---360795340-60103579-1413869259=:71234 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've just been doing some searching to try and work out how to get a vmware= windows VM into ovirt.=0AIt seems that the newest virtv2v has dropped supp= ort 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 attach= ing to an ESXi host.=0A=0A=0AI've prepared the VM by first removing the vmw= are tools and have installled the various virtio drivers, as well as runnin= g the 'mergeide' registry file to enable IDE. I've used 'qemu-img' to conv= irt this VMDK file to QCOW2. It does not appear that there is a straightfo= rward way for me to import this new qcow2 disk into ovirt.=0A=0AIt seems my= best option at the moment is to export the VMware VM as an OVA and then tr= y and use a newer virt-v2v to import this into ovirt.=0AAlternatively I cou= ld construct a VM in virt-manager and attach the converted qcow2 disk to it= , and then use virt-v2v to import this into ovirt.=0A=0ACan someone suggest= an alternative course of action? It seems strange that I can't just impor= t a disk into ovirt, construct a VM and attach the disk.=0A=0AIs there any= thing int he works to make this process easier?=0A=0AThanks,=0APaul=0A ---360795340-60103579-1413869259=:71234 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He= lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;fo= nt-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 newe= st virtv2v has dropped support for importing from an ESXi standalone machin= e - and now only works with vcenter. I didn't have any success with u= sing the current virt-v2v attaching to an ESXi host.<br></div><div><br></di= v><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetic= aNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-c= olor: transparent; font-style: normal;">I've prepared the VM by first remov= ing the vmware tools and have installled the various virtio drivers, as wel= l as running the 'mergeide' registry file to enable IDE. I've used 'q= emu-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 i= nto ovirt.</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-fa= mily: 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,Helvet= ica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transp= arent; font-style: normal;">It seems my best option at the moment is to exp= ort 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,san= s-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,Ar= ial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: no= rmal;">Can someone suggest an alternative course of action? It seems = strange that I can't just import a disk into ovirt, construct a VM an= d attach the disk.</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px;= font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sa= ns-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><di= v 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: 12= px; 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: HelveticaN= eue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-col= or: transparent; font-style: normal;">Thanks,</div><div style=3D"color: rgb= (0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helve= tica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-st= yle: normal;">Paul</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px;= font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sa= ns-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div></d= iv></body></html> ---360795340-60103579-1413869259=:71234--