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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
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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;
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mily: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif=
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normal;"><br></div><div style=
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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;
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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,=
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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:
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px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande=
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normal;"><br></div>=
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eue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-col=
or: transparent; font-style: normal;">Thanks,</div><div
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tica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-st=
yle: normal;">Paul</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
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