This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030001040203070102030704 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 21/10/14 02:27, Paul Jansen wrote:
I've just been doing some searching to try and work out how to get a vmware windows VM into ovirt. It seems that the newest virtv2v has dropped support for importing from an ESXi standalone machine - and now only works with vcenter. I didn't have any success with using the current virt-v2v attaching to an ESXi host.
I've prepared the VM by first removing the vmware tools and have installled the various virtio drivers, as well as running the 'mergeide' registry file to enable IDE. I've used 'qemu-img' to convirt this VMDK file to QCOW2. It does not appear that there is a straightforward way for me to import this new qcow2 disk into ovirt.
It seems my best option at the moment is to export the VMware VM as an OVA and then try and use a newer virt-v2v to import this into ovirt. Alternatively I could construct a VM in virt-manager and attach the converted qcow2 disk to it, and then use virt-v2v to import this into ovirt.
Can someone suggest an alternative course of action? It seems strange that I can't just import a disk into ovirt, construct a VM and attach the disk.
Is there anything int he works to make this process easier?
Thanks, Paul
_______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users I have not found a way to import qcow2 disk into oVirt.
The last time I needed to import a qcow2 disk to oVirt I created a vm in a kvm server (my pc..) with virt-manager, then I added the qcow disk, and booted the vm with clonezilla. Then I created a VM in oVirt, provisioned with similar disks and booted also with clonezilla. Then I cloned from kvm to oVirt. After I deleted the native kvm vm and disks. In this way I bypassed all the import, export, ova compatibility, virt2virt, etc. Simple and practical Regards --------------030001040203070102030704 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type"> </head> <body text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 21/10/14 02:27, Paul Jansen wrote:<= br> </div> <blockquote cite=3D"mid:1413869259.71234.YahooMailNeo@web160305.mail.bf1.yahoo.= com" type=3D"cite"> <div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:12px"> <div>I've just been doing some searching to try and work out how to get a vmware windows VM into ovirt.</div> <div>It seems that the newest virtv2v has dropped support for importing from an ESXi standalone machine - and now only works with vcenter.=A0 I didn't have any success with using the current virt-v2v attaching to an ESXi host.<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I've prepared the VM by first removing the vmware tools and have installled the various virtio drivers, as well as running the 'mergeide' registry file to enable IDE.=A0 I've used 'qemu-img' to convirt this VMDK file to QCOW2.=A0 It does not appear that there is a straightforward way for me to import this new qcow2 disk into ovirt.</div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br> </div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">It seems my best option at the moment is to export the VMware VM as an OVA and then try and use a newer virt-v2v to import this into ovirt.</div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Alternatively I could construct a VM in virt-manager and attach the converted qcow2 disk to it, and then use virt-v2v to import this into ovirt.</div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br> </div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Can someone suggest an alternative course of action?=A0 It seems strange that I can't just import a disk into ovirt,=A0 construct a VM and attach the disk.</div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br> </div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Is there anything int he works to make this process easier?</div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br> </div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Thanks,</div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Paul</div> <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br> </div> </div> <br> <fieldset class=3D"mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <br> <pre wrap=3D"">_______________________________________________ Users mailing list <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:Users@ovirt.org">Use= rs@ovirt.org</a> <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman= /listinfo/users">http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users</a> </pre> </blockquote> I have not found a way to import qcow2 disk into oVirt.<br> <br> The last time I needed to import a qcow2 disk to oVirt I created a vm in a kvm server (my pc..) with virt-manager, then I added the qcow disk, and booted the vm with clonezilla. Then I created a VM in oVirt, provisioned with similar disks and booted also with clonezilla. Then I cloned from kvm to oVirt. After I deleted the native kvm vm and disks. In this way I bypassed all the import, export, ova compatibility, virt2virt, etc.<br> <br> Simple and practical<br> <br> Regards<br> </body> </html> --------------030001040203070102030704--