[Users] Importing from KVM

[Alex Drahon]

Thanks for your help.

I tried the import with a minimal OVF file as described by Shahar and it
worked, but failed on activate.

This time I have a constraint violation on pk_vm_static, which means that
ovirt-engine doesn't create a vm_guid if it isn't here. I guess it's the
same for a lot of parameters.

To move forward, I'm going to create "shadow" VMs on ovirt-engine, export
them and import my "real" libvirt/KVM VMs with the exported OVF files.
Makes sense?

Where should I look in the source tree if I want to (try to) actually help
with the restore code for imported VMs?

Alex

On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 5:59 AM, Shahar Havivi <shaharh at redhat.com> wrote:

> On 05.04.12 07:35, Itamar Heim wrote:
> > On 04/04/2012 01:13 PM, Alex Drahon wrote:
> > >Hello all,
> > >
> > >I'm trying to import VMs from a Centos5/KVM host to ovirt using
> > >virt-v2v. I used this command:
> > >virt-v2v -ic qemu+ssh://root@virthost1.mydomain.local/system -o rhev
> -os
> > >virthost3.mydomain.local:/exports/exp --network ovirtmgmt
> > >test.mydomain.local
> > >
> > >It works, but the resulting OVF file cannot be read by ovirt-engine
> > >("Failed to read VM '[Unknown name]' OVF, it may be corrupted").
> > >
> > >I had to edit the OVF file, removing the NIC Item worked, but restoring
> > >the imported VM fails. Looking at logs, I found a PostgreSQL constraint
> > >violation on an insert (sorry it's in French)
> > >"Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERREUR: la valeur d une
> > >clé dupliquée rompt la contrainte unique « pk_vm_device »
> > >   Where: instruction SQL « INSERT INTO vm_device( device_id, vm_id ,
> > >device , type, address , boot_order , spec_params, is_managed,
> > >is_plugged, is_readonly) VALUES(  $1  ,  $2  ,  $3  ,  $4  ,  $5  ,  $6
> > >,  $7 ,  $8 ,  $9 ,  $10 ) »"
> > >
> > >Looks like there's a primary key violation (duplicate) on insert.
> >
> > cc-ing mbooth from v2v to have a look from ovf generation, but there
> > could be some bug in engine as well as the vm_device code was added
> > recently.
> >
> > >
> > >I have two questions:
> > >  - what's the minimal OVF file that can successfully import a VM?
> you will need the header: the <Reference> tag the <Content> tag with the
> <Section> items: <System> and <item>s cpu and memory, all other devices
> can be
> omit.
> >
> > shahar?
> >
> > >  - are 'default devices' created if they are not in the OVF file?
> > >(would explain PK violations)
> >
> > eli?
> >
> > >
> > >oVirt is very impressive and stable, deploying was a breeze, but it"s
> > >difficult to understand why it is so hard to move VMs from a libvirt/KVM
> > >host (which is basically the same architecture). Am I missing something?
> >
> >
>
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