[Users] Importing from KVM

[Itamar Heim]

On 04/05/2012 01:50 PM, Alex Drahon wrote:
> I tried with the minimal OVF file, which means no UUID since it's
> defined (I think) in
> <Section ovf:id="..." ovf:required="false"
> xsi:type="ovf:OperatingSystemSection_Type">

shahar - uuid is not a must?
if not and engine is supposed to create it, sounds like a bug?

>
> Of course it fails if ovirt-engine doesn't generate one.
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> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com
> <mailto:iheim at redhat.com>> wrote:
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>     On 04/05/2012 01:42 PM, Alex Drahon wrote:
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>         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>
>         <mailto:iheim at redhat.com <mailto:iheim at redhat.com>>> wrote:
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>             On 04/05/2012 01:16 PM, Alex Drahon wrote:
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>                 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>>
>         <mailto:shaharh at redhat.com <mailto:shaharh at redhat.com>
>         <mailto:shaharh at redhat.com <mailto:shaharh at redhat.com>>>> wrote:
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>                     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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