February 2012 - Users - oVirt List Archives

[Users] Setting UUID
by Nathan Stratton 19 Feb '12

19 Feb '12

Is there anyway to set a specific UUID for a VM? ><> Nathan Stratton CTO, BlinkMind, Inc. nathan at robotics.net nathan at blinkmind.com http://www.robotics.net http://www.blinkmind.com

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[Users] Fwd: POM files missing
by sebastiaocleto＠netscape.net 19 Feb '12

19 Feb '12

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----------MB_8CEBAC818F80E76_16BC_D0E3E_Webmail-m109.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" =20 =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: sebastiaocleto <sebastiaocleto(a)netscape.net> To: iheim <iheim(a)redhat.com> Sent: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 5:56 pm Subject: Re: [Users] POM files missing Thank you for your prompt response. Already tried those commands, but with no success, errors are repeated. I do have started again with a jboss installed from zip file, maybe it work= ok. I do have observed too, that pom.xml files do reference a variables like ${= commons-collections}, that don't was initialized and, consequently, the c= ommands mvn clean install -Pdep,setup can't find the files that they need. Are there some configuration file that I can initialize those variables? Thank you. Sebasti=C3=A3o Cleto. can you try to rule out broken unitests failing you, rather than=20 environment? =20 =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Itamar Heim <iheim(a)redhat.com> To: sebastiaocleto <sebastiaocleto(a)netscape.net> Cc: users <users(a)ovirt.org> Sent: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 2:28 pm Subject: Re: [Users] POM files missing On 02/15/2012 06:06 PM, sebastiaocleto(a)netscape.net wrote: > Hi! > I read the message from *Itamar Heim*respondingto *Thomas Broda*about > the POM missing files, writing in December 05, 2011, but I could not > found those files, in any sub directories under my $OVIRT_HOME, after > the previous command: > > mvn clean install -Pgwt-user,gwt-admin can you try to rule out broken unitests failing you, rather than=20 environment? mvn clean install -Pgwt-user,gwt-admin -DskipTests > > Just one error is reported after: > > *Results : > > Failed tests: > testformatValueWithTime(org.ovirt.engine.core.searchbackend.AuditLogCondi= tionFieldAutoCompleterTest) > > Tests run: 30, Failures: 1, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0* > > > > > > I'm trying to build ovirt-engine under Debian Squeeze 6.0.4. Hereafter > my settings.xml: > > <settings xmlns=3D"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" > xmlns:xsi=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" > xsi:schemaLocation=3D"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 > http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd"> > >  > > <activeProfiles> > <activeProfile>oVirtEnvSettings</activeProfile> > </activeProfiles> > > <profiles> > <profile> > <id>oVirtEnvSettings</id> > <properties> > <jbossHome>/etc/jbossas5</jbossHome> > <JAVA_1_6_HOME>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk</JAVA_1_6_HOME> > <forkTests>always</forkTests> > </properties> > </profile> > </profiles> > </settings> > > Thanks a lot. > > Sebasti=C3=A3o Cleto. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users =20 =20 ----------MB_8CEBAC818F80E76_16BC_D0E3E_Webmail-m109.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"= >-----Original Message----- From: sebastiaocleto <sebastiaocleto(a)netscape.net> To: iheim <iheim(a)redhat.com> Sent: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 5:56 pm Subject: Re: [Users] POM files missing <div id=3D"AOLMsgPart_1_f72834a9-7cbf-4f83-a01b-a96a23beba1f"> <div> Thank yo= u for your prompt response. Already tried those commands, but with no success, errors  are repeate= d. I do have started again with a jboss installed from zip file, maybe it work= ok. I do have observed too, that pom.xml files do reference a variables like ${= commons-collections}, that don't was  initialized  = and,<= /font> consequently, the commands mvn clean install -Pdep= ,setup can't find the files that they need. Are there some configuration file that I can initialize those variables?<br= > Thank you. Sebasti=C3=A3o Cleto. </div> <div style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"= ><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 3px;"><pre= ><tt>can you try to rule out broken unitests failing you, rather than environment? </tt></pre><tt></tt></blockquote></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"= >-----Original Message----- From: Itamar Heim <<a href=3D"mailto:iheim@redhat.com">iheim(a)redhat.com<= /a>> To: sebastiaocleto <<a href=3D"mailto:sebastiaocleto@netscape.net">sebas= tiaocleto(a)netscape.net</a>> Cc: users <<a href=3D"mailto:users@ovirt.org">users(a)ovirt.org</a>><br= > Sent: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 2:28 pm Subject: Re: [Users] POM files missing <div id=3D"AOLMsgPart_0_ad8f5776-a172-4d77-ba4d-015b453d4a1e" style=3D"marg= in: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; col= or: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style=3D"font-size: 9pt;"><tt>On 02/15/2012 06:06 PM, <a>sebastiaoclet= o(a)netscape.net</a> wrote: > Hi! > I read the message from *Itamar Heim*respondingto *Thomas Broda*about<= br> > the POM missing files, writing in December 05, 2011, but I could not<b= r> > found those files, in any sub directories under my $OVIRT_HOME, after<= br> > the previous command: > > mvn clean install -Pgwt-user,gwt-admin can you try to rule out broken unitests failing you, rather than environment? mvn clean install -Pgwt-user,gwt-admin -DskipTests > > Just one error is reported after: > > *Results : > > Failed tests: > testformatValueWithTime(org.ovirt.engine.core.searchbackend.AuditLogCo= nditionFieldAutoCompleterTest) > > Tests run: 30, Failures: 1, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0* > > > > > > I'm trying to build ovirt-engine under Debian Squeeze 6.0.4. Hereafter= > my settings.xml: > > <settings xmlns=3D"<a>http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0</a>" > xmlns:xsi=3D"<a>http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance</a>" > xsi:schemaLocation=3D"<a>http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0</a> > <a>http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd</a>"> > >  > > <activeProfiles> > <activeProfile>oVirtEnvSettings</activeProfile> > </activeProfiles> > > <profiles> > <profile> > <id>oVirtEnvSettings</id> > <properties> > <jbossHome>/etc/jbossas5</jbossHome> > <JAVA_1_6_HOME>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk</JAVA_1_6_HOME= > > <forkTests>always</forkTests> > </properties> > </profile> > </profiles> > </settings> > > Thanks a lot. > > Sebasti=C3=A3o Cleto. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > <a>Users(a)ovirt.org</a> > <a>http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users</a> </tt></pre> </div> =20 </div> </div>  </div> ----------MB_8CEBAC818F80E76_16BC_D0E3E_Webmail-m109.sysops.aol.com--

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[Users] Questions about Ovirt flexibility
by Mario Giammarco 17 Feb '12

17 Feb '12

Hello, I have in my server lab several machines: - with debian or ubuntu - without virtualization extensions. So I ask: - is the ovirt agent (not the manager) installable on debian/ubuntu/gentoo? - is the agent compatible with rhev? - can ovirt manager use rhev agent? - can ovirt use servers without virtualization extensions but with QEMU installed? Thanks in advance for any reply! Mario

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[Users] Backup virtual machines on ovirt
by Daniel Rodriguez 17 Feb '12

17 Feb '12

Hello, we are testing ovirt and RHEV in order to install both in our company instead of Vmware Vsphere. One thing we have seen, googling on Internet, there is nothing about backup virtual machines. I have seen Acronis as a backup solution but I found it too expensive for us at this moment. I'm thinking more something like ghettoVCB.sh <http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760>on Vmware, a script that can connect to VCenter / Esx(i) and it's free of cost or a product with a not very expensive license. Thank you very much. Dani R.

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Re: [Users] Still unable to boot in system with UEFI
by Joey Boggs 16 Feb '12

16 Feb '12

On 02/15/2012 10:20 AM, Federico Alberto Sayd wrote: > El 14/02/12 13:29, Joey Boggs escribió: >> On 02/14/2012 10:36 AM, Federico Alberto Sayd wrote: >>> El 14/02/12 10:35, Joey Boggs escribió: >>>> On 02/14/2012 08:29 AM, Federico Alberto Sayd wrote: >>>>> Hello: >>>>> >>>>> Recently I downloaded the ovirt stable node image. According to >>>>> releases notes since 2.2.2 UEFI installation bug has been fixed, >>>>> but I still can't boot from my server with UEFI. Ovirt installs >>>>> without problem, but when the system reboots nothing happens, the >>>>> system don't boot. Then I try to boot with super grub disk 2 live >>>>> cd, it detects ovirt installation and boots the system. >>>>> >>>>> I think that still there is a problem with UEFI in certain hardware: >>>>> >>>>> Mi system is a IBM blade center HS22 7870 >>>>> >>>>> Can anyone confirm problems with UEFI in 2.2.2 version? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Federico >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Users mailing list >>>>> Users(a)ovirt.org >>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>> >>>> Can you boot the image like you did with the grub livecd and run >>>> efibootmgr -v also mount /dev/disk/by-label/EFI and run find on >>>> where you mounted it. >>>> >>> >>> Ok, >>> >>> efibootmgr -v >>> >>> Fatal: Couldn't open either sysfs or procfs directories for >>> accessing EFI variables. >>> Try 'modprobe efivars' as root >>> >>> I can't mount /dev/disk/by-label/EFI, when I create a directory and >>> try to mount the partition, mount says: >>> >>> mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or disco busy >>> >>> however, mount output don't show that /dev/sda1 is mounted >>> >>> Some directories are in read only mode and I could not create a >>> directory to mount the partition, I tried into /config and /live. >>> >>> /dev/disk/by-label/EFI points to /dev/sda1 and "disco" is the >>> directory mount point. >>> >>> Also, /proc/efi/vars/ and /sys/firmware/efi/vars/ are not present >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> Users(a)ovirt.org >>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> Ah.. was assuming the grub disc you booted from was EFI enabled. Try >> booting the node iso in EFI mode and run through those steps again. >> > Super grub disk detects the grub.cfg from ovirt's installation and > loads the system from this configuration. Therefore I assume that the > kernel parameters from grub config loads the system with EFI enabled. > > The grub config from grub's console is: > > setparams 'oVirt Node Hypervisor 2.2.2-2.2.fc16' > > set root=(hd0,3) > linux /vmlinuz0 root=live:LABEL=Root ro rootfstype=auto rootflags=ro > crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M elevator=deadline quiet rd_NO_LVM > rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 > initrd /initrd0.img EFI boot process is done before the grub config comes into play, and the grub config has a few extra lines in it. The machine I'm testing on when you goto the boot menu will show UEFI: $CD_DEVICE_NAME or for boot entries for ovirt it would show: oVirt Node Hypervisor If your grub cd supports efi booting it will be noticeable in the boot menu. In order to do an efi installation it has to be booted in efi mode for it to properly setup the boot entries.

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[Users] ovirt VM custom properties
by Brown, Chris (GE Healthcare) 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CCE126.C779DB35 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In an effort to work around the mouse issues with spice consoles and certain guests I had an idea for the time being. My thought process is to leverage custom properties to enable usb-tablet support on said guests. --> (http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtualization/3.0 /html/Administration_Guide/VDSM_Hooks.html) =20 I perused the available documentation and it appears that these custom properties are ultimately fed into the generated libvirt domain xml. Thus sifting through --> http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsInput we can pass in: <devices> <input type=3D'tablet' bus=3D'usb'/ id=3D'input0'> </devices> =20 The issue I am hung up on is that since this contains multi-level elements can this even be specified as a custom property? If so can one of the ovirt developers provide an example on how to go about it? =20 - Chris ------_=_NextPart_001_01CCE126.C779DB35 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 12 = (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue = vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1>In an = effort to work around the mouse issues with spice consoles and certain = guests I had an idea for the time being.<o:p></o:p>My thought process is to leverage custom properties to = enable usb-tablet support on said guests.<o:p></o:p>--> (<a = href=3D"http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtualizati= on/3.0/html/Administration_Guide/VDSM_Hooks.html">http://docs.redhat.com/= docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtualization/3.0/html/Administration_Guid= e/VDSM_Hooks.html</a>)<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>I perused = the available documentation and it appears that these custom properties = are ultimately fed into the generated libvirt domain = xml.<o:p></o:p>Thus sifting through --> <a = href=3D"http://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsInput">http://libvir= t.org/formatdomain.html#elementsInput</a> we can pass = in:<o:p></o:p><devices><o:p></o:p>    <input type=3D'tablet' = bus=3D'usb'/ id=3D'input0'><o:p></o:p></devices><o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>The issue I = am hung up on is that since this contains multi-level elements can this = even be specified as a custom property?<o:p></o:p>If so can one of the ovirt developers provide an = example on how to go about it?<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>- = Chris<o:p></o:p></div></body></html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01CCE126.C779DB35--

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[Users] POM files missing
by sebastiaocleto＠netscape.net 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----------MB_8CEBA12DA16CC6E_16BC_AE1DD_Webmail-m109.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi! I read the message from Itamar Heim responding to Thomas Broda about the P= OM missing files, writing in December 05, 2011, but I could not found tho= se files, in any sub directories under my $OVIRT_HOME, after the previous = command: mvn clean install -Pgwt-user,gwt-admin Just one error is reported after: Results : Failed tests:=20 testformatValueWithTime(org.ovirt.engine.core.searchbackend.AuditLogCondi= tionFieldAutoCompleterTest) Tests run: 30, Failures: 1, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0 I'm trying to build ovirt-engine under Debian Squeeze 6.0.4. Hereafter my s= ettings.xml: <settings xmlns=3D"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation=3D"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">  <activeProfiles> <activeProfile>oVirtEnvSettings</activeProfile> </activeProfiles> <profiles> <profile> <id>oVirtEnvSettings</id> <properties> <jbossHome>/etc/jbossas5</jbossHome> <JAVA_1_6_HOME>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-open= jdk</JAVA_1_6_HOME> <forkTests>always</forkTests> </properties> </profile> </profiles> </settings> Thanks a lot. Sebasti=C3=A3o Cleto. ----------MB_8CEBA12DA16CC6E_16BC_AE1DD_Webmail-m109.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Hi!  I read the message from Itamar Heim= responding= to </f= ont>Thomas Broda about the POM missing files,  writing in Decem= ber 05, 2011,  but I could not found those files, in any sub directori= es under my $OVIRT_HOME,  after the previous command: mvn clean install -Pgwt-user,gwt-admin = Just one error is reported after: Results : Failed tests:   testformatValueWithTime(org.ovirt.engine.core.searchbackend.AuditLog= ConditionFieldAutoCompleterTest) Tests run: 30, Failures: 1, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0 = I'm trying to build ovirt-engine under Debian Squeeze 6.0.4. Hereafter my s= ettings.xml: <settings xmlns=3D"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"           xmlns:xsi=3D"http://= www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"           xsi:schemaLocation= =3D"http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0           http://maven.apache.= org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd"> <!--**************************** PROFILES ****************************--= >         <activeProfiles>             &nb= sp;   <activeProfile>oVirtEnvSettings</activeProfile>=         </activeProfiles>         <profiles>             &nb= sp;   <profile>             &nb= sp;           <id>o= VirtEnvSettings</id>             &nb= sp;           <propert= ies>             &nb= sp;            =        <jbossHome>/etc/jbossas5</jbo= ssHome>                =             &nb= sp;    <JAVA_1_6_HOME>/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk&= lt;/JAVA_1_6_HOME>             &nb= sp;            =        <forkTests>always</forkTests&= gt;             &nb= sp;           </proper= ties>             &nb= sp;   </profile>         </profiles> </settings> Thanks a lot. Sebasti=C3=A3o Cleto. = ----------MB_8CEBA12DA16CC6E_16BC_AE1DD_Webmail-m109.sysops.aol.com--

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[Users] Still unable to boot in system with UEFI
by Federico Alberto Sayd 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

Hello: Recently I downloaded the ovirt stable node image. According to releases notes since 2.2.2 UEFI installation bug has been fixed, but I still can't boot from my server with UEFI. Ovirt installs without problem, but when the system reboots nothing happens, the system don't boot. Then I try to boot with super grub disk 2 live cd, it detects ovirt installation and boots the system. I think that still there is a problem with UEFI in certain hardware: Mi system is a IBM blade center HS22 7870 Can anyone confirm problems with UEFI in 2.2.2 version? Thanks Federico

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Re: [Users] Possible to migrate from an existing KVM/Libvirt VM (installed in an LVM) ?
by Richard W.M. Jones 14 Feb '12

14 Feb '12

From: Morgan Cox <morgancoxuk(a)gmail.com> > Can an existing KVM/Libvirt VM (installed in an LVM) ever be migrated to > an Ovirt node (offline migration is ok.) ? [Sorry this isn't threaded -- I wasn't subscribed to the list until now] The answer is that virt-v2v ought to work with oVirt. It was developed originally against RHEV-M 2.2 and, later, 3.0. Of course KVM guest images should require only minimal changes, since they should already support virtio etc., certainly for Linux guests. So in many cases virt-v2v would be a no-op, and simply copying the disk image may work. Matt ...? Rich. -- Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat http://people.redhat.com/~rjones Read my programming blog: http://rwmj.wordpress.com Fedora now supports 80 OCaml packages (the OPEN alternative to F#) http://cocan.org/getting_started_with_ocaml_on_red_hat_and_fedora

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[Users] Autorecovery feature plan for review
by Laszlo Hornyak 14 Feb '12

14 Feb '12

Hi, Please review the plan document for autorecovery. http://www.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/Autorecovery Thank you, Laszlo

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