------=_NextPart_000_010A_01CF22B7.685C6940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ok. Thanks. Sounds do-able From: Ted Miller [mailto:tmiller@hcjb.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 3:44 PM To: Maurice James; users@ovirt.org Subject: RE: [Users] Import VMware From: Maurice James <midnightsteel@msn.com <mailto:midnightsteel@msn.com> > Do you know of the best way to get a vmware guest into ovirt without virt-v2v by chance? From: users-bounces@ovirt.org <mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org> [mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org] On Behalf Of Ted Miller
On 2/4/2014 10:49 AM, Maurice James wrote:
Is it possible to import vmware images into ovirt 3.3, Or is a running Esx instance still required?
This bug https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html officially withdrew support for importing image files directly, because it didn't always work.
Ted Miller
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From: Maurice James <midnightsteel@msn.com <mailto:midnightsteel@msn.com>
Do you know of the best way to get a vmware guest into ovirt without virt-v2v by chance?
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_____ No. I had a gluster + sanlock problem take out my ovirt cluster (2 hosts), and I only have it partially back up. My dozen VMs are currently available only when my (dual boot) hardware isn't running oVirt. Or, to put it the other way, I can only run oVirt when I can take down the VMWare group, because I don't have spare hardware. Working on rebuilding one VM in KVM today (VMWare copy had a problem). The only way I have heard succeed is to use ESX/ESXi or the "hollow pig" method. Create a VM in ovirt, including the hard drive. Replace hard drive file with file from VMWare (or otherwise get data into file). Fiddle with VM hardware & settings until it runs. Ted Miller Elkhart, IN ------=_NextPart_000_010A_01CF22B7.685C6940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta = http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 = (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* = {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style><![endif]--><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p {mso-style-priority:99; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} p.msochpdefault, li.msochpdefault, div.msochpdefault {mso-style-name:msochpdefault; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} span.emailstyle18 {mso-style-name:emailstyle18; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.EmailStyle20 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue = vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'>Ok. Thanks. Sounds do-able<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div = style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:window= text'>From:</span></b><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:window= text'> Ted Miller [mailto:tmiller@hcjb.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, = February 05, 2014 3:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Maurice James; = users@ovirt.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Users] Import = VMware<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div name=3Ddivtagdefaultwrapper = id=3Ddivtagdefaultwrapper><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span= style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Maurice = James <<a = href=3D"mailto:midnightsteel@msn.com">midnightsteel@msn.com</a>></span= style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><= div id=3DdivRplyFwdMsg><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'> <o:p></o= :p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'>Do you know of the best way to get a vmware guest into ovirt without = virt-v2v by chance?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div = style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:window= text'>From:</span></b><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:window= text'> <a = href=3D"mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org">users-bounces@ovirt.org</a> [<a = href=3D"mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org">mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org</a= style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>>> On 2/4/2014 10:49 AM, Maurice = James wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote = style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal>>>> Is it possible to import vmware images = into ovirt 3.3, Or is a running Esx instance still required? = <o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><p = class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>>> This bug <a = href=3D"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html">https://rhn.re= dhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html</a> officially withdrew support for = importing image files directly, because it didn't always = work.<br><br>>> Ted Miller <o:p></o:p></p><div class=3DMsoNormal = align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><hr size=3D2 = width=3D"98%" align=3Dcenter></span></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p> </o= :p></span></p><div id=3DdivRplyFwdMsg><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>> = From:</span></b><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Maurice = James <<a = href=3D"mailto:midnightsteel@msn.com">midnightsteel@msn.com</a>></span= style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><o:p></o:p></s= pan></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'> <o:p></o= :p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'>> Do you know of the best way to get a vmware guest into ovirt = without virt-v2v by chance?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter = style=3D'text-align:center'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><hr size=3D2 = width=3D"98%" align=3Dcenter></span></div><p class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span = style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828'><br>No. = I had a gluster + sanlock problem take out my ovirt cluster (2 hosts), = and I only have it partially back up. My dozen VMs are currently = available only when my (dual boot) hardware isn't running oVirt. = Or, to put it the other way, I can only run oVirt when I can take down = the VMWare group, because I don't have spare hardware. Working on = rebuilding one VM in KVM today (VMWare copy had a problem).<br><br>The = only way I have heard succeed is to use ESX/ESXi or the "hollow = pig" method. Create a VM in ovirt, including the hard = drive. Replace hard drive file with file from VMWare (or otherwise = get data into file). Fiddle with VM hardware & settings until = it runs.<br><br>Ted Miller<br>Elkhart, = IN<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_010A_01CF22B7.685C6940--