[Users] move ovirt vms from one node to other
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070804070105040809010305 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit hi, i was wondering how it'd be possible to move a existing VM (ovirt kvm vm) from one Ovirt node to another ?? Is it just a matter of copying the directory to the other node and restarting ovirt ?? i'd imagine that the DB would be out of date - is it scanning the ovirt directories for existing hosts during start and fill in the DB with their details -or- would I have to create new VMs and copy over the existing disks ?? better yet, is there a way to backup the ovirt mgmt host configuration and restore it to a different host? alex --------------070804070105040809010305 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <font size="-1"><font face="Tahoma">hi,<br> <br> i was wondering how it'd be possible to move a existing VM (ovirt kvm vm) from one Ovirt node to another ?? Is it just a matter of copying the directory to the other node and restarting ovirt ?? i'd imagine that the DB would be out of date - is it scanning the ovirt directories for existing hosts during start and fill in the DB with their details -or- would I have to create new VMs and copy over the existing disks ?? better yet, is there a way to backup the ovirt mgmt host configuration and restore it to a different host?<br> <br> alex<br> <br> </font></font> </body> </html> --------------070804070105040809010305--
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070801070307040405010208 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit local storage .. sorry, shoud have clarified .. On 10/23/2012 10:10 PM, Nicholas Kesick wrote:
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Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0100 From: alex.tuxx@gmail.com To: users@ovirt.org Subject: [Users] move ovirt vms from one node to other
hi,
i was wondering how it'd be possible to move a existing VM (ovirt kvm vm) from one Ovirt node to another ?? Is it just a matter of copying the directory to the other node and restarting ovirt ?? i'd imagine that the DB would be out of date - is it scanning the ovirt directories for existing hosts during start and fill in the DB with their details -or- would I have to create new VMs and copy over the existing disks ?? better yet, is there a way to backup the ovirt mgmt host configuration and restore it to a different host?
alex
Are you using local storage on your nodes to store the vm disks, or a shared storage?
_______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
--------------070801070307040405010208 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <font size="-1"><font face="Tahoma">local storage .. sorry, shoud have clarified .. </font></font><br> <br> On 10/23/2012 10:10 PM, Nicholas Kesick wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:SNT002-W1780341BAD12AD9FBAE39A6A7790@phx.gbl" type="cite"> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt; font-family:Calibri } --></style> <div dir="ltr"> <hr id="stopSpelling">> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0100<br> > From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alex.tuxx@gmail.com">alex.tuxx@gmail.com</a><br> > To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:users@ovirt.org">users@ovirt.org</a><br> > Subject: [Users] move ovirt vms from one node to other<br> <br> > <font size="-1"><font face="Tahoma">hi,<br> <br> > i was wondering how it'd be possible to move a existing VM (ovirt kvm vm) from one Ovirt node to another ?? Is it just a </font></font><br> <font size="-1"><font face="Tahoma">> matter of copying the directory to the other node and restarting ovirt ?? i'd imagine that the DB would be out of date - is it</font></font><br> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">> </font><font face="Tahoma" size="2">scanning the ovirt directories for existing hosts during start and fill in the DB with their details -or- would I have to create</font><br> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">> new VMs and copy over the existing disks ?? better yet, is there a way to backup the ovirt mgmt host configuration and</font><br> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">> restore it to a different host?<br> <br> > alex<br> <br> </font> Are you using local storage on your nodes to store the vm disks, or a shared storage?<br> <br> _______________________________________________ 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><br> </div> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------070801070307040405010208--
On 10/24/2012 12:33 AM, Alex Leonhardt wrote:
local storage .. sorry, shoud have clarified ..
easiest would be to export to an nfs export storage domain and import on the other side from an nfs export storage domain. then there are hacks (until such a feature of importing a single VM/disk from an existing storage domain is available[1]) [1] http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/Orphaned_Images and/or http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/Domain_Scan
On 10/23/2012 10:10 PM, Nicholas Kesick wrote:
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Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0100 From: alex.tuxx@gmail.com To: users@ovirt.org Subject: [Users] move ovirt vms from one node to other
hi,
i was wondering how it'd be possible to move a existing VM (ovirt kvm vm) from one Ovirt node to another ?? Is it just a matter of copying the directory to the other node and restarting ovirt ?? i'd imagine that the DB would be out of date - is it scanning the ovirt directories for existing hosts during start and fill in the DB with their details -or- would I have to create new VMs and copy over the existing disks ?? better yet, is there a way to backup the ovirt mgmt host configuration and restore it to a different host?
alex
Are you using local storage on your nodes to store the vm disks, or a shared storage?
_______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
_______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
Ah I see - so there is no functionality that would allow me to move a VM from one node to another w/o having shared storage, correct ? Is it possible to export those hosts, similar to VMWare OVF/OVA templates ? That would suffice for what I need at the moment .. The idea is to move VMs from a Node with local storage to a different Node again with only local storage. Thanks Alex 2012/10/24 Itamar Heim <iheim@redhat.com>
On 10/24/2012 12:33 AM, Alex Leonhardt wrote:
local storage .. sorry, shoud have clarified ..
easiest would be to export to an nfs export storage domain and import on the other side from an nfs export storage domain.
then there are hacks (until such a feature of importing a single VM/disk from an existing storage domain is available[1])
[1] http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/**Features/Orphaned_Images<http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/Orphaned_Images> and/or http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/**Features/Domain_Scan<http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/Domain_Scan>
On 10/23/2012 10:10 PM, Nicholas Kesick wrote:
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Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0100 From: alex.tuxx@gmail.com To: users@ovirt.org Subject: [Users] move ovirt vms from one node to other
hi,
i was wondering how it'd be possible to move a existing VM (ovirt kvm vm) from one Ovirt node to another ?? Is it just a matter of copying the directory to the other node and restarting ovirt ?? i'd imagine that the DB would be out of date - is it scanning the ovirt directories for existing hosts during start and fill in the DB with their details -or- would I have to create new VMs and copy over the existing disks ?? better yet, is there a way to backup the ovirt mgmt host configuration and restore it to a different host?
alex
Are you using local storage on your nodes to store the vm disks, or a shared storage?
______________________________**_________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/**mailman/listinfo/users<http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users>
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On 10/24/2012 12:13 PM, Alex Leonhardt wrote:
Ah I see - so there is no functionality that would allow me to move a VM from one node to another w/o having shared storage, correct ? Is it possible to export those hosts, similar to VMWare OVF/OVA templates ? That would suffice for what I need at the moment ..
yes, just add an nfs export domain from the UI, and export to it, detach it, attach it in the target, then import the VM (i.e., yes, you can export/import to OVFs)
The idea is to move VMs from a Node with local storage to a different Node again with only local storage.
true. until storage live migration between nodes without shared storage will be available sometime in the future.
Thanks Alex
2012/10/24 Itamar Heim <iheim@redhat.com <mailto:iheim@redhat.com>>
On 10/24/2012 12:33 AM, Alex Leonhardt wrote:
local storage .. sorry, shoud have clarified ..
easiest would be to export to an nfs export storage domain and import on the other side from an nfs export storage domain.
then there are hacks (until such a feature of importing a single VM/disk from an existing storage domain is available[1])
[1] http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/__Features/Orphaned_Images <http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/Orphaned_Images> and/or http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/__Features/Domain_Scan <http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/Domain_Scan>
On 10/23/2012 10:10 PM, Nicholas Kesick wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0100 > From: alex.tuxx@gmail.com <mailto:alex.tuxx@gmail.com> > To: users@ovirt.org <mailto:users@ovirt.org> > Subject: [Users] move ovirt vms from one node to other
> hi,
> i was wondering how it'd be possible to move a existing VM (ovirt kvm vm) from one Ovirt node to another ?? Is it just a > matter of copying the directory to the other node and restarting ovirt ?? i'd imagine that the DB would be out of date - is it > scanning the ovirt directories for existing hosts during start and fill in the DB with their details -or- would I have to create > new VMs and copy over the existing disks ?? better yet, is there a way to backup the ovirt mgmt host configuration and > restore it to a different host?
> alex
Are you using local storage on your nodes to store the vm disks, or a shared storage?
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