[ovirt-users] Re: Import Netapp snapshot volume into ovirt and start VM from volume snapshot

On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 11:45 AM Igor Zinovik <zinovik.igor(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Hello. > > I'm trying to implement following backup scenario for my VMs: > storage domain is a volume on netapp appliance connected to oVirt cluster > via NFS3. Netapp produces its zero copy snapshots of this volume. > I want to be able to restore VMs from these snapshots, e.g. > Netapp can export snapshot to ovirt as another NFS volume after that > I want to be able to import VM or attach VM disks from snapshot volume > to VM and start it. As far as I understand it is basic backup|migration > scenario > when user wants to move VMs from one ovirt DC to another ovirt DC. > > Right now I cannot import snapshot volume which contains exactly same > domain > metadata (in dom_dm/ directory) as original volume (which I cannot detach > since > it hosts disks for running VMs). I tried to rename dom_md/, but with no > success in > domain import process. > > Maybe someone in this list uses same scenario for VM backup and can give > some advice. > Hi Zinovik, Have you tried using the scan disks procedure[*] (which scans the domain for unregistered floating disks)? You can find it under 'Storage -> Domains -> Disks -> "Scan Disks" button (in the Kebab Menu)'. [*] https://www.ovirt.org/develop/release-management/features/storage/imports...

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