[Users] Importing from KVM

[Alex Drahon]

Here's what I found in engine.log

On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com> wrote:

> On 04/05/2012 01:16 PM, Alex Drahon wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> that's sounds like a new bug.
> please send stack trace (which will also help telling where to look).
>
>
>
>> 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
>> <mailto: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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