--_000_BN1PR09MB02898BEB902D7177447C2A6187CE0BN1PR09MB0289namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Right. I know about understand those features. The problem is that whenever= I try them, they fail. Constant complaints about the snapshot. Which I am = unable to delete. How else can I work with the disk files? I need something on a more advanced level. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef________________________________ From: Eyal Shenitzky <eshenitz(a)redhat.comSent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 12:01:57 AM To: Langley, Robert Cc: users(a)ovirt.org Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] Use of virtual disks Hi Robert, If I understand correctly you are trying to share disks between two VMs, In Ovirt you can set a disk as sharable by editing the disk properties. A shareable disk can be attached to multiple VMs. If you wish to detach a disk from one VM and attach it to another VM it is = simple too, select the VM that hold the relevant disk and detach the disk from it, you = will find the detached disk under the 'disks' tab. To attach the floating disk to another VM, select the desired VM, go to the= disks tab and press 'attach'. You will see all the floating disks that exist in the data-center. I hope it helped, please ask if you have more questions. For more information, you can visit at - https://www.ovirt.org/documentation/admin-guide/chap-Virtual_Machine_Disks/ On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 9:16 AM, Langley, Robert <Robert.Langley(a)ventura.or= g<mailto:Robert.Langley@ventura.org>> wrote: 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. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org<mailto:Users@ovirt.orghttp://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users -- Regards, Eyal Shenitzky --_000_BN1PR09MB02898BEB902D7177447C2A6187CE0BN1PR09MB0289namp_ 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"= <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"</head<body<div id=3D"compose-container" itemscope=3D"" itemtype=3D"https://schema.org= /EmailMessage" style=3D"direction:ltr"<span itemprop=3D"creator" itemscope=3D"" itemtype=3D"https://schema.org/Or= ganization"><span itemprop=3D"name"></span></span<div<div style=3D"direction:ltr">Right. I know about understand those features.= The problem is that whenever I try them, they fail. Constant complaints ab= out the snapshot. Which I am unable to delete.</div<div style=3D"direction:ltr">How else can I work with the disk files?</div<div style=3D"direction:ltr">I need something on a more advanced level.</di= v<div><br</div<div class=3D"acompli_signature">Get <a href=3D"https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outl= ook for iOS</a></div</div</div<hr tabindex=3D"-1" style=3D"display:inline-block; width:98%"<div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" co= lor=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Eyal Shenitzky &lt;es= henitz(a)redhat.com&amp;gt;&lt;br<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 21, 2018 12:01:57 AM<br<b>To:</b> Langley, Robert<br<b>Cc:</b> users(a)ovirt.org&lt;br<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ovirt-users] Use of virtual disks</font<div>&nbsp;</div</div<div<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi&nbsp;Robert, <div><br</div<div>If I understand&nbsp;correctly you are trying to share disks between t= wo VMs,</div<div>In Ovirt&nbsp;you can set a disk as sharable by editing the disk prope= rties.</div<div>A shareable disk can be attached to multiple VMs.</div<div><br</div<div>If you wish to detach a disk from one VM and attach it to another VM i= t is simple too,</div<div>select the VM that hold the relevant disk and detach the disk from it,= you will find the detached disk under the 'disks' tab.</div<div>To attach the floating&nbsp;disk to another VM, select the desired VM,= go to the disks tab and press 'attach'.</div<div>You will see all the floating disks that exist in the data-center.</di= v<div><br</div<div>I hope it helped, please ask if you have more questions.</div<div><br</div<div>For more information, you can visit at -&nbsp;</div<div><a href=3D"https://www.ovirt.org/documentation/admin-guide/chap-Virtua= l_Machine_Disks/">https://www.ovirt.org/documentation/admin-guide... ual_Machine_Disks/</a><br</div</div<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 9:16 AM, Langley, Robert= <span dir=3D"ltr"&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Robert.Langley@ventura.org" target=3D"_blank">Robert.= Langley(a)ventura.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/span&gt; wrote:<br<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:1= px #ccc solid; padding-left:1ex"<div dir=3D"ltr"<div id=3D"m_-8816150340370423885divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"<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&nbsp; 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</div</div</div<br______________________________<wbr>_________________<brUsers mailing list<br<a href=3D"mailto:Users@ovirt.org">Users@ovirt.org</a><br<a href=3D"http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users" rel=3D"noreferrer= " target=3D"_blank">http://lists.ovirt.org/<wbr>mailman/... br<br</blockquote</div<br<br clear=3D"all"<div><br</div-- <br<div class=3D"gmail_signature"<div dir=3D"ltr">Regards, <div>Eyal Shenitzky</div</div</div</div</div</body</html --_000_BN1PR09MB02898BEB902D7177447C2A6187CE0BN1PR09MB0289namp_--