shenitzky