--_14551f3c-807e-4ead-9bc7-e8dee89e0f36_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is it possible to import vmware images into ovirt 3.3=2C Or is a running Es= x instance still required? = --_14551f3c-807e-4ead-9bc7-e8dee89e0f36_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt=3B font-family:Calibri } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Is it possible to import vmware = images into ovirt 3.3=2C Or is a running Esx instance still required? = </div></body> </html>= --_14551f3c-807e-4ead-9bc7-e8dee89e0f36_--
On 02/04/2014 04:49 PM, Maurice James wrote:
Is it possible to import vmware images into ovirt 3.3, Or is a running Esx instance still required?
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for the virt-v2v process you mean?
Is there any other way of importing vmware vms? Am 04.02.2014 17:19, schrieb Itamar Heim:
for the virt-v2v process you mean?
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--_c9d8b7b1-ff40-487c-881c-54e069b39fca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If I want to import a vmware image=2C does it need to be attached to a runn= ing ESX instance=2C or can I import an already exported vmware vm? (That is= located on a file share=2C usb drive=2C cdrom)
Date: Tue=2C 4 Feb 2014 17:46:38 +0100 From: iheim@redhat.com To: S.Kieske@mittwald.de=3B users@ovirt.org Subject: Re: [Users] Import VMware =20 On 02/04/2014 05:38 PM=2C Sven Kieske wrote:
Is there any other way of importing vmware vms?
Am 04.02.2014 17:19=2C schrieb Itamar Heim:
for the virt-v2v process you mean?
=20 no=2C i couldn't understand from the question though if that was the mean= ing _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users =
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--------------030806020106000905040706 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 --------------030806020106000905040706 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 text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> On 2/4/2014 10:49 AM, Maurice James wrote:<br> <blockquote cite="mid:BLU176-W50A79E4A0DB76E961C5F03B2AA0@phx.gbl" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt; font-family:Calibri } --></style> <div dir="ltr">Is it possible to import vmware images into ovirt 3.3, Or is a running Esx instance still required? </div> </blockquote> This bug <a href="https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html">https://rhn.redhat.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<br> <br> </body> </html> --------------030806020106000905040706--
------=_NextPart_000_01B5_01CF21E1.89A390F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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] On Behalf Of Ted Miller Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 5:19 PM To: users@ovirt.org Subject: Re: [Users] Import VMware 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 ------=_NextPart_000_01B5_01CF21E1.89A390F0 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)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @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; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black;} span.EmailStyle18 {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 bgcolor=3Dwhite = 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'>Do you know of the best way to get a vmware guest into ovirt without = virt-v2v by chance?<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'> users-bounces@ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org] <b>On = Behalf Of </b>Ted Miller<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 04, 2014 5:19 = PM<br><b>To:</b> 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><p class=3DMsoNormal>On 2/4/2014 = 10:49 AM, Maurice James wrote:<br><br><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></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></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_01B5_01CF21E1.89A390F0--
On 02/05/2014 01:44 AM, Maurice James wrote:
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] *On Behalf Of *Ted Miller *Sent:* Tuesday, February 04, 2014 5:19 PM *To:* users@ovirt.org *Subject:* Re: [Users] Import VMware
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
_______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
I'd ping Steffen Rieger @Steffen_Rieger who tweeted: "Finale! Bis Sonntag werden noch knapp 300 @VMware Maschinen auf @OpenKVM migriert und über @ovirt gemanagt. #OpenSourceDataCenter @itnovum". they migrated 1100 VMs from VMWare to oVirt.
--_000_47ff86761cee4c828edaca985da1c34cDM2PR05MB320namprd05pro_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Maurice James <midnightsteel@msn.com> Do you know of the best way to get a vmware guest into ovirt without virt-v= 2v by chance? From: 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 wi= thdrew support for importing image files directly, because it didn't always= work.
Ted Miller
From: Maurice James <midnightsteel@msn.com>
Do you know of the best way to get a vmware guest into ovirt without virt= -v2v by chance?
________________________________ 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 availabl= e 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, bec= ause I don't have spare hardware. Working on rebuilding one VM in KVM toda= y (VMWare copy had a problem). The only way I have heard succeed is to use ESX/ESXi or the "hollow pig" me= thod. 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 --_000_47ff86761cee4c828edaca985da1c34cDM2PR05MB320namprd05pro_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"C= alibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> </span></p> <div> <div style=3D"border:none; border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding:3.0pt 0i= n 0in 0in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:&quo= t;Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext">From:</span></b><= span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-= serif"; color:windowtext"> users-bounces@ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounc= es@ovirt.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ted Miller<br> </span></p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">>> On 2/4/2014 10:49 AM, Maurice James wrote:<= br> <br> </p> <blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt; margin-bottom:5.0pt"> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">>>> Is it possible to import vmware images = into ovirt 3.3, Or is a running Esx instance still required? <br> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br> </p> </div> </blockquote> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">>> This bug <a = href=3D"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html"> https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html</a> officially withdrew s= upport for importing image files directly, because it didn't always work.<b= r> <br> >> Ted Miller<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calib= ri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"></span> </p> <b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","s= ans-serif"; color:windowtext"></span></b> <hr tabindex=3D"-1" style=3D"display:inline-block; width:98%"> <br> <div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font style=3D"font-size:11pt" color= =3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><b>> From:</b> Maurice James &= lt;midnightsteel@msn.com><br> </font> <div> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"C= alibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">> Do you know of the= best way to get a vmware guest into ovirt without virt-v2v by chance?</spa= n></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"C= alibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> </span></p> <b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","s= ans-serif"; color:windowtext"></span></b> <hr tabindex=3D"-1" style=3D"display:inline-block; width:98%"> <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 curr= ently 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 proble= m).<br> <br> The only way I have heard succeed is to use ESX/ESXi or the "hollow pi= g" 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<br> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_47ff86761cee4c828edaca985da1c34cDM2PR05MB320namprd05pro_--
------=_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--
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