[ovirt-users] Re: Ovirt + Gluster : How do I gain access to the file systems of the VMs

Hi Guys, I've an answer... Here's how I did it... First, I needed kpartx ... so #apt-get install kpartx Then setup a loopback device for the raw hdd image #losetup /dev/loop4 [IMAGE FILE] #kpartx -a /dev/loop4 This allowed me to mount the various partitions included in the VM. There you can modify the configs, make backups etc. Thanks, Hanson

Hi Sahina, Thanks for your reply, I can copy the files off without issue. Using either a remote mount gluster, or just use the node and scp the files to where I want them. I was asking how to/do I mount the VM's disk in a way to be able to pull/modify files that are on the HDD of the VM. Thanks, Hason On 06/19/2018 05:02 AM, Sahina Bose wrote: On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 5:12 PM, Hanson Turner <hanson(a)andrewswireless.net > wrote: > Hi Guys, > > My engine has corrupted, and while waiting for help, I'd like to see if I > can pull some data off the VM's to re purpose back onto dedicated hardware. > > Our setup is/was a gluster based storage system for VM's. The gluster > data storage I'm assuming is okay, I think the hosted engine is hosed, and > needs restored, but that's another thread. > > I can copy the raw disk file off of the gluster data domain. What's the > best way to mount it short of importing it into another gluster domain? > > With vmware, we can grab the disk file and move it from server to server > without issue. You can mount and explore contents with workstation. > If you want to copy the image file. you can mount the gluster volume and copy it. using mount -t glusterfs <gluster-server>:/<volumename> <path-to-mount> > What do we have available to us for ovirt? > > Thanks, > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list -- users(a)ovirt.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)ovirt.org > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/site/privacy-policy/ > oVirt Code of Conduct: > https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ > List Archives: > https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/2AF5K2JERYH... > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list -- users(a)ovirt.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)ovirt.org Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/site/privacy-policy/ oVirt Code of Conduct: https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ List Archives: https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/5ZBEM7WJ5SG...