[Users] Importing from KVM

[Itamar Heim]

On 04/05/2012 01:42 PM, Alex Drahon wrote:
> Here's what I found in engine.log

are you sure you are not trying to add a VM with an existing UUID (or 
did not pass a UUID)?

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