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My first experience with this situation using oVirt.
I do come from using VMWare and have been also been using oVirt for several=
years.
We've also paid for RHEV, but migration is held up at the moment. I am tryi=
ng to prepare for that.
My problem is how it does not appear to be so simple to utilize the VM disk=
s. In VMWare it is so simple. Snapshot or not, in vSphere I can take the vi=
rtual disk file and use it for another VM when needed. It doesn't make sens=
e to me in oVirt. I have another entry here about my issue that lead to th=
is need, where I am not able to delete snapshot files for those disks I was=
attempting to live migrate and there was an issue... Now, the empty snapsh=
ot files are preventing some VMs from starting. It seems I should be able t=
o take the VM disk files, without the snapshots, and use them with another =
VM. But, that does not appear possible from what I can tell in oVirt.
I desperately need to get one specific VM going. The other two, no worries.=
I was able to restore from backup, one of the effected VMs. The third is n=
ot important at all and can easily by re-created.
Is anyone experienced with taking VM disks from one and using them (without=
snapshots) with another VM? I could really use some sort of workaround.
Thanks if anyone can come up with a good answer that would help.
-Robert L.
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<div>My first experience with this situation using oVirt.</div>
<div>I do come from using VMWare and have been also been using oVirt for se=
veral years.</div>
<div>We've also paid for RHEV, but migration is held up at the moment. I am=
trying to prepare for that.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>My problem is how it does not appear to be so simple to utilize the VM=
disks. In VMWare it is so simple. Snapshot or not, in vSphere I can take t=
he virtual disk file and use it for another VM when needed. It doesn't make=
sense to me in oVirt. I have another
entry here about my issue that lead to this need, where I am not abl=
e to delete snapshot files for those disks I was attempting to live migrate=
and there was an issue... Now, the empty snapshot files are preventing som=
e VMs from starting. It seems I should
be able to take the VM disk files, without the snapshots, and use them wit=
h another VM. But, that does not appear possible from what I can tell in oV=
irt.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I desperately need to get one specific VM going. The other two, no wor=
ries. I was able to restore from backup, one of the effected VMs. The third=
is not important at all and can easily by re-created.</div>
<div>Is anyone experienced with taking VM disks from one and using them (wi=
thout snapshots) with another VM? I could really use some sort of workaroun=
d.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks if anyone can come up with a good answer that would help.</div>
<div>-Robert L.<br>
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