This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------4978EF91CA9D0129EB7BAB5F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 06/15/2016 01:41 PM, Cam Mac wrote:
Hi,
I haven't had any luck using the oVirt GUI or virt-v2v (see earlier email), and I need to find a way to migrate quite a few Windows hosts (Windows 7, 2012, 2008, 2k3 etc) into my test oVirt cluster as a PoC so I can make a compelling case for getting rid of VMware. Using OVF files looks like a lot more manual work as compared to the GUI or virt-v2v, with their nice conversion features.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Cam
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Are you getting errors? Here's what I have in my notes but you may already have tried it and the GUI doesn't seem to have a way to do it. I migrated from both ESXi6 and VMwareWorkstation 11. First I exported as ova. ** Make sure the export directory is mounted. * virt-v2v doesn't like being run as root so run it as vdsm user and you need to specify the shell. su - vdsm -s /bin/bash For Export storage located on another computer remote to the one running virt-v2v use the host:/export format virt-v2v -i ova -of raw -o rhev -os ovhost1:/srv/exports/ovirt/export1 --network VLAN100 -oa sparse -on <vm name> <input file name> For Export storage located on a server that is doing exporting use this format with local directory path for -os virt-v2v -i ova -of raw -o rhev -os /srv/exports/ovirt/export1 -oa sparse --network VLAN100 -on <vm name> /path/<input file name> I moved my ova files to my host (I run hosted engine deployment). Then I su'd and ran the second command since my host exports the oVirt Export directory. Once the command completes I run the oVirt admin import and select the VMs from the list and move them over. I have to change the location of the storage since it defaults to the Engine storage and not my iSCSI storage. I've done it on mainly Linux and a Win 7 VM and it worked. I haven't tried any servers yet. * --------------4978EF91CA9D0129EB7BAB5F Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p><br> </p> <br> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/15/2016 01:41 PM, Cam Mac wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:CAJGJ8tTM1zDbKQBLbmiDADjArGR2=kX=j2XOhag84KdC0QxvKw@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <div dir="ltr">Hi, <div><br> </div> <div>I haven't had any luck using the oVirt GUI or virt-v2v (see earlier email), and I need to find a way to migrate quite a few Windows hosts (Windows 7, 2012, 2008, 2k3 etc) into my test oVirt cluster as a PoC so I can make a compelling case for getting rid of VMware. Using OVF files looks like a lot more manual work as compared to the GUI or virt-v2v, with their nice conversion features.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Any suggestions?</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Thanks,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Cam</div> </div> <br> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <br> <pre wrap="">_______________________________________________ Users mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Users@ovirt.org">Users@ovirt.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users">http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users</a> </pre> </blockquote> <br> Are you getting errors? <br> <br> Here's what I have in my notes but you may already have tried it and the GUI doesn't seem to have a way to do it. I migrated from both ESXi6 and VMwareWorkstation 11. First I exported as ova.<br> <br> <b>* Make sure the export directory is mounted.<br> * virt-v2v doesn't like being run as root so run it as vdsm user and you need to specify the shell.<br> <br> su - vdsm -s /bin/bash<br> <br> For Export storage located on another computer remote to the one running virt-v2v use the host:/export format<br> <br> virt-v2v -i ova -of raw -o rhev -os ovhost1:/srv/exports/ovirt/export1 --network VLAN100 -oa sparse -on <vm name> <input file name><br> <br> For Export storage located on a server that is doing exporting use this format with local directory path for -os<br> <br> virt-v2v -i ova -of raw -o rhev -os /srv/exports/ovirt/export1 -oa sparse --network VLAN100 -on <vm name> /path/<input file name><br> <br> I moved my ova files to my host (I run hosted engine deployment). Then I su'd and ran the second command since my host exports the oVirt Export directory.<br> <br> Once the command completes I run the oVirt admin import and select the VMs from the list and move them over. I have to change the location of the storage since it defaults to the Engine storage and not my iSCSI storage.<br> <br> I've done it on mainly Linux and a Win 7 VM and it worked. I haven't tried any servers yet.<br> <br> <br> <br> </b><br> </body> </html> --------------4978EF91CA9D0129EB7BAB5F--