[Users] [vdsm] Restoring Virtual Machines

[Itamar Heim]

On 02/19/2012 04:45 PM, Igor Lvovsky wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vdsm-devel-bounces at lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:vdsm-devel-
>> bounces at lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Itamar Heim
>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 5:13 PM
>> To: ??????
>> Cc: users at ovirt.org; vdsm-devel at lists.fedorahosted.org
>> Subject: Re: [vdsm] [Users] Restoring Virtual Machines
>>
>> On 02/17/2012 11:51 AM, ?????? wrote:
>>> Can I use the "data of storage domain", created in the old ovirt to
>>> import
>>> virtual machines in a new ovirt?
>>> It is possible to convert the "data of storage domain" in "export
>>> domain"
>>> manually? To mount it as a "Export domain" in a new overt
>
> No, it's impossible. The export domain has specific layout (similar to
> layout of master domain)
>   that contains for example VM's ovf files.
> In theory you can 'hijack' master domain, but the flow is very complicated
> and not recommended.

if someone has only a single master storage domain, why can't they make 
it an export domain?

>
>>
>> cc-ing vdsm-devel on how to change the metadata of the SD to make it an
>> export domain, instead of a data domain (which is pretty arbitrary iirc).
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Itamar Heim [mailto:iheim at redhat.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 4:36 AM
>>> To: ??????
>>> Cc: users at ovirt.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Restoring Virtual Machines
>>>
>>> On 02/15/2012 11:43 AM, ?????? wrote:
>>>> hi, in the process of testing ovirt some questions:
>>>> 1. If you are upgrading ovirt we erased the database postgress,
>>>> whether it is possible to restore the list of virtual machines without
>>>> having to restore the database from the dump? Take a virtual machine
>>>> working on the nodes.
>>>
>>> not easily right now.
>>> easiest (other than restore) would probably be to make the storage
>>> domain
>>> into an export domain, and import from it in the new engine.
>>>
>>>> 2. Is it possible to manage virtual machines through the cli?
>>>
>>> yes.
>>>
>>>> 3. Is it possible to arrange a backup of virtual machines without
>>>> interruption of its performance?
>>>
>>> I don't think there is a simple answer to this question.
>>> can you explain what is the exact concern?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>       Itamar
>>>
>>>
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