This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CD11DB.F511B978 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Correction below: upon creating a new VM with the same name as the as what the VM name was before the change to the name attribute results in: VM <vmname> is down. Exit message operation failed: domain '<vmname> ' already exists with uuid <UUID>. VM <vmname> was started by <username> (Host: <ovirtnodehostname>). =20 =20 From: users-bounces@ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org] On Behalf Of Brown, Chris (GE Healthcare) Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:40 PM To: users@oVirt.org Subject: [Users] issues when renaming a VM =20 Running into an oddity when changing the name attribute of a VM. When the name attribute is changed via the either the WebAdmin or PUP it does not update the <Name> element within the VM OVF. The database table entry: vm_static --> VM_name does however get updated. Upon trying to start the VM or restart it in the case of updating the name while it was in a running state the below will occur: =20 VM <vmname> is down. Exit message operation failed: domain '<vmname> ' already exists with uuid <UUID>. VM <vmname> was started by <username> (Host: <ovirtnodehostname>). =20 This can be worked around however by simply hand-editing the VM OVF and changing the <Name> element to the desired name. =20 This is observed with the current released version of the ovirt-engine (ovirt-engine-3.0.0_0001-1.6) =20 - Chris ------_=_NextPart_001_01CD11DB.F511B978 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META = HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 = (filtered medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} span.EmailStyle18 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue = vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Correction below: upon creating a new VM with = the same name as the as what the VM name was before the change to the = name attribute results in:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>VM = <vmname> is down. Exit message operation failed: domain = '<vmname> ' already exists with uuid = <UUID>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>VM <vmname> was started by = <username> (Host: = <ovirtnodehostname>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div = style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>= </b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> = users-bounces@ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org] <b>On Behalf Of = </b>Brown, Chris (GE Healthcare)<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 03, 2012 = 3:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> users@oVirt.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Users] issues = when renaming a VM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Running into an oddity when changing the name = attribute of a VM. When the name attribute is changed via the either the = WebAdmin or PUP it does not update the <Name> element within the = VM OVF. The database table entry: vm_static --> VM_name does however = get updated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Upon trying to start the VM or restart it in = the case of updating the name while it was in a running state the below = will occur:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>VM = <vmname> is down. Exit message operation failed: domain = '<vmname> ' already exists with uuid = <UUID>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>VM <vmname> was started by = <username> (Host: = <ovirtnodehostname>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>This can = be worked around however by simply hand-editing the VM OVF and changing = the <Name> element to the desired name.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>This is observed with = the current released version of the ovirt-engine = (ovirt-engine-3.0.0_0001-1.6)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>- = Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01CD11DB.F511B978--